EAGLESTAR.NET LAND AND PROPERTY REVIEW
http://www.eaglestar.net
Issue #56
February 18, 2009

IN THIS ISSUE:
Properties of the Week: CO, MN, MO, NY, TN
Special Report:
- I Can't See the Stream for the Forest, Pt.7
Last Week's Top Searches
Auction News: FL, GA, IL, IN, MO, TN
Sponsor's Corner: Landview Properties, PA
LandTerms.com Term of the Week: Appraisal


"I am for the woods against the world,
But are the woods for me?"
- Edmund Blunden (English poet, critic, and author; b. 1896 - d. 1974), from
'The Kiss' (1931)


PROPERTIES OF THE WEEK
Upstate NY Hunting Ranch
West Winfield, Herkimer County, New York
655 acre hunting ranch for sale. Stunning views, very diverse topography,
rolling hills, woods, pasture, three streams, a river also runs through the
property. This property is currently being used for a vacation business that
offers guided hunts and horseback riding. Also has a three mile perimeter game
farm on property which can be used for exotics, horses, or other domestics.
Listing ID: 16448. Photos and more information available at
http://www.eaglestar.net/bss.html

128 Acres with Owner Financing
Pacific, Franklin County, Missouri
The incredible value of this land is in its location. Could be country estate
or affluent subdivision. The land is in Franklin County bordering the St. Louis
County line. The huge advantage of being in Franklin County is the low property
taxes. The property has a country setting, but is ten to fifteen minutes from
total civilization. Adjacent to St. Alban Country Club and ten minutes from Six
Flags St. Louis. Listing ID: 20188. View photos and additional information at
http://www.eaglestar.net/bzzr.html

460 Acres Atop the Cumberland Plateau
McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee
This majestic 460.19 acre development tract is located atop the Cumberland
Plateau in historic Warren County, the Nursery Capital of the world. This
property is centrally located between all three major cities in TN. It has over
a mile of majestic bluff line, several creeks, and several lake sites.
Electricity and telephone are available. The tract is a mixture of pine
plantation and hardwood forest. Listing ID: 19346. Find photos and more at
http://www.eaglestar.net/nyk.html

35 Acre Mountain Home Site
Westcliffe, Custer County, Colorado
35 acres in premier development in the Wet Mountain Valley with magnificent
views, lush tree cover, and easy access to Westcliffe and Colorado Front Range
cities. Breathtaking views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The Woods at Buck
Mountain Filing #1 is one of the finest developments in the Wet Mountain
Valley. The Woods is located approximately 8 miles north of the quaint mountain
town of Westcliffe, Colorado. Listing ID: 23004. Photos and other information
can be found at http://www.eaglestar.net/wsmn12-.html

Lake Home on Golf Course
Warroad, Roseau County, Minnesota
Custom Montana lodgepole pine log home with numerous extras is located at Lake
of the Woods, 5 miles from the Canadian border. The lake features 3 miles of
hiking and biking trails. Snowmobile trails and ice fishing in the winter. This
home is about 1 mile from Warroad International Airport, 2 blocks away from the
clubhouse, 4 blocks from the marina, and three miles from the casino. Listing
ID: 20730. View photos and more at http://www.eaglestar.net/oso2-.html


SPECIAL REPORT
I Can't See the Stream for the Forest:
Part 7 - A Short Summary of Parts 4 & 5
This series of articles focuses on the complex relationships between water
shortages and the state of our forests, particularly in the southwestern United
States. Owners of forested and wooded land both public and private have the
opportunity to positively influence these relationships. The nature and future
of global water shortages is presented in Part 1. Part 2 begins the discussion
of how local ecology affects water availability, and the guidelines that must
be followed when managing vegetation for water supply augmentation. In Part 3,
the effects of soils on water supply are considered. You can find a summary of
these 3 articles in Part 6, available here:
http://www.eaglestar.net/newsletter/index.cgi?ID=55

Part 7, presented below, is a summary of Part 4, The Ecology of Surface Water:
Watershed
Topography, and Part 5, The Ecology of Surface Water: Precipitation. You can
find the previous articles in this series in their entirety here:
http://www.eaglestar.net/newsletter
Navigate to the issue(s) of your choice using the links for each issue on the
right. Parts 1-5 appeared in Vol. 1, Issues 42-46 (Nov. 10 - Dec. 9, 2008).

