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Soil Carbon and Other Quality
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| Emerald
Lake State Park 1 site
- map below
EML
- Enriched Northern Hardwood Forest Average aspect: 142° (SE) Average slope: 21°  Site History: Between
1918 and 1921 Robert Alfred Shaw purchased more than 1,000 acres of
land, establishing North Dorset Farms. His acquisitions included the
area surrounding Dorset Pond, which is now known as Emerald Lake. In
1957, following Mr. Shaw’s death, the State purchased approximately
1,000 acres from his estate. Approximately 500 acres, located adjacent
to the park on the east side of US Route 7, is now Emerald Lake State
Forest. The 430 acres on the west side of the highway comprises the
park. In 1960 Emerald Lake State Park opened to the public. The site is
located in the area on the west side of route 7. Some of that parcel is
a developed campground but the balance of the parcel is forested and
managed (except for the 4 acre natural area). The area has a history of
farming, logging, charcoal production, marble quarrying. Barbed wire
embedded in trees indicates that this site was used for agriculture/
grazing in the recent past. EML - Aboveground
Biomass:
Average Tree Height: 13.1 m
- 43.1 ft Percent of total basal area
occupied by each tree species:
Living tree and sapling biomass (dry weight):
206.0 Mg/ha - 91.9 ton/acre
Carbon stored in living trees and saplings: 103.0 Mg/ha EML- Forest Floor and Soil:
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