The Environment: Diversity of Habitat and Wildlife

Hull Springs Farm is rich with habitats unique to the tidal reaches of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.  It is situated between two tidal creeks, Glebe Creek and Aimes Creek, which are tributaries of Lower Machodoc Creek and eventually the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay. 

The farm has approximately 200 acres of agricultural fields or building sites and 418 forested acres. In addition to 8000 feet of shoreline, the farm has wetland, riparian (streamside), agricultural, and forest habitats in addition to a freshwater pond. Forest types include: pine-hardwood, bottomland and wetland hardwoods, and pine. The tidal creeks on either side of the property vary in their salinity -- approximately 5 to 10 parts per thousand.

Longwood University intends to establish an education, research, and demonstration center for best management practices for sustainability in the areas of forestry, agriculture, wetlands, habitat, and shoreline protection, serving Virginia and the entire Chesapeake Bay watershed. Learn more about the natural resource plans and the plants and animals of Hull Springs Farm.