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A Model Forest is a defined eco-geographic unit comprised of a relatively large area in which forestry is the main land use, and serves to promote effective forest management and stewardship practices that are compatible with water quality protection.
Supported through a voluntary partnership among individuals and organizations with a stake in the management of the forest resources, a Model Forest benefits from the combined expertise and resources to identify, develop, apply and monitor the effects of innovative, locally-specific approaches to sustainable forest management. Model Forests serve as outdoor classrooms to educate students, teachers, forest landowners, and communities by sharing knowledge and demonstrating sustainable, replicable approaches.
The vision for the Clearpool Model Forest is to create broad public commitment to forest stewardship by helping students, teachers, forestry professionals, and the community to understand and experience the shared benefits that can be attained and preserved through properly managed forests, including:
Crowned the best for falconry in medieval times, gyrfalcons were once reserved for kings. As the largest falcon in the world, with exquisite plumage ranging from bright white to deep charcoal, gyrs are revered for their powerful skill of flight. Their long wings make hunting waterfowl from 3,000-feet-high a feasible and fantastical feat. This falcon was flown in the sport of falconry for several years.