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PARKS Hubbard Park -- 185 acres
Photos on this page are courtesy of MT Bytes, LLC History In 1899, John E. Hubbard gave the City of Montpelier a gift of 125 acres, since then several other parcels have been added to the park, including 50 acres was given by "Bud" Heney and his family. Hubbard Park now has 185 acres and has roughly 7 miles of hiking and skiing trails, numerous picnic areas, a soccer and ball field, a small pond, a sledding hill, and a 54 foot observation tower.
Pictures of Hubbard Park taken shortly after it was donated to the city in 1899, show the area mostly bare of trees. Earlier pictures show cows grazing of grassy hillside, showing a occasional tree lined fence line and patches of conifers. Description Hubbard Park has several impressive stands of white pine, red pine and hemlock. The center area is a designated natural area. In certain areas of the park, notably near the tower, can be found majestic red oaks, even more remarkable given they are on the northern edge of their range. A range of habitats can be found including meadows, softwood and hardwood stands, swamps and thickets. Vegetation Hubbard Park has several impressive stands of white pine, red pine and hemlock. The center area is a designated natural area. In certain areas of the park, notably near the tower, can be found majestic red oaks, even more remarkable given they are on the northern edge of their range. A number of impressive beech trees can also be found in the Park. Many, many young beech can be found (as well as white ash), in a number of areas of the Park, which are examples of succession to the climax stage of forest. A range of habitats can be found including meadows, softwood and hardwood stands, swamps and thickets.
Habitats Swamps, Yellow birch/Hemlock forests, Beech/Maple and Red Oak, White and Red Pine, fields/meadows, a small pond, a couple small brooks, thickets and more can be found in Hubbard Park. Balsam fir, spruce, red maple, sugar maple, hop hornbeam, Norway spruce, Butternut, white birch, and even a few living Elm trees can be found in the different forest types. Guidelines and Regulations
Maps This is a link to an online map. The following map is available for downloading. It is in Adobe Acrobat Reader format (PDF). You can download a free copy of the Reader via this link: Adobe Reader.
Contact Us Geoff Beyer, Parks Director 39 Main Street, City Hall Montpelier, VT 05602 Tel: (802) 223-7335 E-mail: gbeyer@montpelier-vt.org Updated March 27, 2006 |
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