EAGLESTAR.NET LAND AND PROPERTY REVIEW
http://www.eaglestar.net
Issue #55
February 11, 2009

IN THIS ISSUE:
Properties of the Week: Golf Course Properties
Special Report:
- I Can't See the Stream for the Forest, Pt.6
Last Week's Top Searches
Auction News: CA, IN, MO
Sponsor's Corner:
- 3 Ac. in Valle Del Sol
LandTerms.com Term of the Week: ERTS


"Dark behind it rose the forest,
Rose the black and gloomy pine-trees,
Rose the firs with cones upon them;
Bright before it beat the water,
Beat the clear and sunny water."
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (American poet and scholar, b. 1807 - d. 1882),
from 'The Song of Hiawatha' (1855)


PROPERTIES OF THE WEEK: Golf Course Properties
175 Acres Adjacent to Golf Course
Washburn, Bayfield County, Wisconsin
175 acres on a hillside overlooking Lake Superior. New golf course has been
constructed next door. Deer, bear, and partridge available for hunting. Gas and
electricity are available on property and there is good access from County
Highway "C". The property is wooded and has natural vegetation. Thompson Creek
runs across one corner of the property. This property along the shores of Lake
Superior has fishing, hunting and unlimited recreational opportunities. Listing
ID: 12622. Photos and contact information are available at
http://www.eaglestar.net/bvk.html

Custom Home with Golf Course Frontage
Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada
3 bedrooms, 2.5 bath home on 0.46 acres, approximately 1,967 square feet.
Plenty of room for your RV, toys and projects. Located in a unique golf enclave
in the Pahrump Valley, a small rural community only 60 minutes from Las Vegas.
Numerous features including some appliances, breakfast bar, ceramic tile,
cathedral ceilings, ceiling fans, window treatments, recessed lighting, walk-in
closets, skylights, courtyard, covered patio, landscaping, and sprinkler
system. Listing ID: 19277. Photos and additional information at
http://www.eaglestar.net/lbd.html

Luxury Lake Keowee Golf Course Home
Sunset, Pickens County, South Carolina
This is an amazing custom built home within the Cliff's Vineyards gated
community. This house has amazing views of pristine Lake Keowee and mountain
ranges as it overlooks the 5th green. It is priced below value and offers
several hundred thousand $ in equity. This custom home is just over 5,000
square feet, with 7 total fireplaces (2 are outside) and incredible accents
throughout. Numerous features and extras, including landscaping and deeded boat
slip. Listing ID: 20295. Photos and more information can be found at
http://www.eaglestar.net/nth1-.html

5500 Yard Par 70 Golf Course with Clubhouse
Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky
Bent Creek Golf Course for sale: 18 holes, 5500 yards, par 70. Includes
clubhouse and cart storage facility. Listing ID: 23009. Photos and contact
information are available at http://www.eaglestar.net/cur5-.html


SPECIAL REPORT
I Can't See the Stream for the Forest:
Part 6 - A Short Summary of Parts 1-3
In November and December we presented the first 5 parts of our special report
about water shortages and forest health, with a focus on the southwestern
United States. Owners of forested land have a vested interest in this complex
issue - even though they might not yet know it. Since it has been a little
while since the last article in the series was published, we continue this
issue with a short summary of the first 3 articles: Trees and Global Water
Shortages, Forests and Water in the Southwest, and the Ecology of Surface
Water: Soils.

If you would like to review any of the previous articles, navigate to the Land
and Property Review archives at http://www.eaglestar.net/newsletter and use the
links on the right side to find the issue(s) of your choice. Parts 1-5 of this
series appeared in Volume 1, Issues 42 through 46 (Nov. 10 - Dec. 9, 2008).

Summary of Part 1: Trees and Global Water Shortages
- A global water crisis is likely in the relatively near future in many
locations around the world, including the southwestern United States.

- Owners of forested and wooded lands have a unique opportunity to positively
affect water shortage issues. Of particular importance in the southwestern U.S.
are immense tracts of public and protected lands, owned jointly by all U.S.
citizens.

- More than 2 billion people worldwide currently suffer from severe water
shortages, and over 14,000 die every day.

- As water shortages increase in scope and frequency, armed conflicts within
and between nations over water are almost certain to occur.

- Water supplies are failing to meet basic needs in many places due to
unregulated population growth, water overallocation and use, and the
transformation of formerly fertile areas into deserts.

- Another threat to the global water supply is the declining health of the
world's forests. Whether water for human use is obtained from rivers, springs,
lakes, reservoirs, or pumped from underground aquifers, the majority of it
originates in forested areas.

- Many actions of humans, both contemporary and throughout human history, are
harmful to forest health. These include irresponsible forest harvest practices,
suppression of natural wildfires, overgrazing by livestock, "slash and burn"
agriculture, and the release of vast amounts of carbon into the atmosphere.

