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Cluster of bald cypress trees in Trap Pond State Park. The bald cypress is a wetland tree adapted to areas of calm, shallow standing water. Trap Pond State Park is the northernmost park in North America that includes cypress and bald cypress, although the actual range continues further north, ending just north of Georgetown, Delaware, in the Ellendale State Forest.
The U.S. state of Delaware has 17 state parks.Each of the parks is operated and maintained by the Delaware Division of Parks and Recreation, a branch of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), although one state park, First State Heritage Park, is managed by the Division of Parks and Recreation in partnership with other city and state agencies.
West Rock Ridge State Park is a public recreation area located in New Haven, Hamden, and Woodbridge, Connecticut. [2] The state park is named for the 400-to-700-foot (120 to 210 m) trap rock West Rock Ridge, which is part of the Metacomet Ridge extending from Long Island Sound to the Vermont border.
Cape Henlopen State Park is a Delaware state park on 5,193 acres (2,102 ha) on Cape Henlopen in Sussex County, Delaware, in the United States. William Penn made the beaches of Cape Henlopen one of the first public lands established in what has become the United States in 1682 with the declaration that Cape Henlopen would be for "the usage of the citizens of Lewes and Sussex County."
The park is designated for trout management and offers shoreline fishing on Day Pond. [5] The pond covers about 7 acres (2.8 ha) and reaches a depth of a little over 10 feet (3.0 m). [6] Park trails connect with approximately five miles of trails in the adjoining state forest. [7]
The town of Lexington is set to hold a ribbon-cutting for the new walking trail around the Old Mill Pond, which will cap a long road to restoring the historic pond that was drained after a dam ...
Bennett's Pond State Park is a public recreation area located in the town of Ridgefield, Connecticut. The state park occupies a portion of the estate once owned by industrialist Louis D. Conley. The park features the 56-acre pond for which it is named and many miles of hiking trails in a pristine woodland environment. [ 3 ]
Over the weekend, a hiker found some fishhook-stuffed dog treats along the Appalachian Trail. The Pennsylvania Game Commission has warned all pet owners to keep an eye out for these treats, as ...