Price Glade Run Road, Cowen, WV 26206 - Webster County

Awesome 516 acre parcel adjoining the Monongahela National Forest in the New River Gorge, Gauley River and Cherry River Recreation areas. Just 30 minutes to the 3000 acre Summersville Lake.

HIGHLIGHTS

Tremendous 516 acre parcel surrounded by farmland, National Forest and large woodland tracts

Adjoins the 900,000 acre Monongahela National Forest

5 minutes to the 55 acre Big Ditch Lake

Surveyed and boundary lines painted

Convenient to I-77, I-79, US-19, US-60 and jet airports

Land legacy of outstanding wildlife management coupled with long-term forest stewardship

Boone and Crocket country with exceptional resident wildlife populations

Harvest-ready hardwood timber

30 minutes to Summersville and all town amenities in popular Webster County

Blue line stream flows for over a mile through the property

Numerous seasonal branches flow during snow melts and rain events

Superior access provided by a paved state-maintained county road

Over one mile of private forest management roads (graveled, ditched with culverts) wind through the property on gentle grades suitable for future cabin or a home site driveway

Miles and miles of interior trails provide access to nearly every corner of the property

Located in the heart of the awesome New River Gorge, Gauley River and Cherry River recreation areas for all water recreation enthusiasts

30 Minutes to 3000-acre Summersville Lake and 5 minutes to 55 acre Big Ditch Lake

Spectacular long-range views approaching 20 miles

High percentage of commercially - operable ground supporting forestry, recreation and potential for numerous future cabin sites

Elevations range from 2230' to 2700'

Electric and phone nearby with excellent cell phone coverage and 4G

Potential conservation value

Low taxes, low population density, little or no light pollution

2 hours to WVU and the Mighty Mountaineers

LOCATION

Google Coordinates: 38.400816(N), -80.541261(W)

Address: Price Glade Run Road RT 15/7, Cowen, WV 26206; No 911 address is assigned to property without structures.

Elevation Range: 2230 ft. to 2700 ft. +/-

Drive Times

Highways/Towns

US 19, Birch River: 30 minutes

I-79: 40 minutes

Richwood: 40 minutes

Summersville: 40 minutes

Webster Springs: 20 minutes

Recreation:

Camp Ceasar (Public Swimming Pool & Webster County Fair), Cowen: 10 minutes

Holly River State Park & Wildlife Refuge, Hacker Valley: 50 minutes

Lake: Big Ditch Lake & Wildlife Management Area, Cowen: 10 minutes

Lake: Summersville Lake, Summersville: 45 minutes

Monongahela National Forest, Cowen: 5 minutes

PROPERTY TYPE/USE SUMMARY

Property uses may include residential development, timber production, recreation, wildlife conservation, and carbon sequestration.

THE AREA

Webster County, as of the 2010 census, had a population of 9,154. The county was founded in 1860 and named for Daniel Webster.

The town of Webster Springs sits at the Confluence of the Elk and Back Fork of the Elk Rivers. The town is the county seat of Webster county and has one hospital and a bank. The town has numerous shops, retail stores, grocery stores, pharmacies, a motel, and several restaurants. Government offices for the municipality, county, and state are available in the town. The town is served by the Addison Public Library and fire service is provided by the Webster Springs Volunteer Fire Department.

The town was famous in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for its numerous salt sulfur water wells. People believed that the water from the wells had medicinal qualities. The town also hosts the annual Webster County Wood Chopping Festival, a weekend-long competition in which lumberjacks from all over the world compete.

Webster Springs is also known for the great trout fishing on the Elk and Back Fork of the Elk rivers. Both native and stock trout are found in the waters and their tributaries.

FOREST/TIMBER RESOURCES

The property has various ages of forestland, from areas of recent harvest to full canopy stands. The distinguishing features of the Holcomb Creek Forest timber resource is its unusually high hardwood pre-commercial and pole stocking with a solid basal area per acre. This stocking is well above average for the region. This well managed timber resource can provide a great deal of flexibility to the next ownership in terms of potential harvest revenue and can be managed to provide cash flow opportunities to offset holding cost and long-term asset appreciation.

Timber Inventory and the Capital Timber value have not been assigned by the owner at this time.

The forests 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 primarily of White Oak/Chestnut Oak, Red Oak Group, Poplar/Cucumber/Basswood, Sugar Maple/Soft Maple and a host of associate species.

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 with the forest containing an abundant current and future veneer source.

The Holcomb Creek Forest timber component has been professionally managed over the years and generally consists of two age classes managed under even-aged silvicultural guidelines. Part of this stand is comprised of long ago abandoned farm fields and old an old contour mine bench that have naturally been restocked with pioneer species of poplar, locust and hickory. The rest of the stand has been managed for several decades using regeneration harvests under the guidance of professional foresters. This stand contains 2-35 year old stems ranging in size of 2-12" dbh. This stand is on the cusp of graduating into higher-value sawtimber diameter classes over the next 30 years.

The second distinct stand is comprised of 80+ year old trees that represent smaller mature forest stands scattered throughout the boundary along the creeks and streams. There are some larger boundaries ready for commercial harvest.

Diameters are well represented across the commercial and pre-commercial spectrum with a notable mature size class, as well as abundant pole size timber and growing stock. Average diameter with all products combined has not been determined.

Some trees are well over 100 years old and classify as "Heritage Trees". These amazing trees have withstood the test of time and lend an air of grace and permanency to the property.

The forest is healthy and there are no signs of pest infestations of Gypsy Moth. The Emerald Ash Borer and the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid is present and the majority of the Ash and Hemlock trees is severely stressed and will die out over the next decade. There have been no forest fires in the recent memory.

WILDLIFE

Holcomb Creek Forest is renowned locally as a premier wildlife sanctuary in Webster County.

Red tail hawk, raccoon, opossum and chipmunk have been spotted in and along the mile-long blue line creek. The creek and its stony edge support crawdads, frogs, salamanders, newts, june bugs and all types of aquatic invertebrates.

The mixture of mature forest, abandoned farm fields, and regenerated forest, coupled with the abundant water supply from creeks, and springs, create the perfect wildlife habitat. The hardwood forest produces tons of acorns, hickory nuts beech nuts and black walnuts. White tail deer, wild turkey, black bear, coyote, squirrel, raccoon, bobcat, fox and many species of songbirds and raptors make up the resident wildlife population. It is hard to find a property that has a better mix of wildlife as there has been excellent wildlife management for many years.

The mile-long private access road creates a linear food plot of some 5 acres stocked with blackberry & raspberry bushes, native grasses and browse-ready herbaceous plants.

A number of bald eagles have been spotted up and down the Gauley, Cherry and New River and are a thrill to see with wingspans of 6-7 feet.