BASELINE-Broad_Brook_CR-Korza-6-26-2017
Conservation Restriction
Broad Brook Greenway – Korza Property
BASELINE DOCUMENTATION REPORT
NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS
June 2017
Prepared by
Joe Rogers
Land and Projects Planning Assistant
Northampton Office of Planning and Sustainability
City Hall, 210 Main Street, 2nd Floor
Northampton MA, 01060
for
Kestrel Land Trust
284 North Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA 01004
413-549-1097
www.kestreltrust.org
Preparer’s Qualifications
Joe Rogers holds an MS in Geosciences (Geomorphology) from the University of Massachusetts
Amherst and a BS in Physical Geography from Plymouth State University. He is an
accomplished environmental scientist with over ten years of professional ecological and
conservation experience. He currently works for the City of Northampton Planning Department
as a Land and Projects Assistant where he manages the city’s simple fee and conservation
restriction properties. In addition, he maintains an independent environmental consultancy
focusing on a wide variety of projects ranging from stream restoration to environmental
compliance monitoring.
Purpose
The purpose of this report is to document the condition of the property at the time of the
execution of the Conservation Restriction, including all existing human-made structures or
objects, boundaries, and specific conservation values of the property. This report shall consist of
documentation that the Grantor(s) and the Grantee(s) collectively agree provides an accurate
representation, in accordance with ordinary standards and practices for similar surveys, of the
condition and the conservation values of the property at the time the Conservation Restriction is
recorded. This report is intended to serve as an objective information baseline for monitoring
compliance with the terms of the Conservation Restriction.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AFFIDAVIT & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .................................................................................... 4
Preparer’s Affidavit ....................................................................................................... 4
Acknowledgement by Grantee & Grantor ..................................................................... 5
SUMMARY SITE INFORMATION ............................................................................................ 6
Property Location ..................................................................................................................... 6
Reference Documents .................................................................................................. 6
Owner Contact Info. ...................................................................................................... 7
Directions & Access to Property ................................................................................... 7
BASELINE CONDITIONS ........................................................................................................ 8
Site Description, Land Uses ..................................................................................................... 8
Ecological Habitat/Resources ....................................................................................... 8
Hydrologic, Agricultural & Timber Resources ................................................................ 9
Geology, Soils & Topography ....................................................................................... 9
Cultural/Historic Features, Structures/Improvements .................................................. 10
Disturbed Areas/Waste Sites ...................................................................................... 10
Property Boundaries, Areas of Special Consideration, Other Notes ........................... 10
SITE MAPS & SURVEYS ...................................................................................................... 11
Locus Map .................................................................................................................. 11
Aerial Detail ................................................................................................................ 12
Topo Detail ................................................................................................................. 13
Protected & Recreational Open Space Map ............................................................... 14
Forest Soils Map ........................................................................................................ 15
Map of Waypoints, Photo Locations & Tracks ............................................................. 16
CAPS Index of Ecological Integrity (IEI) ...................................................................... 17
BASELINE PHOTOGRAPHS……………………………………................................................ 18
Table of Waypoint & Photo GPS Coordinates ............................................................. 18
Photo Contact Sheets ................................................................................................. 21
LEGAL REFERENCE DOCUMENTS ..................................................................................... 42
Deeds ......................................................................................................................... 42
Plan ............................................................................................................................ 55
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PREPARER’S AFFIDAVIT
I, Joe Rogers, prepared this Baseline Documentation Report on a property (Property) located in
Northampton and Hatfield, MA to be protected under a Conservation Restriction held by Kestrel
Land Trust. At the time this report was prepared, the Property was under contract by the City of
Northampton.
I visited the Property on 27 April 2017 with Chris Volonte (Kestrel Land Trust) and again on 02
May 2017 independently and took 82 documentary photographs at key sites. I prepared a
description of conditions, a log of waypoints, photo locations, and tracks, and a series of maps
and aerial images to represent the Property’s location and characteristics. I undertook these
activities to document the Property's current condition in relation to the conservation purposes
for which the Property is to be conserved.
