A large tract in Wilkes and Caldwell counties donated to the state will be managed by the N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) for forestry research, said state officials.
Deeds transferring 1,678 acres from Char-Lo Timberlands Inc. to Char-Lo Timberlands LLC and from Char-Lo Timberlands LLC to the State of North Carolina were recorded Dec. 30 in the Wilkes and Caldwell registers of deeds offices. Char-Lo Timberlands Inc. is based in Newport, Wash., and Char-Lo Timberlands LLC is based in Atlanta, Ga.
The mountain timberland tract includes 1,217 acres in the Beaver Creek Township of southwestern Wilkes and 461 adjoining acres in the Kings Creek Township of Caldwell County.
The tract’s central feature is 1,751-foot Greasy Mountain, west of Beaver Creek Road in Wilkes. On the east, it borders Beaver Creek just west of Beaver Creek Road. The tract’s southeastern corner borders the north side of Nora McGee Road in Caldwell, which becomes Livingston Road in Wilkes.
The 1,678 acres will be added to nearly 10,000 acres of timberland statewide managed by registered forester David K. Schnake as part of the NCDA&CS’s Research Station Division. The division also includes agricultural research stations in southern Ashe County and 17 other locations statewide.
From The Wilkes Journal-Patriot: https://www.journalpatriot.com/news/article_6670bed0-7896-11e3-ad23-0019bb30f31a.html