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(Orvs) Heat Map * Outstanding Resource Values (ORVs) Heat Map * ORV Categories Regional Canton Burlington Farmington Avon Simsbury Geology Fishers Meadow and other Aquifer Contains two key Aquifer Protection Protection Areas; contains two traprock Areas that underlie the Farmington ridges Shelburne Falls Arc (Buttress Inland Dunes; Hoskins and Tarriffville Glacial Lake Bristol; Iapetos Ocean River; contains large portions of Dolerite) and Talcott Mt. (Talcott Basalt Aquifer Protection Area; Tariffville Shelburne Falls Arc (Buttress Dolerite) Geology 150 Terrane; contains a portion of the Farmington Glacial Lake; sand and Talus slopes); contains both Gorge; Talcott Mt. (Talcott Basalt and (Onion Mt.); Iapetos Ocean Terrane Charles House Aquifer Protection Area plains/Windsor Soils; Talcott Mt.(Talcott Iapetos Ocean Terrane (west) and the Talus slopes); extensive alluvial & Holyoke Basalts and Talus slopes); Hartford Basin (Newark Terrane) (east); floodplains; Glacial Lake Tariffville extensive alluvial floodplains sand plains/Windsor Soils; extensive alluvial floodplains (east) Most Fertile Farming Region after Contains "Statewide Prime Farmland Shade tobacco; Large tracts of Prime & Nebraska & Iowa; Great soil diversity Contains "Statewide Prime Farmland Agriculture Bristol's Farm Soils" within the river valley; Large Statewide Important Farmland Soils; - most complex soil patterns in any Soils" within the eastern river corridor Community Garden - Truck Farming Rosedale Farm; Hall Farm (?) area in CT May restrict parts of river eligible for Hydroelectric Power Upper Collinsville Dam Lower Collinsville Dam Grist Mill Dam (historic) Lower Collinsville Dam W&S designation Water Quality Salmon Brook (West) - Outstanding Farmington High Quality, given size Farmington High Quality, given size Farmington High Quality, given size Farmington High Quality, given size Farmington High Quality, given size Biological Diversity Pinchot Sycamore (and others); Rare Purple Giant Hyssop; Davis' Sedge; Plants Dwarf Bulrush (E); Threadfoot (SC) Dwarf Bulrush Sedge (carex davisii); Natural Grasslands; Threadfoot; Starry Campion (largest site) Twelve Varieties of Freshwater Dwarf Wedgemussel; Big and Tiger Beetle; Invertebrates Dwarf Wedgemussel Mussels Rapids Clubtail Salmon Brook "one of last true cold fisheries in CT"; over 30 species of Fish finfish inhabit lower Farmington (next Salmon Habitat; Brook Trout Salmon Habitat Salmon Habitat Shad Habitat Shad Habitat to CT River, highest fish diversity in CT) Northern Leopard Forg; Blue-spotted Amphibians/Reptiles Eastern Box Turtle (SC) Northern Leaopard Frog Turtles (Curtis Park) Salamanders Eagle Nesting; Chestnut-sided warb; Savannah Sparrow; Meadowlark; Brown Birds Important Migration Flyway Black-throated gree; Blackburnian Blue Heron, Eagles Savannah Sparrow Thrasher; Blue-winged and Chestnut-sided Blue Heron Rookery warble; Wood thrush Warblers Mammals Otter (= clean water) Whip-poor-will Mink (Curtis Park) Cultural Landscape Site of communities for thousands of Tariffville Bridge Site; 'Prehistoric Sites Dyer Farm; Indian Fishing Leatherman Cave/The Tory Den. Native Lewis-Walpole Site; Indian Neck; Meadow Old Farms Brook Site; Fisher Meadow Archeological years because of proximity to river - (over 50 recorded - many located within Rocks/Reservation? American artifacts Plain Road Site Sites; Alsop Meadow; Foley Site current residents are not the first! 1,000 ft of river) Farmington Canal (& Aquaduct); Apricot's Tariffville Manufacturing Co. Historical (e.g. Colonial, National Register (Collinsville); Collins Axe Cider Mill; Manufacturing (saw mill); The Restaurant (Historical Trolley Building); (National Register); Ensign Bickford (first Windsor oldest community in CT Farmington Canal Agricultural, Industrial) Factory; John Brown Civil War Connection Tory Den; The Whigville Grange Amistad Affair & "Grand Central Station" safety fuse); Terry's Plain; Simsbury for Underground Railroad Meadow; Phipps Homestead Recreation Nod Brook Wildlife Mgmt. Area (state Local parks/protected areas dot Shade Swamp Sanctuary; Walton Pond; Tariffville Park; Nod Brook; Pickerel Cove; Parks Nassahegan, Sessions Woods hunting dog training); Fisher Meadows river's path Winding Trails; Tunxis Mead Park Talcott Mtn. State Park (hang gliding) Conservation Area; Lake Erie New England National Scenis Trail Sweetheart Mountain Trails; Huckleberry The Tunxis Trail (part of Blue-Blazed Trail Metacomet Trail (part of New England Metacomet Trail (part of New England Metacomet Trail (part of New England Hiking and numerous ancillary hiking trails Hills Trails System) National Scenic Trail) National Scenic Trail) National Scenic Trail) Farmington Vally Greenway (Rails to Farmington Vally Greenway (Rails to Farmington Vally