Cell phone coverage is excellent on the ridges and poorer in the hollows with 5G service

Darkest of skies with little light pollution for star-planet gazing & astrophotography

Second Creek, stocked with trout, is nearby

Timber species include oaks, black walnut, poplar, maple, white pine, and hickories

Fur bearing - deer, black bear, squirrel, rabbit, bobcat, raccoon, fox, chipmunk, opossum

Winged wildlife - eagles, hawks, owls, ravens, turkeys and Neotropical songbirds

Ideal for recreational activities including shooting sports, ATV riding, horseback riding, hiking, camping, hunting and nature viewing

Low taxes, low population density

LOCATION

Google Coordinates: 37.697292(N), -80.421206(W)

Address: Jones Mountain Road, Caldwell, WV 24925. No 911 specific address is assigned to property without structures.

Elevation Range: 2282 ft. to 2513 ft. +/-

DEED and TAX INFORMATION

Deed Information: DB 219 Pg. 310 less conveyances

Monroe County, West Virginia

Acreage: 97 acres +/- as residue

Real Estate Tax ID/Taxes:

Monroe County (32), West Virginia

Second Creek District (4)

Tax Map 4 Parcel 1; Class 3

2025 Real Estate Taxes: $239.18

BUTTERFLIES

The property is an exceptional habitat for all butterflies, especially the Monarch. The monarch is highly dependent on the milkweed plant and will always return to areas rich in milkweed to lay their eggs upon the plant. The milkweed they feed on as caterpillars is actually a poisonous toxin and is stored in their bodies. This is what makes the monarch butterfly taste so terrible to predators.

FOREST/TIMBER RESOURCES

The abundant timber resource, consisting of about 97 acres, is well positioned for current timber income as well as value appreciation over the coming decades. With an attractive species mix, adequate stocking levels, and favorable diameter class distribution, the timber amenity represents a strong component of value to the investor.

The property's forest resource is composed of quality Appalachian hardwoods. This timber resource can provide a great deal of flexibility to the next ownership in terms of potential harvest revenue and could be managed to provide cash flow opportunities to offset holding cost and long-term asset appreciation. Capital Timber Value of the timber and pulpwood has not been determined at this time but is considered substantial.

The forest's predominately well-drained upland terrain has led to a resource dominated by hardwood species. Overall, the species composition is highly desirable and favors Appalachian hardwood types, consisting of Black Walnut, Sugar Maple, Poplar/Basswood, Red Oak , White Oak/Chestnut Oak, Soft Maple, Hickory, and a host of associated species ( birch, sourwood, black gum, beech).

Forest-wide, most stands are fully stocked, providing the next ownership with a great deal of flexibility in shaping their own silvicultural legacy. Stem quality forest-wide can be considered excellent.

The property's timber component has been well managed over the years and consists of stands of differing age classes. The predominant timber stand contains 60-120-year-old stems ranging in size of 10-30 dbh.

Diameters are well represented across the commercial spectrum with a notable mature size class, as well as abundant pole size timber and growing stock.

A few "Heritage Trees" are scattered throughout the forest and old field edges. These ancient trees, some 150+ years old, have withstood the test of time, weathering ice, wind, lightning strikes and fire.

The forest is healthy and there are no signs of pest infestations of Gypsy Moth. The Emerald Ash Borer, which has inundated the entire Northeast US, is present and the Ash component has disappeared. The Eastern Hemlock species is affected by the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid and will continue to decline. There have been no forest fires in recent memory.

The forest floor is home to several types of mushrooms, medicinal plants, wild ginseng, ferns and cool green mosses.

Honeybees would do well here, and it would be possible to produce maple syrup from the sugar and red maple trees growing on the property.

FOREST FARMING

The most common crops are medicinal herbs and mushrooms. Other crops that can be produced include shade-loving native ornamentals, moss, fruit, nuts, other food crops, and decorative materials for crafts. These crops are often referred to as special forest products.

