People's State Forest
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People's State Forest
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| location | Barkhamstead , Litchfield County , USA | |
| surface | 12.38 km 2 | |
| Geographical location | 41 ° 57 ′ N , 72 ° 59 ′ W | |
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| Setup date | 1924 | |
| administration | Dept. of Energy & Environmental Protection, Connecticut State | |
Peoples State Forest is a state forest in the US state of Connecticut in the area of the community of Barkhamsted . It is immediately connected to the American Legion State Forest , which adjoins to the south. The forest has 16 km (10 mi) of hiking trails in the blue-blazed system of the Peoples State Forest Trails .
geography
The Peoples State Forest extends east of the western arm of the Farmington River . The area along the romantic upper reaches of the Farmington River is a mountainous area with impressive cliffs and many rocks. The area is commonly referred to as the Pleasant Valley . From the Farmington River (138 m) the terrain rises to 335 m above sea level . When the Indians still lived in the area, they used a soapstone warehouse to obtain stones for making tools and jewelry.
Nature Museum
The park is also home to the Peoples State Forest Nature Museum (Stone Museum). In the stone building, which was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935 , there is a natural history exhibition with many prepared animals, as well as some information about the pioneers, Indians, forest use and stone extraction and the CCC.
The museum was initially operated from 1935 to 1942. In 1992 it was reopened under the name "The Stone Museum", but in 2007 the name was changed back to the People's State Forest Nature Museum.
Hiking trails
Most of the hiking trails are named after personalities who had an influence on the establishment of the protected area and nature conservation as a whole:
- Agnes Bowen Trail , secretary of the local Chamber of Commerce and main person in charge of localizing the park.
- Charles Pack Trail , President of the American Tree Assoc. and American Nature Assoc.
- Elliot Bronson Trail , author of the Forestry Pageant for Peoples Forest, 1924; Superintendent of State Parks until 1964.
- Jessie Gerard Trail , director of Connecticut Forest and Park Assoc. ; The trail leads to Veeder Boulders , Light House Village graveyard site and Chaughams Lookout .
- Robert Ross Trail , forester.
- Walt Landgraf Trail , Landgraf was the museum's curator until 2007.
- The Pond Trail leads to Beaver Brook Pond .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ^ State Parks and Forests : Funding, Recruiting, and Referrals. (PDF)
- ^ American Legion and Peoples State Forests . In: State Parks and Forests . Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- ↑ Trails . People's State Forest Nature Museum. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- ^ US Geological Survey. The National Map
- ↑ a b Peoples State Forest Nature Museum . Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- ^ Inside the Museum . People's State Forest Nature Museum. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. 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. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
Web links
- People's State Forest Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
- Peoples State Forest Nature Museum - official site
- Peoples State Forest Trails - Connecticut Museum Quest. Articles on the trails.
- 30. Stone Museum * - Connecticut Museum Quest to the museum.