I state, based on the information cited above, that the Baseline Documentation Report I have
prepared is an accurate representation of the Property and its conditions as of 02 May 2017.
Signed and sealed under the pains and penalties of perjury this ___ day of ____________2017.
By: ________________________________
Joseph Rogers
Land and Projects Planning Assistant
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
________________________County, ss.
On this ___ day of _____________, 20___, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally
appeared, ________________________, proved to me through satisfactory evidence of
identification, which was ____________________________, to be the persons whose names are
signed on the preceding or attached document, and acknowledged to me that (he) (she)(they)
signed it voluntarily for its stated purpose.
_________________________________
(Official signature and seal of notary)
Name: _________________________________
My commission expires: ________________________
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Grantor(s): City of Northampton
C/O Conservation Commission
City Hall
210 Main Street
Northampton, MA 01060
Grantee(s): Kestrel Land Trust
P.O. Box 1016
284 North Pleasant Street
Amherst, MA 01004
Conservation Restriction: Book ______, Page ______(Recorded _______________)
Deed: Book 12654, Page 99 (Recorded 06/16/17)
Property Location: Northampton, Hampshire County, MA
The Grantor and the Grantee hereby state that the materials included in the enclosed Baseline
Documentation Report accurately represent the property described in the deed referenced above
of the Conservation Restriction (“Property”) at the time the Baseline Documentation Report was
prepared. The Baseline Documentation Report contains the following: 82 documentary
photographs taken by Joe Rogers on 27 April and 02 May 2017, a description of conditions, and
a series of maps and aerial images. The Grantor further certifies that he/she is the owner of the
Property as described in the above-referenced deed, and to the best of the Grantor’s knowledge,
there are no structures or improvements on the Property, other than as described in this Baseline
Documentation Report, and no activities are conducted on the Property which are inconsistent
with the terms contained in the Conservation Restriction.
_____________________________________ _________________, 20____
Grantor Signature Date
___________________________________ ____________________________________
Name Title
_____________________________________ _________________, 20____
Grantee Signature Date
___________________________________ ____________________________________
Name Title
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SUMMARY SITE INFORMATION
PROPERTY INTERESTS
Fee Ownership: City of Northampton, c/o Conservation Commission
Conservation Restriction: Held by Kestrel Land Trust
LOCATION OF PROPERTY
Road(s): Off Linseed Road & Coles Meadow Road
Municipality: City of Northampton
County: Hampshire
State: Massachusetts
Assessors Parcel Information: MAP 08 LOT 005-001
Acreage: 56 Acres
REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
All references to Hampshire County Registry of Deeds
Deed Reference(s):
Beverly A. Labbee, Diane M. Korza, and Richard R. Korza to City of Northampton, Book
12654, Page 99 (Recorded 06/16/17)
Restriction Reference(s):
City of Northampton to Kestrel Land Trust, Book ______, Page ______ (Recorded
___________)
Plan Reference(s):
Approval Not Required Plan of Land Located In Hatfield & Northampton, Massachusetts,
Book 239, Page 72 (Recorded 06/09/17)
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OWNER CONTACT INFORMATION
Name(s): City of Northampton
Contact: Wayne Feiden, Director of Planning and Sustainability
Address: City of Northampton
City Hall
210 Main Street, Room 11
Northampton, MA 01060
Phone: 413-587-1265
Email: wfeiden@northamponma.gov
DIRECTIONS & ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY
From Kestrel Land Trust office at 284 North Pleasant Street:
Head south on North Pleasant Street (410 ft). Trun right onto Hallock Street (0.1 mi).
Continue onto N Prospect Street (0.2 mi). Turn right onto Amity Street (0.8 mi).
Continue onto Rocky Hill Road (3.1 mi). Turn left onto MA-47 S (0.4 mi). Turn right onto
North Lane (0.7 mi). Continue onto West Street (0.2 mi). Turn right onto MA-9 W (1.4
mi). Turn right onto Damon Road (1.0 mi). Turn right onto US-5 N/N King Street (2.5
mi). Turn left onto Linseed Road (0.1 mi).
Access:
Park along the west side of Linseed Road. There is no established parking area at this
time.
See Locus Map – (Accessed via Google Maps)
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BASELINE CONDITIONS
Site visit date(s):
The site was visited by Joe Rogers (City of Northampton) and Chris Volonte (Kestrel Land
Trust) on 27 April 2017 and again on 02 May 2017 by Joe Rogers.
SITE DESCRIPTION
Acreage: 54.24 ±
Landscape Context:
The property is large interior parcel that is much longer in its north/south axis than east/west. It is
currently landlocked. However, a small (0.59 ± acres) associated parcel across the Hatfield town
line with frontage on Linseed Road will provide access potential. The parcel in Hatfield was
acquired during the same purchase and sale agreement. This parcel will be owned by Kestrel
Land Trust and will include an easement to the City of Northampton that will allow for the
potential creation of trail head parking area and for public access across the Hatfield property
onto the Korza parcel. Kestrel has indicated that ownership of this parcel may eventually be
transferred to the Town of Hatfield. Roads near the property include: Coles Meadow Road to the
west, North King Street to the east, and Linseed Road to the north. The property will be added to
the over 800 acres of city owned conservation land known as Broad Brook. This area is
immediately to the west across Coles Meadow Road, however there are as of now no direct
connections due to private properties. Also nearby to the southeast is Northampton’s Connecticut
River Greenway (see Protected & Recreational Open Space map).
PAST LAND USES
Approximately 9 acres of the property were used for haying or other agricultural purposes based
on current usage and aerial photo assessment. The presence of stone walls and some remnant
barbed wire fence indicate that the remainder of the property may have been used for pasturing
animals.
CURRENT LAND USES
Approximately 5.5 acres of this property are still being hayed regularly and this area may
continue to be managed for agricultural use at the discretion of the City of Northampton. There
are two recent logging permits on file for the property. First occurring in 2000, when 35 acres
were logged and 43 MBF of mostly oaks were harvested. The property was logged again in 2014
along with an adjacent property when 70 MBF and 75 cords were harvested over 30 acres on the
two properties combined, again targeting mostly oaks. There is also evidence of an earlier
harvest (1930’s?) based on heavily weathered cut stumps on the property. In addition to the more
recent logging slash roads, there is an old woods road on the property. The trail is in good
condition and appears to see some periodic use. It starts at the south west end of the hayed field
and heads south through the middle half of the property and connects to three trails that continue
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off property.
ECOLOGICAL & HABITAT RESOURCES
The property contains a variety of habitat types including: agricultural fields, early successional
scrub, forest, swamp, and an intermittent stream. Near the south of the property is a large
swampy area made up of red maple (Acer rubrum) and skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus).
Elsewhere, the remaining unlogged forest is a mix of mix of red oak (Quercus rubra), hemlock
(Tsuga canadensis), white pine (Pinus strobus), American beech (Fagus grandifolia), and white
ash (Fraxinus americana). No areas on the property show up on any of the BioMap 2 data layers
or NHESP layers. A review of the CAPS (Conservation Assessment Priority System) IEI (Index
of Ecological Integrity) map for the City of Nortampton shows that a portion of the property’s
core scores in the 50 – 60% IEI category for Forests (See Maps and Surveys Section).
The approximately 5.5 acre swamp feeds a small intermittent stream on the property that runs
briefly off property before entering the agricultural field drainage ditch and eventually
terminating in the Running Gutter Brook.
Wildlife (and their calls) observed during the site visit included, porcupine, garter snake, Red-
tailed Hawk, Black-and-white Warbler, Red-winged Blackbird, Blue Jay, American Goldfinch,
Pine Warbler, Downy Woodpecker, Eastern Phoebe, Chipping Sparrow, Black-capped
Chickadee, and Pileated Woodpecker.
