Hike to Vermont's Champion White Ash on December 6

By popular request, there will be another hike to the largest White Ash in Vermont on Saturday December 6 from 10 AM to noon. The tree is located on Windmill Hill Pinnacle Association property off Headwaters Trail in Westminster. Since the tree is not that easy to find - unless one has been there before - a guided hike by Forester Arthur Westing will lead hikers right to it.

During this free program Westing will discuss the characteristics of a Vermont forest and the factors that affect the health of this truly remarkable specimen. Without leaves on the tree, its size and structure should be very obvious and most impressive.

Re-verified at the beginning of 2014 by Windham County Forester Bill Guenther of the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation, the tree grew in the ten years since its last measurement and charted a circumference of 205.2 inches and a height of 113 feet, thereby beating out two other Westminster giants for the honor of being the largest White Ash in Vermont.

Participants should dress warmly, wear hiking shoes, bring water, and meet at the Holden Trail kiosk. Please visit www.windmillhillpinnacle.org for a map indicating trailheads, as well as other information. Contact Arthur Westing at 802-387-2152 for further directions and registration.