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=Vinton Furnace Experimental Forest= =Raccoon Ecological Management Area= Vinton, Ohio 45651 Raccoon Ecological Management Area webpage Raccoon Ecological Management Area map

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Vinton Furnace Experimental Forest--Raccoon Ecological Management Area
Coordinates: 39.188161, -82.410207 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Raccoon Ecological Management Area
Formerly owned by the MeadWestvaco Corporation, this public hunting area consists of 15,857 acres. It is located in Vinton, Clinton, and Madison townships of Vinton County and is situated 3 miles southeast of McArthur.

The topography on the REMA property is hilly for the most part and includes some steep and rocky hillsides. This property has been extensively managed for timber production and provides a diversity of forestland wildlife habitat. Oak, hickory, maple, and yellow poplar dominate the mature forest and the understory consists of greenbrier and shade-tolerant woody shrubs. Index of Ohio's trees from the Division of Forestry.

Many well-established logging roads traverse the area making nearly all portions of the property accessible on foot. Surface mining that occurred on the site has resulted in several constructed ponds.

The wooded hills of southern Ohio are part of the Appalachian Forest, the oldest and most diverse forest system in North America. When healthy, these forests are home to a rich array of flowering and medicinal plants, dozens of tree species, songbirds, game species like ruffed grouse and wild turkey, and other wildlife including bobcat, black bear, bats, salamanders, and snakes.

The diverse mixture of habitat types, ranging from recent timbering operations to forested ridge tops, provides for a rich variety of both game and non-game species. White-tailed deer, wild turkey, and gray squirrel are the principal abundant game species. The timber management occurring on this property provides habitat for grouse, turkey, white-tailed deer, and cottontail rabbit. From Raccoon Ecological Management Area webpage

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