Massacoe State Forest Q&A
TO: Sen. Witkos, Rep. Hampton,FROM: Rick Jacobson, Bureau Chief, DEEP Bureau of Natural Resources DATE: June 24, 2020RE: Massacoe State Forest Contract W-424 Massacoe State Forest, located in Simsbury Connecticut, has seen over 100 years of sustainable forest management. It consists of two blocks, the Massacoe Block (122 acres) and the Great Pond Block (296 acres). In 2018, DEEP entered into contract W-424 for selective harvesting on the Massacoe block to create an uneven aged forest with greater vertical diversity and varied tree ages. The selected contractor for W-424 began harvesting activity on the site on June 11, 2020.…