3421 Julia Road , Renick, WV 24966(Greenbrier County)

Winged wildlife - eagles, hawks, owls, ravens, turkeys and Neotropical songbirds

Spectacular long-range views

Ideal for recreational activities: shooting sports, ATV, horseback riding, hiking, camping, and nature viewing

Low taxes, low population density

The property provides quality of life values

LOCATION

Google Coordinates: 38.034283(N), -80.265529(W)

Address: 3421 Julia Road, Renick, WV 24966

Elevation Range: 2446 ft. to 2626 ft. +/-

FOREST/TIMBER RESOURCES

The forest's predominately well-drained upland terrain has led to a resource dominated by hardwood species and white pine. Overall, the species composition is highly desirable and favors hardwood types, consisting primarily of, Sugar Maple, Poplar, Red Oak/Scarlet Oak, White Oak/Chestnut Oak, Soft Maple, Hickory, and a host of associated species (birch, sourwood, black gum, beech).

The forest is healthy and there are no signs of pest infestations of Gypsy Moth. The Emerald Ash Borer, which has inundated the entire Northeast US, is present and the Ash component will significantly decline over the next decade. The Eastern Hemlock species is under siege by the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid and the hemlock will significantly decline over the coming decade. There have been no forest fires in recent memory.

The forest floor is home to several types of mushrooms, medicinal plants, wild ginseng, ferns and cool green mosses.

Crops of acorns and hickory nuts are produced each year from the oak and hickory trees scattered about.

Raising honeybees would do well here.

MINERAL RESOURCES

All rights the owner has in title will be conveyed with the property.

BOUNDARIES AND SURVEY

The property was surveyed in October 2013 and is shown on a survey plat recorded in Deed Book 560 at Page 710. The metes and bounds description prepared from that survey is shown in the owners deed. The property is being sold by the boundary and not by the acre.

UTILITIES

Water: A well could be drilled. A 1,000 gallon potable water storage tank is on site but has not been installed.

Sewer: A private septic system could be installed

Electricity: Available on property. Two small solar panels in place.

Telephone: Available at roadside

Internet: Available via Frontier, Starlink, HughesNet

Cellphone Coverage: Good

ACCESS/FRONTAGE

The property has almost 700 feet of frontage on Julia Road Rt. 7/1. The property road connects directly to Julia Road.

ZONING

Greenbrier County is subject to some zoning and subdivision regulations. All prospective buyers should consult the County Commission and the Health Department for details regarding zoning, building codes and installation of septic systems.

Information can be found at the county website.

PROPERTY TYPE/USE SUMMARY

The property has been used as open area and forestland.

(This summary is an estimation of current property use as determined from aerial photography. It is made subject to the estimation of property boundaries and any errors in the interpretation of land use type from the aerial photography utilized.)

DEED and TAX INFORMATION

Deed Information: DB 662 Pg. 454

Greenbrier County, West Virginia

Acreage: 10.23 acres +/-

Real Estate Tax Info:

Greenbrier County (13), West Virginia

Falling Spring District (4)

Tax Map 48 Parcel 34.3; Class 2

2025 Real Estate Taxes: $109.02

SCHOOLS

Greenbrier County School District

Public Elementary School:

Frankford Elementary School

Public Middle School:

Eastern Greenbrier Middle School

Public High School:

Greenbrier East High School

Colleges:

New River Community and Technical College (Lewisburg campus)

West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Private Schools:

Greenbrier Community School (PK-8)

Greenbrier Valley Academy (2-8)

Lewisburg Baptist Academy (PK-12)

Renick Christian School (2-7)

Seneca Trail Christian Academy (PK-12)

A MOST PLEASANT CLIMATE

The property experiences an enjoyable four-season climate for growing berries that is favorably influenced by its elevation and the surrounding mountains. The production of blueberries and blackberries do exceptionally well in this climate, as does livestock. Summers are noticeably cooler than areas to the east, with average high temperatures in the 70's and 80's. During the winter, high temperatures reach the 50's and 60's, with lows in the teens. Spring and fall generally feature spectacular weather that highlights the brilliant colors of the changing seasons, and temperatures average in the 60's.

Annual rainfall is approximately 44 inches, while annual snowfall is approximately 39 inches.

ON-SITE RECREATION

The property offers many soft recreational opportunities.

Nature viewing is first in line of recreational activities. Numbers and diversity of species include neo-tropical songbirds, butterflies, turtles, frogs, rabbits, chipmunks, dragonflies, owls and hawks.

