List of National Natural Landmarks in Connecticut
This is a list of the National Natural Landmarks in Arkansas . There are eight National Natural Landmark properties in Arkansas (as of 2020). They were established between 1968 and 1982 and cover areas between about 4 hectares and 6 square kilometers .
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Surname | image | registration | place | county | Landowner | description | |
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1 | Bartholomew's Cobble | 1971 |
Canaan 42 ° 3 '26 " N , 73 ° 21' 3" W. |
Litchfield | Private | Wildlife sanctuary, agricultural reserve, and natural reserve located primarily in Ashley Falls , Massachusetts and adjacent to Canaan , Connecticut. The reserve is home to over 800 species of flora, including the largest variety of ferns in North America. It is open to the public and has walking trails and a visitor center. | |
2 | Beckley Bog | 1977 |
Norfolk 41 ° 58 '8 " N , 73 ° 9' 44" W. |
Litchfield | Private | The southernmost peat moss- heather- black spruce bog in New England . Acquired by the Nature Conservancy in 1956 . | |
3 | Bingham Pond Bog | 1973 |
Salisbury 42 ° 1 ′ 13 " N , 73 ° 27 ′ 59" W. |
Litchfield | Private | A rare untouched northern black spruce bog that is lacking the more common peat moss. | |
4th | Cathedral Pines | 1982 |
Cornwall 41 ° 50 ′ 9.8 " N , 73 ° 19 ′ 30.6" W. |
Litchfield | Private ( The Nature Conservancy ) | A large area of old Weymouth pine and hemlock forest owned by the Nature Conservancy that was largely destroyed by tornadoes in 1989. | |
5 | Chester Cedar Swamp | 1973 |
Chester 41 ° 23 ′ 15 " N , 72 ° 29 ′ 20.4" W. |
Middlesex | State, municipal | Known for its white cypress swamp within the Cockaponset State Forest . | |
6th | Dinosaur Trackway | 1968 |
Rocky Hill 41 ° 39 ′ 7 ″ N , 72 ° 39 ′ 25 ″ W. |
Hartford | Country | One of the largest dinosaur track sites in North America with a presentation of fossil traces from the early Jurassic in sandstone from about 200 million years ago. | |
7th | McLean Game Refuge Natural Areas | 1973 |
Granby 41 ° 55 ′ 14 " N , 72 ° 47 ′ 18.8" W. |
Hartford | Country | 1,800 hectares of forest in several sections with diverse groups of species as well as indications of glacier activities. | |
8th | Pachaug-Great Meadow Swamp | 1973 |
Voluntown 41 ° 35 ′ 57 ″ N , 71 ° 52 ′ 41 ″ W. |
New London | State, private | White cypress swamp in the Pachaug State Forest . Includes sections of the Pachaug River and Great Meadow Brook . |
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- ↑ a b National Park Service: National Natural Landmarks by state , accessed on May 5, 2020 (English)