Summary of Part 4 - the Ecology of Surface Water: Watershed Topography
- Cutting (harvesting, removing, thinning) trees where they grow dense and
overcrowded can improve both forest health and local water yields.

- Tree-cutting operations that are similar in scope and nature but conducted in
different watersheds will result in different amounts of water available.

- A watershed is an area of land where all the surface runoff that is produced
from precipitation drains to a common point, called the watershed outlet or
mouth.

- A watershed's slope, size, shape, elevation, and aspect determine the speed
the runoff moves over the land following a rainstorm or snowmelt, how much
water is available at the surface to percolate into the soil, and how much
water is retained in the soil itself (called "soil moisture" or "soil water
content"). Together these factors are known as the topography of the watershed.

- The slope, or steepness, of geographic features in a watershed can greatly
influence runoff speed, particularly when precipitation falls directly on them.
The slopes of other areas in the watershed are also important, especially the
slopes of stream channels, and the slope of the land between the boundary
ridges and the mouth of the watershed.

- Water runs more quickly across watersheds with greater slopes, so less water
infiltrates into the soil, because steep slopes prevent runoff from pooling at
the soil surface.

- Conversely, flatter watersheds with less slope allow the water to flow more
slowly across the landscape, and much more is absorbed into the soil.
Generally, the steeper the average slope of the watershed, the greater the
amount of runoff produced.

- The shape of the watershed helps determine the highest rates and volumes of
surface flows. Long, narrow watersheds usually have steep slopes and so tend to
produce higher amounts of surface water flowing at faster rates than shorter,
rounder watersheds.

- The direction a slope faces is called its aspect. North-facing slopes are
generally wetter and receive less sun than slopes facing other directions,
followed by east-facing slopes, then west-facing slopes. Slopes with southern
exposure receive the most sunlight and consequently are relatively warm and
dry.

- The wetter and darker the slope, the less evaporation and the higher the
average soil water content, which means the soil becomes saturated more quickly
when it rains or snows. Wetter and darker slopes produce more surface runoff.
More north-facing watersheds produce higher surface flows than east-facing
ones, which produce more than west-facing ones, and so on.

- Higher elevation watersheds receive more precipitation as snow than lower
elevation watersheds and are subject to more frequent and severe storms. They
also have lower evaporation rates due to cooler temperatures. Transpiration,
the process by which trees release water to the atmosphere, is reduced in
higher elevation watersheds. Soil depths are also shallower. These factors
combine to produce more surface water from precipitation in higher elevation
watersheds than lower elevation ones.

- How watersheds work and the physical processes and conditions that dictate
how much surface water is produced after precipitation has fallen is extremely
important in the context of regional and global water shortages. Becoming
familiar with the various factors that affect surface water leads to an
understanding of how thinning trees from forested areas will improve both water
yields and forest health. Even if you don't individually own forested land, as
a U.S. citizen you are a joint owner of all U.S. public lands, forested and
otherwise. Supporting responsible thinning and harvesting operations on our
public lands is not the only answer to our water woes, but it is something we
can all do to help the forest and ourselves at the same time.