Greenway (Rails to Biking Bike Greenways Farmington River Trail (Rails to Trails) Farmington River Trail (Rails to Trails) Trails) Trails) Trails) Winter Activities River area used year-round Ice-fishing Ice-fishing; Cross-country Skiing Ice-fishing; Skating; Cross-country Skiing Fishing Salmon Brook regionally significant Trout (Management Area) Trout (Management Area) Trout (Management Area) Tariffville Gorge, Class II-IV whitewater (past site of Olympic Tariffville Gorge, Class II-IV whitewater Canoeing/Kayaking Trials; current site of Triple Crown And Tubing And Tubing High School Crew (past site of Olympic Trials) and flatwater Races) and flatwater upstream of upstream of gorge gorge Heublein Tower (visible from many points Fall Leaf Color; Marvelous Scenic Canton Hills; Collinsville Bridge Perry's Lookout, Johnnycake Farm Talcott Ridge on the river); Pinchot Sycamore; Talcott Photography in all towns Ridge Key Highest Quality ORV Heat Map.xls 10/4/11 Significant Quality Worth Noting Problem *Note: This document was developed as a tool for the Study Committee to identify, inventory, and rate Outstanding Resource Values. The Study Committee periodically reviewed and updated the document. ORV Heat Map.xls 10/4/11 Outstanding Resource Values (ORVs) Heat Map * FARMINGTON RIVER SALMON BROOK ORV Categories Bloomfield Windsor East Granby Granby Hartland Geology Tariffville Gorge; Rare rock outcropping Highlands and Highlands Transition; Tariffville Gorge; Talcott Mt. (Talcott & Pingos; extensive alluvial floodplains; at Tariffville; Talcott Mt. (Talcott & Enders Water Falls; Carpenter Falls; Highlands and GlacioFluvial Plains; Holyoke Basalts); Hampden Basalt; extensive Lake Hitchcock Glacial Holyoke Basalts); Hampden Basalt; Huggins, Broad Hill, and Silver St. (Crag contains both major geologic terranes Geology Glacial Drumlins; Pingos; Glacial Lake deposits; Sand plains/Windsor soils; Glacial Lake Hitchcock (Farmington R.); Mt.) Gorges; Shelburne Falls Arc (Proto-North America and Iapetos Hitchcock Glacial Lake Middletown. Glacial Lake Tariffville (Salmon Br.); (Buttress Dolerite); Glacial Lake Ocean Terrane); Cameron's Line Glacial Drumlins. Tariffville (EB Salmon Br.). Historic and current Shade tobacco Shade tobacco; Large tracts of Prime & Large tracts of Prime & Statewide Agriculture farming; large tracts of Prime & Statewide Important Farmland Soils Important Farmland Soils; Holcomb Farm Statewide Important Farmland Soils (breached) Spoonville Dam (in process of Rainbow Dam (Stanley Black & Decker); (breached) Spoonville Dam (in process of Hydroelectric Power being removed) breached Power Dam (removed) being removed) Water Quality Farmington High Quality, given size; Outstanding in Western Branch of Salmon Outstanding in Western Branch of Salmon Farmington High Quality, given size Impaired below Rainbow Dam Salmon Brook Outstanding Brook Brook Biological Diversity Lady Slipper Orchid; Purple Giant Hyssop; Plants Featherfoil Spiked False Oats Trillium; Chestnut Trees (surviving?) Invertebrates Crayfish Shad Habitat; Shad & Salmon Migration Salmon Habitat (but small); Slimy Sculpin; Fish Shad Habitat Shad Habitat Salmon Habitat (but small) impaired by Rainbow Dam Wild Trout Amphibians/Reptiles Blue-Spotted Salamanders Case Street/Doherty Whippoorwill Habitat; Birds Northwest Park - IBA Heron Rookery Whippoorwill; Blue Heron Bald Eagles (wintering ground) Significant Moose population (Moose Mammals Capital of CT!) Cultural Landscape Archeological Indian Hill Site Loomis II Dinosaur Footprint at Gorge Firetown North Site Moosehorn Road Rock Shelter First town in the state - significant trading Hoskins Tavern (Scotland Parrish area); settlement at confluence of Farmington & Old Newgate Prison; Muddy Brook Mill & Audobon House; David Gaines Home; Historical (e.g. Colonial, Pegville & Higley Copper Mine; Canal Old St. Andrews Church & Cemetary; CT Rivers; Furniture Making; Revolutionary 1750 Mill; Spoon Factory ("Spoonville"); Claico Mill; Wright Family Cemetary; CCC Agricultural, Industrial) Railroad; Mechanicsville; Holcomb Farm Underground Railroad path; Farm Museum War history; Underground Railroad path; 1664 homesite, first upstream of Windsor Camp CCC Camp; Rainbow Dam Recreation Farmington River Park; Frederick Clark Northwest Park; Windsor River Trail; Welch Salmon Brook Park; High Meadow Day Parks Cowles Park; Granbook Park Audobon property; CCC Camp Bidwell Park; Wilcox Park nearby Park; River Park near Barts Camp Metacomet Trail (part of New England Metacomet Trail (part of New England McLean Game Refuge and Holcomb Farm Hiking National Scenic Trail) National Scenic Trail) trails Connection to the Farmington Valley Farmington Vally Greenway (Rails to Biking Farmington Vally Greenway (Rails to Trails) Greenway
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