Natural Wonders of Connecticut & Rhode Island

by Henshaw, Carol

• ISBN13: 9780658002403
• ISBN10: 0658002406
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-04-01
• Publisher: MCG

Summary

Outdoor enthusiasts and families will find abundant opportunities to learn about nature in Natural Wonders of Connecticut & Rhode Island. This guide highlights more than 50 unspoiled state and national parks, forests, and reserves. They include all the information needed to enjoy these national treasures.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xiii
CONNECTICUT
The Litchfield Hills	1	(44)
Sharon Audubon Center	2	(7)
Macedonia Brook State Park	9	(3)
Kent Falls State Park	12	(3)
Lake Waramaug State Park	15	(3)
Mount Tom State Park	18	(3)
White Memorial Foundation and Conservation Center	21	(12)
Topsmead State Forest	33	(5)
Flanders Nature Center	38	(7)
Southwestern Connecticut	45	(54)
Squantz Pond State Park	46	(3)
Shepaug Bald Eagle Observation Area	49	(5)
Southford Falls State Park	54	(2)
Kettletown State Park	56	(3)
Farmington Canal Linear Park and Lock 12 Historical Park	59	(7)
Osbornedale State Park and the Kellogg Environmental Center	66	(6)
Lower Naugatuck River	72	(6)
Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center	78	(12)
Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center and Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge	90	(6)
Beardsley Zoo	96	(3)
Central Connecticut	99	(34)
Hill-Stead Museum	100	(3)
Dinosaur State Park	103	(5)
Wadsworth Falls State Park	108	(3)
Salmon River State Forest and Day Pond State Park	111	(4)
Devil's Hopyard State Park	115	(3)
Gillette Castle State Park	118	(9)
Hammonasset Beach State Park	127	(6)
Northeastern Connecticut	133	(20)
Bigelow Hollow State Park	134	(4)
Trail Wood, the Edwin Way Teale Memorial Sanctuary	138	(7)
Gay City State Park	145	(3)
Moosup River	148	(5)
Southeastern Connecticut	153	(12)
Pachaug State Forest	154	(5)
Rocky Neck State Park	159	(6)
RHODE ISLAND
Inland	165	(16)
Casimir Pulaski Memorial State Park	166	(3)
Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge	169	(4)
Roger Williams Park Zoo	173	(2)
Arcadia Management Area	175	(6)
The Coast	181	(20)
Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area	182	(5)
Trustom Pond	187	(1)
Beavertail State Park and Conanicut Island	188	(5)
Prudence Island and the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve	193	(5)
Blithewold Gardens and Arboretum	198	(3)
Reading Guide	201	(4)
Index	205