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Mission Statement: The Clay
Hill Memorial Forest, consisting of the Joan White Howell Nature preserve
and Environmental Education Center and the Dr. James Sanders White Forest
Management Woodland, is established to promote environmental education
on all levels, to foster opportunities for research, to demonstrate the
potential for harmonious interaction between man and the environment and
to preserve a valuable natural heritage.
Forest Utilization Zones
- A. Core Forest.--Property designated
as Core Forest will be preserved in perpetuity. Core Forest will be predominantly
used for long-term ecological research and for environmental education.
- B. Managed Forest.--Property
designated as Managed Forest will be utilized for agricultural and forestry
projects that demonstrate harmonious interaction between economic use and
preservation. These projects will allow educational and research comparisons
of various forest management techniques. Management will be limited to
techniques or experimental methods that do not negatively impact the Core
Forest. Clear-cutting of timber will not be allowed on any portion of the
property. The use of chemical toxins will be prohibited in Core and Managed
forest but may be used in laboratories and for building maintenance.
Zone Designation
- Core Forest: Joan White Howell
Nature Preserve, James Sanders White Woods, Edwin Lee White, Sr. Nature Preserve, Feather Creek Nature Preserve
- Managed Forest: Dr. James Sanders
White Forest Management Woodland.
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