Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area
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Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area
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| location | Burlington , Hartford County , USA | |
| Geographical location | 41 ° 44 ' N , 72 ° 57' W | |
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| administration | Dept. of Energy & Environmental Protection, Connecticut State | |
Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area is a Connecticut conservation center in the Burlington community . The protected area focuses on environmental education and offers teaching programs for school classes and groups.
geography
The area covers an area of 700 acres (283 hectares) and has a large nature museum. The Tunxis Trail crosses the area. The closest sanctuary is the Nassahegon State Forest about 2 miles further north. Beavers have turned part of Negro Hill Brook into a swampy landscape.
fauna
The reserve offers a retreat for many animal species that can be explored on various nature trails. Occasionally, you can even spot bears . There are also white-tailed deer and beavers have shaped part of the landscape into a swamp. In the developed lowland forests are encountered Pileated Woodpecker , Scarlet Tanager , Broad-winged Hawk (broad-winged hawk, Buteo platypterus ), turkeys , collar chickens , mallards , wood ducks , Blue Heron and amphibians such as Spring Peeper ( Pseudacris crucifer ) and forest frogs .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ^ US Geological Survey. The National Map
Web links
- Sessions Woods on the Connecticut Department for Energy and Environmental Protection homepage
- Connecticut Forest & PArk Association
- Friends of Sessions Woods (PDF)
- Friends of Sessions Woods
- Bear warning
- ctmq.org