by WhiteOak | Jun 1, 2014 | Sunshine 500-Year Forest
The Sunshine Forest has new owners—and they’re Sunshines, too. Ryan and Erica Sunshine have taken over as stewards from Ryan’s parents, Donald and Joanna. This marks the first time a 500-Year Forest has changed owners, making it an historic event not just for the...
by WhiteOak | Sep 1, 2013 | Sunshine 500-Year Forest
Tom Wieboldt, the Virginia Tech botanist associated with the Massey Herbarium, visited this forest twice in 2013. Among his findings: Black-seed ricegrass, a three-parted violet and a lot of Goldies fern. The last of the three was a new record for Montgomery County....
by WhiteOak | Sep 1, 2011 | Sunshine 500-Year Forest
The Doing In of 3,125 Ailanthus Trees To help us in the understanding of a prospective forest we hire an expert to evaluate its quality as a 500-Year Forest. Our expert was Britt Boucher. In his report he identified some areas that were dominated by Ailanthus also...