LAST WEEK'S TOP SEARCHES
Top searches by state or country, with the previous week's rank in parentheses:
1. California (20)
2. Kentucky (1)
3. Texas (2)
4. New Mexico (19)
5. New York (8)
6. Pennsylvania (13)
7. Arizona (29)
8. Colorado (4)
9. Florida (17)
10. Mexico (36)

Movers - states with significant ranking increases, with the previous week's
rank in parentheses:
12. North Carolina (23)
13. Alabama (25)
14. Louisiana (22)
22. West Virginia (42)

Other recent popular and interesting searches by visitors to EagleStar.net:
"BC land for sale"
"apartment complexes"
"Adair County Iowa"
"80 acres cabin and hunting land in Beltram County"
"Pacific Northwest timber land"
"horse property Chaseburg WI"


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

78 Acres Farm, Hunting, Timber Land
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Broxton, Coffee County, Georgia
78 acres farmland, hunting land, fishing land for sale. Located in Coffee
County outside of Douglas, GA. This tract of real estate will be offered to the
highest bidder with the best contract terms. This property is a combination of
wooded land and cropland. Enjoy fishing and hunting year-round on this gorgeous
tract. Property features large pond with plenty of largemouth bass, brim, and
catfish. Enjoy a waterfront view from Turkey Hill Rd. Listing ID: 23101. Photos
and additional information available at http://www.eaglestar.net/ddsn.html

220 Acres with Tree Farm
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida
220 Acres with established slash pine tree farm, scores of towering live oaks,
5 minutes from downtown Live Oak, FL. Selling Divided, High Bidder's Choice
March 7. Former estate of W.D. "Duke" Peppers. Don't miss this opportunity to
purchase prime Suwannee County real estate. Listing ID: 23102. Photos and
contact information at http://www.eaglestar.net/bmr.html

289 Acres Farm and Hunting Land
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Kampsville, Calhoun County, Illinois
Productive river bottom farmland. Premier deer and waterfowl hunting. Beautiful
views of the Mississippi River. Home on 0.3 acre for sale. These 289 acres are
being offered in 5 tracts. Tract 1 is mostly tillable. Tract 2 is 115 acres and
offers both CRP income and timber. Tract 3 is 75 acres and is comprised of both
tillable ground and timber. Tract 4 is nearly 100% timber and offers some of
the premier duck hunting in the Mississippi River flyway. Tract 5 is a 1 story
home in Mozier, Illinois and sits on approximately 0.3 acres on Hwy 96. Listing
ID: 23098. View photos and more information at
http://www.eaglestar.net/bsn.html

5,835 Heavily Timbered Acres
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee
The Walden Reserve Property, nestled in the Tennessee Mountains on the
magnificent Cumberland Plateau, is truly one of a kind. This offering of 5,835
contiguous acres all heavily timbered is a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Natural springs and mountain streams are abundant throughout the property. This
timber property will be divided and offered at auction on April 7. It is
located just a few miles southeast of Crossville, TN. Don't miss out on this
opportunity to purchase a large piece of timber land in beautiful eastern
Tennessee. Listing ID: 23097. Find photos and more at
http://www.eaglestar.net/snydr.html


SPONSOR'S CORNER
The Land and Property Review would like to thank this week's sponsor, Landview
Properties. With more than two decades of successful experience in both buying
and selling acreage in beautiful northeastern PA, Landview Properties is proud
to uphold the tradition of providing our customers with the finest land, at the
best prices, with our unmatched service. We specialize in the sale of primary
and secondary vacation properties in northeast Pennsylvania. We do not just
list properties; we own all of the property we sell. This means that we
purchase the PA land; we ensure that the necessary approvals have been made; we
install infrastructure. In other words, we market and sell our properties 'in
house'. This allows us to provide our customers with genuine peace of mind. Our
uniquely streamlined process of buying, developing, and marketing property
means that we are able to provide our customers with top quality and affordable
acreage. Our staff is respectful, friendly, and concerned. They have extensive
property knowledge and will answer your questions - big or small - with care
and confidence. Listing ID: 23036. http://www.eaglestar.net/Detailed/23036.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: Appraisal
1. The process of estimating, fixing, or setting the market value of real
property. An appraisal may take the form of a lengthy report including detailed
methods, a short completed form, a simple letter, or even an oral report.
2. An estimate, opinion, or judgment about the value, quality, or quantity of
something.

Find thousands of land-related terms, definitions, articles, abbreviations,
quotations, and more at Landterms.com! Click on the "Categories" button at the
top of each page to see the list of over 35 categories.


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