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Meshomasic State Forest

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Currently, about 75 acres (300,000 m) per year are harvested. This is a sustainable rate of harvest that also increases biodiversity in the forest and makes the forest more resistant to such disasters as uncontrolled wildfire and destructive insect outbreaks. The “big pines” are left alone and
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The Meshomasic State forest was originally purchased to provide private landowners with examples of good forest management. The current management goals for the forest include maintaining a quality water supply for the Portland town reservoir (located within the state forest), protecting timber
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in the 1980s, which was found to be unexploitable. The highest point in the Meshomasic State Forest is Meshomasic Mountain at 916 feet (279 m) above sea-level. There are several other hills reaching 800 and 900 feet (270 m). Great Hill, which overlooks Great Hill Pond and the
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Meshomasic State Forest began as 70 acres (280,000 m), acquired for $ 105.00 in 1903. It was the first State Forest in Connecticut, and the second in the country (Pennsylvania had the first). The forest was originally purchased to provide private landowners with examples of good
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The forest floor is scattered with boulders and large rocks from the last ice age, and the topography of the region is mostly shaped from glaciers from the last ice age. Cobalt, quartzite, and feldspar are abundant in the state forest, along with gold discovered by geologists at the
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There are eight miles (13 km) of well-maintained dirt roads, originally built by the CCC, open for seasonal driving in the forest. Hunting, mountain biking, off roading, and hiking are also permitted in the forest. A public shooting range operated by the CT
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in Connecticut. The timber rattlesnake is an endangered species in Connecticut and it is illegal to kill, harass, or collect. Bites are extremely rare in Connecticut and every bite in the Meshomasic State Forest has been treated in time.
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In the late 19th century and again in the 1940s two quarries in the Meshomasic State Forest were quarried for feldspar and mica. The quarries are still open to the public and rock collectors to explore.
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just north of Soapstone Mountain and ends in the Meshomasic State Forest on Gadpouch Road. The trail runs along a ridge in the southern part of the forest where there are several vistas overlooking the
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Site HA-36 was located off of North Mulford Road in the Meshomasic State Forest. It was one of over 300 missile-defense sites around major cities during the
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is located within the State Forest off of Toll Gate Road in Glastonbury. Camping is not permitted within the state forest.
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The rocky forested terrain of the Meshomasic State Forest is home to the largest population of
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Portland Reservoir, Reeves Lookout State Wildlife Area, Meshomasic State Forest, Portland, CT.
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rattlesnake habitats, and keeping the forest as a showplace for proper timber management.
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Connecticut River as seen from Great Hill in the Meshomasic State Forest
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occasionally maintained to give the appearance of a
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Connecticut
USA
Middletown
41°38′N 72°33′W / 41.63°N 72.55°W / 41.63; -72.55
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
East Hampton
Portland
Marlborough
Glastonbury
Hebron
Forest management
Great Depression
Civilian Conservation Corps
Connecticut Route 2
Hartford
Norwich
second-growth forest
Northeastern coastal forests
ecoregion
deciduous
white pine
University of Connecticut
Connecticut River
timber rattlesnakes
virgin forest
Nike Missile
Cold War
Hartford's

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