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This is a list of state parks, reserves, forests and wildlife management areas (WMAs) in the Connecticut state park and forest system, shown in five tables. The first table lists state parks and reserves, the second lists state park trails, the third lists state forests, the fourth lists Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) and the fifth lists other state-owned, recreation-related areas.
Nipmuck State Forest is a Connecticut state forest. Its 9,000 acres (3,600 ha) surround Bigelow Hollow State Park in the town of Union and include parcels in Stafford, Ashford, and other towns. [4] The forest is part of a larger network of forest lands making up some 40,000 acres (16,000 ha) in all.
Natchaug State Forest is a Connecticut state forest located in six towns including Ashford, Chaplin, and Eastford. [3] The Natchaug River runs from north to south along (and in a few cases through) the western border of the main forest parcel. James L. Goodwin State Forest abuts Natchaug State Forest to the south.
The northern end of the Natchaug Trail connects with the Nipmuck Trail 1200 feet south of Eastford Road in Ashford, Connecticut in northern Natchaug State Forest. After crossing the unpaved Moon Road, the northern third of the trail generally parallels Bigelow Brook until it merges with the Stones and Stills brooks to become the Natchaug River.
The last week of March 2010 the Connecticut Forest and Park Association acquired the largest conservation easement in an agreement with the University of Connecticut for the 3.5 miles (5.6 km) section of the Nipmuck Trail which passes through University of Connecticut protected property (the Moss tract through the Fenton Forest). [2]
Yale-Myers Forest Signs and northern entrance to the Nipmuck Trail on Bigelow Hollow Road (Connecticut Route 197) near Bigelow Hollow State Park. The Yale-Myers Forest is a 7,840-acre (32 km 2) forest in Northeastern Connecticut owned by Yale University and administered by the Yale School of the Environment.
This was followed by the Wolf Rock property, the Ashford Oak and others, including in 1978 the historic Gurleyville Gristmill and miller's cottage, [12] birthplace of Wilbur Cross, the 56th governor of Connecticut. Many of these early trust properties now abut other conserved lands, significantly increasing the size of the protected habitat.
Ashford is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. [2] The town is part of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region . The population was 4,191 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ]