Natchaug State Forest

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Natchaug State Forest
Remains of an old mill dam on Beaverdam Brook

Remains of an old mill dam on Beaverdam Brook

location Ashford , Brooklyn , Chaplin , Eastford , Hampton , Pomfret , Windham County , USA
surface 54.38 km 2
Geographical location 41 ° 53 '  N , 72 ° 11'  W Coordinates: 41 ° 52 '45 "  N , 72 ° 11' 16"  W
Natchaug State Forest, Connecticut
Natchaug State Forest
Setup date 1917
administration Dept. of Energy & Environmental Protection, Connecticut State
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Natchaug State Forest is a state forest in the US state of Connecticut in northwest Windham County . Its parcels are spread over the area of ​​six parishes. The Natchaug River runs north to south along the western boundary of the largest forest parcel. James L. Goodwin State Forest joins immediately to the south.

Surname

The name comes from the Algonquin and means something like: "Land between the rivers". It originally only referred to the area at the junction of the Bigelow River and Still River , from which the Natchaug River arises.

geography

The forest is located in northwest Windham County, in the area of ​​the six parishes Ashford , Brooklyn , Chaplin , Eastford , Hampton , Pomfret . It belongs to the ecoregion of the Northeastern coastal forests. In the forest there is a fireplace as a remnant of a historic house. The house was the birthplace of General Nathaniel Lyon from the Civil War . The Hampton Reservoir is in the area and the Air Line State Park Trail accompanies part of the southern border.

Freetime activities

The large forest areas have an extensive system of hiking trails that can be used for all types of outdoor sports. Hiking trails include the Natchaug Trail and the Civilian Conservation Corps Loop.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ State Parks and Forests : Funding, Recruiting, and Referrals. (PDF)
  3. ↑ a b Connecticut State Forests Seedling Letterbox Series - Clues for Natchaug State Forest . In: State Parks and Forests . Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  4. ^ Natchaug State Forest . In: State Parks and Forests . Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  5. ↑ DM Olson, E. Dinerstein: Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World : A New Map of Life on Earth. In: BioScience 2001, vol. 51 No. 11 pp. 933–938 Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. doi = 10.1641 / 0006-3568 (2001) 051 [0933: TEOTWA] 2.0.CO; 2 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / gis.wwfus.org
  6. ^ US Geological Survey. The National Map

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