Details on Ranck Woods

Ranck Woods is a small preserve that is a fairly dry upland area despite its proximity to nearby inlets of the Chesapeake Bay. One of the boundary lines is along a road but the rest is through sometimes dense woods. The boundaries were last walked in 2000 so they need to be reposted.

Some of the challenges at this preserve include greenbrier, chiggers and ticks. The best time to do boundary work will be the late fall and winter when leaves are down, visibility is good and the ticks have died off.

Roadsides adjacent to our preserves are often the site of dumping of household trash or deer carcasses. We have not had a big problem with this at Ranck Woods but it could happen. While unsightly and upsetting, this seldom has an ecological impact on the property so we often can't respond very quickly.