Noted plant species included Trout Lily, Trillium, Bloodroot, Toothwort, Marsh marigold, Wood
anemone, and Round-lobed hepatica.
HYDROLOGIC RESOURCES
The property is close to Broad Brook to the northwest, Running Gutter Brook to the north, and
the Connecticut River to the east. There are no major streams on the property. As mentioned
above, there is a large shallow swamp and an intermittent stream on the property along with
some agricultural drainage ditches.
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
As mentioned above, a portion of the property has been actively used as a hay field for a number
of years. It is our hope to continue to allow this portion of the property to be used for agricultural
purposes at no cost in exchange for the maintenance of field edges and invasive species control.
TIMBER RESOURCES
The property has been heavily harvested twice in the past 20 years and it is unlikely that any
additional timber will be harvested. The stand will most likely be allowed to regenerate and in
the future a forest management can be developed if applicable.
GEOLOGY, SOILS, AND TOPOGRAPHY
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The north end of the property is flat where the historic agricultural use exists. The remainder of
the property is gently sloped, increasing in elevation to the south. The steepest area is on the
western margin adjacent to the agricultural field. The soils consist of Amostown fine sandy loam
(considered prime farmland soil) in the agricultural area of the property, Charlton fine sandy
loam in the north central portion of the property, Charlton-Rock outcrop-Hollis complex in the
central and south areas, and Swansea muck in the red maple swamp area. The MassGIS Prime
Forest Land layer indicates about one third of the property is mapped as “Prime 1” while nearly
two thirds is mapped as “Prime 3”.
CULTURAL / HISTORIC FEATURES
None noted, other than some boundary stone walls and remnant barbed wire.
STRUCTURES / IMPROVEMENTS
None noted.
DISTURBED AREAS / WASTE SITES
There is a small pile of metal, possibly related to agricultural equipment, located at Waypoint 65
(Photo 80).
PROPERTY BOUNDARIES
The property boundary is marked with pins, rods, pipes, and stone monuments as well as
flagging from the recent survey. These markers are documented with photos and waypoints in
this report, and marked on the survey titled ‘Korza-Linseed Rd SURVEY 5-11-2017 Final Sheet
1 & 2’. Additionally, flagging tape was hung along portions of the property line between
boundary markers.
AREAS OF SPECIAL CONSIDERATION
Invasive exotic plants are abundant along the agricultural field margin. Invasives are particularly
abundant at the areas of agricultural abandonment on the southwest end of the field. These
include:
• Multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora)
• Autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellate)
• Asian bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)
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WAYPOINT & PHOTO GPS COORDINATES
WAYPOINT
ID
PHOTO
ID
Photo
Azimuth/
Direction
LATITUDE LONGITUDE PHOTO/WAYPOINT DESCRIPTION
X 1 220° Field from parking area
1 2 270° 42.371751 -72.63833111 Bound and field in background
2 3 225° 42.37200773 -72.63842901 Corner bound and field in background
3 4 130° 42.3718235 -72.63935572 Corner- no bound, view into field
4 5 90° 42.37123308 -72.63913385 Corner- no bound, view into field
5 6 40° 42.36938235 -72.63868131 Intersection of property line with town line,
looking toward pin off property
7 315° View into property toward multi-flora
6 8 295° 42.36846487 -72.6391999 Close-up of corner pin - edge of woods
9 10° View from pin to pin
7 10 320° 42.36859839 -72.63962226 Brushed hogged area just inside boundary
8 11 30° 42.36848197 -72.63962913 Corner - intersection of stone wall, flagging but no
pin
9 12 295° 42.36777068 -72.63987296 Wall intersection at boundary inflection point
13 295° View into property - forest
10 14 295° 42.36725209 -72.64003306 Iron rod - corner - looking along boundary
11 15 20° 42.3673795 -72.64039524 Iron rod along boundary near logging
16 20° View into property - logging
12 17 245° 42.36743683 -72.64075072 Iron rod along boundary near logging