- No one solution is best. Possible solutions include public health and sex
education programs to help slow exploding populations growth, desalination
plants that convert sea water into fresh water, and agricultural conservation
programs that promote sustainable farming practices. One of the best ways to
ensure water for the future is to conserve the water we already have.

- An ecologically and economically sound concept is augmentation of surface
water supplies through vegetation management - changing the structure of
forested areas in planned and deliberate ways so as to achieve a variety of
objectives, the main one being increases in streamflow and surface water
runoff.

Summary of Part 2: Forests and Water in the Southwest
- The southwestern U.S. is experiencing unprecedented population growth, which
is taxing to the limit many local water supplies.

- Most of the surface and ground water available around the world originates as
precipitation falling in forested areas.

- Trees release large amounts of water into the air in a process called
transpiration. Manipulating the structure and composition of the forest
overstory can profoundly affect the amount of water available in a given area.

- A watershed is the land area drained by a single river or stream system.

- A minimum of 15% of the trees must be thinned (removed) from an area equal to
20% of the area of an entire watershed, or no water increases will be
detectable. In many forests of the southwestern U.S., this would have the
additional benefit of improving overall forest health.

- The creation of openings is key; that is, cutting groups of adjacent trees
rather than using a more uniform spacing technique. Uniform tree removal
produces little water gain.

- Watersheds that receive less than 18 inches of precipitation annually will
generally not produce extra surface water no matter how may trees are cut.

Summary of Part 3: The Ecology of Surface Water - Soils
- The ecology of an area is made up of all the living things that inhabit it
(plants, animals, fungi, insects, etc.) and their complex interrelationships,
plus all the climatic and other conditions that influence life such as rain,
snow, wind, heat, hours of daylight, and so on.

- Factors that greatly control the amount of surface water that flows across
and collects in a watershed include soil type, topography, and the shape of the
watershed.

- Soils like deep sand and gravel have larger empty spaces ("pores"), and more
of them, between individual grains of soil. These soils are characterized as
"well-drained", or even in some places, "excessively drained". They belong to
Hydrologic Soil Group A (NRCS).

- Water percolates quickly through Group A soils; they have high infiltration
and transmission rates and low surface runoff potential. Group A soils do not
produce large amounts of surface water even when thoroughly saturated.

- Hydrologic Soil Group B is composed of soils that have moderate infiltration
and transmission rates (i.e., silt loam or loam). These soils are moderately
deep, moderately well-drained, with moderately fine to moderately coarse
textures. They produce moderate amounts of surface runoff.

- Group C soils are fine-textured or have a layer that restricts and slows the
downward flow of water (i.e., sandy clay loam). They have slow infiltration and
transmission rates and high surface runoff potential.

- Group D soils have an extremely fine texture and usually have a high clay
content (i.e., clay loam, silty clay loam, sandy clay, silty clay or clay).
These soils drain very slowly and become saturated much faster, meaning that
more water pools and runs across the surface of clay soils than sandy or
gravelly soils, and it does so much sooner. These soil types have very slow
infiltration and transmission rates and very high surface runoff potential.

- When planning forest thinning operations for water supply augmentation, the
soil type must be taken into account. For example, water increases from
moderate-intensity harvesting operations on Group D soils will be much greater
than even high-intensity thinnings on Group A soils.

- However, Group D soils also have the highest potential for erosion and other
damage caused during the thinning operation itself, especially when wet. As a
result, these areas are often the most difficult and/or the most expensive to
treat.

- Every area and situation is different. A comprehensive plan should be
developed that addresses ALL pertinent issues, before any trees are cut. It is
generally not advisable to cut trees for surface water production alone, but
rather in conjunction with other land management goals like the creation of
wildlife habitat, improving individual tree vigor and growth, and enhancing the
overall health of a stand of trees or of the entire forest.

Join us next issue as we continue this special report on water shortages and
the link between forests and surface water production with a summary of Parts 4
and 5.


LAST WEEK'S TOP SEARCHES
Top searches by state or country, with the previous week's rank in parentheses:
1. Kentucky (3)
2. Texas (6)
3. Washington (1)
4. Colorado (2)
5. Oregon (5)
6. Georgia (18)
7. Nevada (24)
8. New York (17)
9. Ohio (12)
10. Arkansas (41)

Other recent popular and interesting searches by visitors to EagleStar.net:
"deer hunting leases"
"dairy property"
"Virginia commercial property"
"camps or cottages for sale"
"Camdenton Missouri"
"big ranches"
"Wisconsin land with barns"
"Alabama timberland for sale"
"5 acres in Alaska"
"ski cabins"


AUCTION NEWS
Browse thumbnail photos and short property descriptions at
http://www.eaglestar.net/Land_Auction_Calendar/index.html