Here are some specific examples of crops in each category that are currently being cultivated:

Medicinal herbs: Ginseng, goldenseal, black cohosh, bloodroot, passionflower, and mayapple

Mushrooms: Shiitake and oyster mushrooms

Native ornamentals: Rhododendrons and dogwood

Moss: Log or sheet moss

Fruit: Pawpaws, currants, elderberries, and lowbush blueberries

Nuts: Black walnuts, hazelnuts, hickory nuts, and beechnuts

Other food crops: Ramps (wild leeks), maple syrup, and honey

Plants used for decorative purposes, dyes, and crafts: Galax, princess pine, white oak, pussy willow branches in the spring, holly, bittersweet, and bloodroot and ground pine (Lycopodium)

CARBON SEQUESTRATION

The property is a tremendous producer of Oxygen and capturing Carbon. Carbon Sequestration is the act of processing carbon dioxide through sinks and stores and releasing them into the atmosphere as oxygen. The vigorously growing forest is sequestering thousands of tons of Carbon Dioxide each per year and producing thousands of tons of Oxygen as well.

WILDLIFE

The mixture of mature hardwoods, white pine, and abundant water create the perfect wildlife habitat. The "edge effect" created between, the forest, streams, and neighboring farm fields is textbook habitat for the resident wildlife. The edges create long wildlife food plots.

The hardwood trees produce tons of hard mast including acorns, black walnuts, hickory nuts, and beech nuts. As importantly is the supply of soft mast consisting of pokeweed berries, blackberries, wild strawberries, hawthorn berries, dogwood berries, wild cherries, locust pods, sumac berries, Black Gum berries, blackhaw berries, and more. White tail deer, black bear, red/gray fox, bobcat, wild turkey, squirrel, raccoon, fox and many species of songbirds, owls, and raptors make up the resident wildlife population. It is hard to find a property that has a better mix of wildlife, due in part, as there has been little hunting pressure for many years.

The streams are a major contributor to the local ecosystem richness and diversity for both plants and animals. The streams create a water supported community with a wide variety of plants and wildlife. The creeks create a food web, provide shelter for wildlife, and stabilize the banks. The associated plant life includes rushes, sedges, cattails, duckweed, bee balm and algae.

There are many animals that live in the water and around the edges of the creek including raccoons, opossums, turtles, salamanders, newts, crayfish, muskrat, bull frogs, and redwing blackbirds. Of course, there is the insect and microscopic world including butterflies, dragonflies, water skaters, water beetles, damselflies, tadpoles and various insect larvae.

WATER

A dashed blueline stream runs through the eastern portion of the large tract of land for nearly mile. Another dashed blueline stream runs through the portion of the large tract located at the highway for a short distance. Those intermittent streams should have regular water flow, especially during periods of rainfall and snow melt.

MINERAL RESOURCES

All rights the owner has in title will convey with the property.

BOUNDARIES AND SURVEY

The property is being sold by the boundary and not by the acre.

UTILITIES

Water: A well could be drilled

Sewer: A private septic system could be installed

Electricity: Nearby

Telephone: Nearby

Internet: Frontier or satellite providers: Starlink, HughesNet

Cellphone Coverage: Excellent on ridges and spotty at lower elevations. Some carriers have better than other.

ACCESS/FRONTAGE

30 rights of way for the purposes of ingress and egress have been reserved in outsale deeds.

ZONING

There is currently no county zoning in Monroe County. All prospective purchasers are encouraged to contact the Monroe County Health Department for answers regarding installation of septic systems and water wells. Further information on county zoning may be answered by contacting the Monroe County Commission.

PROPERTY TYPE/USE SUMMARY

The large tract of property has been used as forestland.

(This summary is an estimation of current property use as determined from aerial photography. It is made subject to the estimation of property boundaries and any errors in the interpretation of land use type from the aerial photography utilized.)

RECREATION

The property offers unparalleled recreational opportunities. Numerous soft recreational activities are anchored by the proximity to the Second Creek, Greenbrier River, New River, Bluestone Lake, Lake Moomaw, Lake Anna, Bluestone River, and Summersville Lake.