18 285° View along boundary
19 45° View along boundary
20 140° View along boundary
13 21 300° 42.36751956 -72.64112748 Iron pipe - close up corner
14 22 225° 42.36700374 -72.64129286 Iron rod - along boundary
23 305° View into property
15 24 305° 42.36644642 -72.64151925 Iron rod - close up
25 265° View into interior
26 265° Porcupine
16 27 315° 42.36622221 -72.64160701 Iron rod - close up
17 28 220° 42.36592784 -72.64175294 Iron pipe - mostly covered by slash
18 29 235° 42.36591442 -72.64135832 Iron rod and view upstream
19 30 235° 42.3658809 -72.64097661 Iron rod - looking into property
20 31 245° 42.3658436 -72.64059682 Iron rod - looking into property
21 32 245° 42.365855 -72.6402385 Iron rod - looking into property
22 33 235° 42.36578442 -72.63972846 Iron rod - looking into property
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23 34 150° 42.36576707 -72.63929092 Iron rod - close up near multi-flora thicket
24 35 290° 42.36577277 -72.63903737 iron rod in Iron pipe - next to dumped ash and
brush pile
25 36 105° 42.36573656 -72.63851216 Looking toward Rt 5 - approx loc of corner
26 37 55° 42.36562827 -72.63885682 Metal angle iron - near rivulet
27 38 310° 42.3650925 -72.64151439 Rebar - corner
28 39 325° 42.36503282 -72.6416718 Woods road
40 215° Woods road
29 41 310° 42.36383655 -72.64166661 Iron Rod - next to maple
30 42 325° 42.36288177 -72.64163811 Photo of rock outcrop from near corner - rod not
found
31 N/A N/A 42.36313281 -72.64248242 Old engine block, fender, and tires
32 43 35° 42.36342584 -72.64354331 Swamp - red maples
33 44 180° 42.36340983 -72.64376711 Abutting backyard
34 45 350° 42.36347244 -72.64413248 From approx corner along boundary - leaf an
woody debris
35 46 55° 42.36389732 -72.64429542 Approx site of pin noted in survey (not found) -
hole
47 100° Pin in rock with flag
36 48 85° 42.3640725 -72.64391019 Pin embedded in ground
37 49 5° 42.36473501 -72.64423625 Pipe and rebar
38 50 130° 42.36512695 -72.64426558 Iron pipe w/bend
51 80° View into property
39 52 60° 42.36568568 -72.64391623 Stone wall - along boundary
40 53 120° 42.36612297 -72.64366443 Cairn and rod - blue paint
41 54 105° 42.36650887 -72.6433082 Older cut area?
42 55 70° 42.36738645 -72.64308725 Wood roads - intersection
56 250° Looking in other direction
43 57 85° 42.36776205 -72.64365672 Logged area
44 58 85° 42.36808249 -72.64370492 Stone pile
45 59 60° 42.36887751 -72.64277578 Old road thru stone wall
60 165° View from location
61 250° View from location
62 340° View from location
46 63 140° 42.36916711 -72.64256045 Stone walls intersect
47 64 38° 42.36922008 -72.64220581 Rock outcrop
48 65 125° 42.3699048 -72.64136771 Marble monument
49 66 145° 42.37065447 -72.64130442 Rebar - corner
50 67 125° 42.37140357 -72.64118808 Rebar in stone wall
51 68 95° 42.37143332 -72.64019273 View along boundary into field
52 69 210° 42.37145755 -72.6399976 Edge invasives (multi-flora)
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53 70 210° 42.37051047 -72.63994572 Old plastic tote and other debris - multi-flora and
autumn olive
54 71 55° 42.36994939 -72.63997346 View of field
55 72 250° 42.36921178 -72.64058769 Start of established trail
73 70° View in other direction
56 74 195° 42.36908245 -72.64168857 Interior stone wall near trail
57 N/A 42.368675 -72.64262189 Trail junction
58 75 220° 42.36747765 -72.64283806 Trail junction
59 76 250° 42.36628088 -72.64287444 View of thinned forest after logging
60 77 240° 42.36574746 -72.64212627 Stream crossing at trail
61 N/A 42.36377067 -72.64169821 End of established trail on property
62 78 305° 42.3641839 -72.64262768 View looking down into swamp from clearing
63 79 280° 42.36516718 -72.64256565 Bear scat at wetlands margin
64 N/A 42.36562097 -72.64226784 Wetlands outlet
65 80 300° 42.36565148 -72.64365178 Small metal pile
66 81 330° 42.36811149 -72.64201471 Large logged clearing
67 82 35° 42.36862689 -72.6403229 Internal wall and barbwire, edge of invasives
Waypoints 1 through 54 and associated photos taken by Joe Rogers and Chris Volonte on 04/27/17
between 10 am and 3:15 am. Waypoints 55 through 67 and associated photos taken by Joe Rogers
on 05/02/17 between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.