Restored 1905 Victorian Home
Monday, February 16, 2009
Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California
Three 2 bedroom residences on 0.39 acres in the heart of wine country. This
property has fantastic residential rental, commercial bed and breakfast,
private estate, vacation rental, or family compound possibilities. Great
Healdsburg, CA location, which is surrounded by vineyards, wineries, and other
tourist attractions. Property currently earns $4,500 income per month. Listing
ID: 22793. Photos and details at http://www.eaglestar.net/ww2.html

4 Residential, 7 Commercial Units For Sale
Monday, February 16, 2009
Geyserville, Sonoma County, California
7 commercial units + 4 residential condos for sale. 1 commercial unit currently
leased, 6 ready-to-finish units. Restaurant or retail potential. First units
chosen sold NO RESERVE. New mixed-use commercial center with residential condos
built in 2007. Building style compliments the current downtown's eclectic
multi-era construction styles, while retaining a sense of modern quality. Ample
parking available for the 11 total units - four residential and seven
commercial. Listing ID: 22794. Photos and more information can be found at
http://www.eaglestar.net/ww4.html

12 Units For Sale in Sunrise Condominiums
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
San Leandro, Alameda County, California
12 condos for sale in Ashland area of San Leandro. Selling separately and
individually. Twelve units will be auctioned individually, all units unoccupied
and fully furnished (except units #121 & 205 accessories currently in units
will convey with real estate). Community features include gated entrance,
onsite laundry facility, indoor hot tub/spa, covered parking, onsite gym and
clubhouse complete with pool table and rooftop terrace. San Leandro is just 20
minutes from San Francisco on the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and 30 minutes
to one of three major airports. Listing ID: 23006. Photos and additional
information at http://www.eaglestar.net/ww1.html

One Unit in Duplex For Sale
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
San Leandro, Alameda County, California
2 bedroom, 1 bath home in duplex, Ashland area of San Leandro. Unit is
furnished, has new kitchen appliances, private fenced lawn, two parking spots –
one covered. San Leandro is just 20 minutes from San Francisco on the Bay Area
Rapid Transit (BART) and 30 minutes to one of three major airports. Listing ID:
23010. Find photos and more information at http://www.eaglestar.net/ww3.html

Big Island Resort and Residential Parcels, Lake of the Ozarks
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Camdenton, Camden County, Missouri
Waterfront lots, lake view building sites, large lakefront tract and resort
tract: 240 acres total. This is fantastic fishing, boating, and recreation
property. 28 separate tracts offered at auction, including 77 waterfront
residential lots. Amenities include parks, swimming pool, private docks, lake
access, the Big Island marina, storage facilities and more! Listing ID: 23005.
Photos and more information at http://www.eaglestar.net/mdvs.html

40 Acres Farm and Woodland
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Selvin / Dale, Warrick County, Indiana
Tillable agricultural land with timber and road frontage for sale at auction.
The real estate consists of 40 (+/-) acres with no buildings. There are
approximately 12 (+/-) acres tillable and the balance is wooded. There appears
to be some really nice timber on the property. The woodland is enrolled in the
Classified Forest Program. The topography is level. The property has road
frontage on the east & south sides. Listing ID: 22436. View photos and more
information at http://www.eaglestar.net/Detailed/22436.html


SPONSOR'S CORNER
The Land and Property Review would like to thank this week's sponsor: Listing
ID 22994.
3 Acres Adjacent to Golf Course in Valle Del Sol
Carrizozo, Lincoln County, NM
Nestled into the warm, quaint town of Carrizozo, and sprinkled with hues of
shadow from the breathtaking Sacramento Mountain range, lie 3,200 acres of
beautiful New Mexico mountain land called Valle del Sol. This is stunning and
cheap land in New Mexico. Valle del Sol is situated at the northern edge of the
Tularosa Basin, long known for its refreshing springs and streams. Just thirty
minutes away are the regal pines and enchanting ski areas of the Lincoln
National Forest. Valle del Sol is just twenty miles from Ski Apache, the
exhilarating New Mexico ski area that towers above the lovely village of
Ruidoso. Ruidoso, filled with culture and adventure (Spencer Theater, Hubbard
Old West Museum, golf courses, live horse racing, Ruidoso Downs, casinos,
etc.), has become a charming vacation destination for many. Find photos and
details at http://www.eaglestar.net/Detailed/22994.html


LANDTERMS.COM TERM OF THE WEEK
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Each issue we feature a real estate, forestry, natural sciences or other
land-related term from our partner site, LandTerms.com.

This week's term: ERTS
Exclusive right to sell.
This phrase means that the real estate broker or salesperson representing the
seller as agent has an exclusive listing contract with the seller. This is a
common abbreviation used in real estate listings, multiple listing services,
and classified advertising.

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