The trail west of the Smithfield Plantation parking lot now has at least one blockage.
SmithField Plantation
Maine tree fall 8
On our walk around the Smithfield Plantation, as noted previously, the tree falls from the October storm are numerous. There are three or four spots, such as this one, where the trail is directly impacted.
Maine tree fall 7
On our walk through the Smithfield Plantation we found numerous large trees blown over and these were only the ones visible from the trail. The conservation land is hundreds of acres and the number of affected trees may reach 100.
Maine tree fall 6
More in our wind storm aftermath series. We surveyed the forest in the Smithfield Plantation conservatory and found numerous oak trees blown over or leaning.
Springtime at the plantation bog
At the bog to the east of the Smithfield Plantation conservation land, the bog marsh is slowly getting to springtime. The great drought of 2016 is over; let us make the bog great again ….
the vernal pool
Vernal pools come and go; this one existed during the autumn of 2008.
Tiny house
Tree fall
Fall colors on the forest floor
The leaves are not the only wildlife turning red these days.
Fall time at the bog
The fall foliage colors are peaking at the bog along the Smithfield Plantation reserve in Litchfield, Maine.
john's f-stop 