Stargazing-Planet Observation

Complete or near darkness, can still be found on areas of the property, thereby affording the opportunity to view the night sky in all its brilliant wonder.

Water-sports enthusiasts will find the nearby Greenbrier River ideal for swimming, canoeing, fishing, kayaking, tubing, snorkeling, paddle boarding and windsurfing.

Mountain Biking and Hiking

The gently laying land may be used for conventional and mountain biking and hiking.

Shooting-sports devotees find all the land and privacy needed to enjoy:

Paintball-Airsoft-Laser Tag-Archery tag

Shotgun sport shooting including Skeet, Trap, Double Trap and Sporting Clays

Rifle & Handgun shooting: bullseye, silhouette, western, bench rest, long-range, fast draw

Archery and Crossbow competition shooting

Plain ole' plinking: Grandpa's old 22 single shot rifle and a few tin cans make a fun day

WILDLIFE

The nearby Greenbrier River is a major contributor to the local ecosystem's richness and diversity for both plants and animals. The areas creeks, rivers, ponds, and springs support the surrounding aquatic plant life and create a water sustained community with a wide variety of wildlife. The edges of the areas small wetlands support the aquatic food web and provide shelter for wildlife. The plant life associated with the wetland includes rushes, sedges, cattails, duckweed and algae.

There are many animals that live year-round and at other times in the water and around the edges of the of the areas creeks and rivers including raccoons, opossums, blue herons, Canada geese, wood ducks, mallards, minnows, native fish, turtles, salamanders, newts, crayfish, muskrats, bull frogs, eagles, hawks and redwing blackbirds.

There is the insect and microscopic world including butterflies, dragonflies, water beetles, damselflies, tadpoles and various insect larvae.

The area's diverse tree species, coupled with the abundant water supply from the nearby river and streams, create the areas perfect wildlife habitat. The miles of "edge effect" crafted between farm fields, creeks, hollows, ridges, and rock outcrops benefit all the resident wildlife. Bald eagles, white tail deer, black bear, wild turkey, squirrel, rabbit, bobcat, raccoon, fox and many species of songbirds, owls and raptors make up the resident wildlife population.

The areas hardwood forest provides an essential nutrient source and produces tons of hard mast including acorns, hickory nuts and beech nuts. Soft mast includes stag horn sumac, black cherry, tulip poplar seeds, maple seeds, multiple rose berries and blackberries.

BUTTERFLIES

The property is an excellent habitat for butterflies, especially monarchs. The monarch highly depends on the milkweed plant and returns to areas rich in milkweed to lay their eggs. The milkweed they consume as caterpillars contain toxins stored in their bodies, making the butterfly taste terrible to predators. Their bright orange wings serve as a warning signal.

Each fall, in one of the world's astounding natural animal events, tens of millions of monarch butterflies migrate as much as 3,000 miles from the northeast U.S. and Canada to their wintering grounds in central Mexico. They use air currents and thermals to travel such incredible distances.

Other butterflies that visit the property include eastern tiger and spicebush swallowtails, silver-spotted skippers, and a variety of sulphurs and whites. Another interesting insect to visit the property is the Black Saddlebag Dragonfly, a regular guest of the lake and wetlands, with all the frogs, fish, and turtles.

PERMACULTURE FARMING

The three core tenets of permaculture are:

Care for the earth: Provision for all life systems to continue and multiply. This is the first principle because, without a healthy earth, humans cannot flourish.

Care for the people: Provision of access to resources necessary for human existence

Setting limits to population and consumption: By governing our own needs, we can set resources aside to further the above principles. This includes returning waste back into the system to recycle and turn it into usefulness. The third ethic is sometimes called 'Fair Share', which reflects that we should take no more than what we need before we reinvest the surplus.

Permaculture design emphasizes patterns of landscape, function, and species assemblies. It determines where these elements should be placed so they can provide maximum benefit to the local environment. Permaculture maximizes useful connections between components and synergy of the final design. The focus of permaculture, therefore, is not on each separate element but rather on the relationships created among elements by the way they are placed together; the whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts.

Permaculture design, therefore, aims to minimize waste, human labor, and energy input by building systems and maximizing benefits between design elements to achieve a high level of synergy. Permaculture designs evolve by considering these relationships and elements and evolving into extremely complex systems that produce a high density of food and materials with minimal input.