Waypoint data collected with a GARMIN GPSmap 60CSx GPS unit. Photos taken with a Canon
PowerShot A630 camera.
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Photo 1. Waypoint X. 220° Field from parking area Photo 2. Waypoint 1. 220° Bound and field in
background
Photo 3. Waypoint 2. 270° Corner bound and field in
background
Photo 4. Waypoint 3. 225° Corner- no bound, view into
field
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Photo 5. Waypoint 4. 90° Corner- no bound, view into
field
Photo 6. Waypoint 5. 40° Intersection of property line
with town line, looking toward pin off property
Photo 7. Waypoint 5. 315° View into property toward
multi-flora
Photo 8. Waypoint 6. 295° Close-up of corner pin -
edge of woods
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Photo 9. Waypoint 6. 10° View from pin to pin Photo 10. Waypoint 7. 320° Brushed hogged area just
inside boundary
Photo 11. Waypoint 8. 30° Corner - intersection of
stone wall, flagging but no pin
Photo 12. Waypoint 9. 295° Wall intersection at
boundary inflection point
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Photo 13. Waypoint 9. 295° View into property - forest Photo 14. Waypoint 10. 295° Iron rod - corner - looking
along boundary
Photo 15. Waypoint 11. 20° Iron rod along boundary
near logging
Photo 16. Waypoint 11. 20° View into property -
logging
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Photo 17. Waypoint 12. 245° Iron rod along boundary
near logging
Photo 18. Waypoint 12. 285° View along boundary
Photo 19. Waypoint 12. 45° View along boundary Photo 20. Waypoint 12. 140° View along boundary
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Photo 21. Waypoint 13. 300° Iron pipe - close up corner Photo 22. Waypoint 14. 225° Iron rod - along boundary
Photo 23. Waypoint 14. 305° View into property Photo 24. Waypoint 15. 305° Iron rod - close up
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Photo 25. Waypoint 15. 265° View into interior Photo 26. Waypoint 15. Porcupine
Photo 27. Waypoint 16. 315° Iron rod - close up Photo 28. Waypoint 17. 220° Iron pipe - mostly covered
by slash
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Photo 29. Waypoint 18. 235° Iron rod and view
upstream
Photo 30. Waypoint 19. 235° Iron rod - looking into
property
Photo 31. Waypoint 20. 245° Iron rod - looking into
property
Photo 32. Waypoint 21. 245° Iron rod - looking into
property
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Photo 33. Waypoint 22. 235° Iron rod - looking into
property
Photo 34. Waypoint 23. 150° Iron rod - close up near
multi-flora thicket
Photo 35. Waypoint 24. 290° iron rod in Iron pipe - next
to dumped ash and brush pile
Photo 36. Waypoint 25. 105° Looking toward Rt 5 -
approx loc of corner
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Photo 37. Waypoint 26. 55° Metal angle iron - near
rivulet
Photo 38. Waypoint 27. 310° Rebar - corner
Photo 39. Waypoint 28. 325° Woods road Photo 40. Waypoint 28. 215° Woods road
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Photo 41. Waypoint 29. 310° Iron Rod - next to maple Photo 42. Waypoint 30. 325° Photo of rock outcrop
from near corner - rod not found (Area previously
associated with this parcel but now corrected)
Photo 43. Waypoint 32. 35° Swamp - red maples Photo 44. Waypoint 33. 180° Abutting backyard
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Photo 45. Waypoint 34. 350° From approx corner along
boundary - leaf an woody debris
Photo 46. Waypoint 35. 55° Approx site of pin noted in
survey (not found) - hole
Photo 47. Waypoint 35. 100° Pin in rock with flag Photo 48. Waypoint 36. 85° Pin embedded in ground
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Photo 49. Waypoint 37. 5° Pipe and rebar Photo 50. Waypoint 38. 130° Iron pipe w/bend
Photo 51. Waypoint 38. 130° View into property Photo 52. Waypoint 39. 60° Stone wall - along
boundary
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Photo 53. Waypoint 40. 120° Cairn and rod - blue paint Photo 54. Waypoint 41. 105° Older cut area?
