Human History

My phenology location has seen a lot of human influence. It is close to a stream so I assume many early settlers would want to live near that freshwater source. The land has clearly seen a lot of logging, the land does not have much of an understory to it. The stream also provided a source of stones to use when making stone walls to hold in sheep. I never noticed much of a stone wall but looking back on one picture I think I notice the remains of one.

Along with the use of this land in the past for farming, the land is currently being used for hunting. There is a hunting stand visible near the location. This area is also seeing regular logging practices which are preventing old growth from appearing. The logging practices are beneficial to the forest in the long run because it ensures the prevention of diseases spreading from tree to tree. When the forest was logged two years ago, they had to clear-cut a few acres of our forest because of a disease. I do not know what the disease was.

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