Events Working Woodlands Workshop: Horse Logging Demonstration
Date
This program is located at the Forest Center at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park. Parking for Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park is located at the Billings Farm & Museum. If using a GPS, please enter "69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT 05091". Once parked, to enter the National Park, take the paved path to the right of the Billings Farm & Museum Visitor Center, walk up and cross the street, and then take the right fork and walk 1/8 mile to reach the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Forest Center. Limited accessible parking is available in the circle drive next to the Forest Center.
Horse logging has a long history at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, beginning in the 1800s when horses were used to clear the forests of Mount Tom for agricultural land. Today, horse logging is used as a low-impact logging strategy which helps the park maintain a healthy ecosystem and prioritize forest ecology over speed or volume. You can experience this forestry work in person at this workshop where Third Branch Horse Logging, a local business that provides low-impact horse logging services, will give a demonstration.
Contact
Savannah Spannaus
Phone:
802-457-3368 ext. 210
43.632608, -72.518819
