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Map: Boreas Railroad - Moose Club Way To Northwoods Club Road

New England – New York Sheep Craze – 1840

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If you ever wonder why there is so many stone walls in the woods, the answer is the Merino Sheep Craze of the 1830s, when the ultra-soft, itch-free Merino wool reached a record breaking price of 57 cents/pound in 1835.
 
During the height of the Sheep Craze there was over one million sheep in Vermont, and 271,000 sheep in Rutland County alone -- and in Addison County more then 350 sheep per square mile. Forests were cleared, stones pulled out of fields and pilled up as fence rows to keep sheep in.
 

 

New England - New York Sheep Craze - 1840

Map: Goose Egg State Forest

I am always jealous of all the rednecks … 👩‍🌾

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I am often quite jealous of rednecks, because they know so much more about the land, mechanical things, and technology then I will ever know. They seem to make so much out of life and the things they own, and are able to fix and extend broken things that I have little choice to toss or take to someone else to repair. They have such a knowledge of land and natural systems, physical systems, and the way the world works, that I will never have a chance to fully understand.

Map: Empire State Topography
Map: Granger State Forest

Trash species are wildlife habitat too… 🐰

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Much like how junk food like hot pockets and candy bars are food and provide some substance, habitats with invasive species still offer a home to wildlife and are part of a healthy ecosystem. While invasive degrade an ecosystem they don’t destroy it like asphalt and buildings do.

Map: Mountain House Trail and North Mountain