Apr 6, 2023 | Blog, Environment
How diverse are we? Let us count the ways. In the diversity survey researchers documented 599 species of vascular plants that includes 117 families and 337 genera. There are 59 species of trees, 40 shrubs and 3 sub-shrubs. There are 13 wood vines, 348 forbs, 109...
Apr 4, 2023 | Blog, Environment
There are places on Coal Creek that include abandoned coal strip mines and developed areas. The mined areas are highly degraded and could be candidates for experimental reintroduction trials of hybrid American chestnut trees. By restoring degraded lands to native...
Mar 30, 2023 | Blog, Environment
Stands are composed of combinations of native and/or exotic species for which no natural analog exists. In general, wooded pastures are floristically similar to Pastures & Hayfields (16) but include more of a woody overstory. While all types of pastures are...
Mar 28, 2023 | Blog, Environment
Some of the coolest features on Coal Creek are the Glades Outcrops and Cliffs and they are covered with vegetation that is found only there. This vegetation, dominated by perennial grasslands, occurs in association with open woodlands of sandstone outcrops and...
Mar 23, 2023 | Blog, Environment
The farm hosts an American Chestnut Forest (an extinct historic plant community). There’s a hardwood forest, too, and Southern Hemlock—a species threatened by pests across the U.S. and threatened on Coal Creek a few years back, though a management solution was...
Mar 21, 2023 | Blog, Environment
The land was clear-cut for years, but recently, controlled burns have helped clear thickets to provide for the natural recruitment of native seeds and plants. The vegetation of the Cumberland Plateau has changed dramatically since the onset of widespread logging and...
