Moss Sanctuary

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Albert E. Moss Sanctuary
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location Mansfield , Tolland County , USA
surface 0.55 km 2
Geographical location 41 ° 48 ′  N , 72 ° 14 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 47 ′ 40 "  N , 72 ° 14 ′ 26"  W
Moss Sanctuary (Connecticut)
Moss Sanctuary
Setup date 2011
administration Mansfield Ward, University of Connecticut & al.
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The Albert E. Moss Sanctuary (abbreviated: Moss Santuary ) in the community of Mansfield in the US state of Connecticut is a municipal sanctuary .

Surname

The name has nothing to do with Moosen (English: Moss), but refers to Albert E. Moss , a professor at the University of Connecticut (1914-1942) who developed the first curricula for forest management and wildlife management in the 1930s .

geography

The sanctuary is part of a larger project launched by the state, the City of Mansfield, the Norcross Wildlife Foundation, and the University of Connecticut to protect natural areas near settlement. The sanctuary is located south of the intersection of Route 275 (South Eagleville Road) and Route 195 (Storrs Road) and is directly adjacent to the Storr's campus of UConn. The protected area includes various forest types and wetlands as well as the Tift Pond .

history

The 135 acre area was not protected until 2011 after serving as an outdoor classroom for UConn, EO Smith High School, and Mansfield Township for decades . The pond was created to hold water for the oldest silk mill in the United States. Rodney and Horatio Hanks' spinning mill buildings were moved to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn , Michigan .

In honor of George Washington , von Moss students planted several Weymouth pines for his 200th birthday in 1932.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ State Parks and Forests : Funding, Recruiting, and Referrals. (PDF)
  3. ^ US Geological Survey. The National Map

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