Davis Park
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Introduction
Davis Park is a 10.5 acre property found on the border of Durham and Lee, NH. It was recently used to study wound response in maple trees and predator abundance.
History
The property was acquired by Fred E. Davis in the early thirties and was originally forested with American chestnut (Castanea dentata). After the chestnut blight the property was considered to be low quality for university standards and not the model forest the donor intended it to be. In 1938 the university, along with the forestry club, pruned trees, cut some cordwood, and conducted some systematic experimental planting. Today, instead of being an eyesore, the place is something we could point to with some degree of pride. The property contains many species not normally found in natural stands in this region.
Present Uses
It is currently used by UNH for educational purposes.