Photo 55. Waypoint 42. 70° Wood roads - intersection Photo 56. Waypoint 42. 250° Looking in other direction
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Photo 57. Waypoint 43. 85° Logged area Photo 58. Waypoint 44. 85° Stone pile
Photo 59. Waypoint 45. 60° Old road thru stone wall Photo 60. Waypoint 45. 165° View from location
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Photo 61. Waypoint 45. 250° View from location Photo 62. Waypoint 45. 340° View from location
Photo 63. Waypoint 46. 140° Stone walls intersect Photo 64. Waypoint 47. 38° Rock outcrop
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Photo 65. Waypoint 48. 125° Marble monument Photo 66. Waypoint 49. 145° Rebar - corner
Photo 67. Waypoint 50. 125° Rebar in stone wall Photo 68. Waypoint 51. 95° View along boundary into
field
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Photo 69. Waypoint 52. 210° Edge invasives (multi-
flora)
Photo 70. Waypoint 53. 210° Old plastic tote and other
debris - multi-flora and autumn olive
Boundary survey conducted by Joe Rogers and
Chris Volonte on 04/27/17 between 10 am and
3:15 pm. Weather: morning rain to breaks of sun
in the afternoon, highs in the low 60’s, winds 10
-15 mph.
Photo 71. Waypoint 54. 55° View of field
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The photos below were taken on a second day of the baseline survey by Joe Rogers on 05/02/17.
Photo 72. Waypoint 55. 250° Start of established trail Photo 73. Waypoint 55. 70° View in other direction
Photo 74. Waypoint 56. 195° Interior stone wall near
trail
Photo 75. Waypoint 58. 220° Trail junction
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Photo 76. Waypoint 59. 250° View of thinned forest
after logging
Photo 77. Waypoint 60. 240° Stream crossing at trail
Photo 78. Waypoint 62. 305° View looking down into
swamp from clearing
Photo 79. Waypoint 63. 280° Bear scat at wetlands
margin
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Photo 80. Waypoint 65. 300° Small metal pile Photo 81. Waypoint 66. 330° Large logged clearing
Baseline survey conducted by Joe Rogers on
05/02/17 between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.
Weather: mostly sunny, highs in the upper 50’s,
winds 5 -10 mph.
Photo 82. Waypoint 82. 35° Internal wall and barbwire,
edge of invasives
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Attached herein are the following:
Deed Reference:
Book 10344, Page 226, Hampshire County Registry of Deeds (Recorded 22 October 2010)
Book 5886, Page 144, Hampshire County Registry of Deeds (Recorded 17 February 2000)
Book 12654, Page 99, Hampshire County Registry of Deeds (Recorded 16 June 2017)
Plan Reference:
Book 239, Page 72, Hampshire County Registry of Deeds (Recorded 09 June 2017)
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