Appendix a Places to Visit and Natural Communities to See There
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Appendix A Places to Visit and Natural Communities to See There his list of places to visit is arranged by biophysical region. Within biophysical regions, the places are listed more or less north-to-south and by county. This list T includes all the places to visit that are mentioned in the natural community profiles, plus several more to round out an exploration of each biophysical region. The list of natural communities at each site is not exhaustive; only the communities that are especially well-expressed at that site are listed. Most of the natural communities listed are easily accessible at the site, though only rarely will they be indicated on trail maps or brochures. You, the naturalist, will need to do the sleuthing to find out where they are. Use topographic maps and aerial photographs if you can get them. In a few cases you will need to do some serious bushwhacking to find the communities listed. Bring your map and compass, and enjoy! Champlain Valley Franklin County Highgate State Park, Highgate Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation Temperate Calcareous Cliff Rock River Wildlife Management Area, Highgate Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife Silver Maple-Sensitive Fern Riverine Floodplain Forest Alder Swamp Missisquoi River Delta, Swanton and Highgate Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Protected with the assistance of The Nature Conservancy Silver Maple-Sensitive Fern Riverine Floodplain Forest Lakeside Floodplain Forest Red or Silver Maple-Green Ash Swamp Pitch Pine Woodland Bog Cattail Marsh Deep Broadleaf Marsh Wild Rice Marsh Deep Bulrush Marsh Buttonbush Swamp Lake Carmi State Park, Franklin Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation Red Maple-Northern White Cedar Swamp Spruce-Fir-Tamarack Swamp Black Spruce Woodland Bog Cattail Marsh Franklin Bog Natural Area, Franklin The Nature Conservancy Dwarf Shrub Bog (accessible only in winter) 400 / Wetland, Woodland, Wildland Fairfield Swamp Wildlife Management Area, Fairfield Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife Deep Bulrush Marsh Alder Swamp Grand Isle County Mud Creek Wildlife Management Area, Alburg Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife Red Maple-Black Ash Swamp Red or Silver Maple-Green Ash Swamp Cattail Marsh Alburg Dunes State Park (includes South Alburg Swamp) Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation Protected with the assistance of The Nature Conservancy Lake Shale or Cobble Beach Lake Sand Beach Sand Dune Red Maple-Black Ash Swamp Red or Silver Maple-Green Ash Swamp Red Maple-Northern White Cedar Swamp Red Maple-White Pine-Huckleberry Swamp Black Spruce Swamp Dwarf Shrub Bog Black Spruce Woodland Bog North Hero State Park, North Hero Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation Lake Shale or Cobble Beach Lakeside Floodplain Forest Red or Silver Maple-Green Ash Swamp Lakeshore Grassland Knight Point State Park, North Hero Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation Lake Shale or Cobble Beach Lakeshore Grassland Chittenden County Lamoille River Delta, Milton and Colchester Sand Bar Wildlife Management Area Sand Bar State Park Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation Silver Maple-Ostrich Fern Riverine Floodplain Forest Silver Maple-Sensitive Fern Riverine Floodplain Forest Lakeside Floodplain Forest Shallow Emergent Marsh Cattail Marsh Deep Broadleaf Marsh Wild Rice Marsh Deep Bulrush Marsh Appendix A / 401 Sunny Hollow Natural Area, Colchester Town of Colchester White Pine-Red Oak-Black Oak Forest Pine-Oak-Heath Sandplain Forest Delta Park, Colchester Winooski Valley Park District Protected with the assistance of The Nature Conservancy Lake Sand Beach Shallow Emergent Marsh Cattail Marsh Lakeshore Grassland Buttonbush Swamp Colchester Bog, Colchester University of Vermont Protected with the assistance of The Nature Conservancy Red Maple-Black Ash Swamp Dwarf Shrub Bog Alder Swamp Halfmoon Cove, Colchester Winooski Valley Park District Protected with the assistance of The Nature Conservancy Silver Maple-Ostrich Fern Riverine Floodplain Forest Silver Maple-Sensitive Fern Riverine Floodplain Forest Deep Broadleaf Marsh Deep Bulrush Marsh Alder Swamp Derway Island, Burlington Winooski Valley Park District Protected with the assistance of The Nature Conservancy Silver Maple-Ostrich Fern Riverine Floodplain Forest Silver Maple-Sensitive Fern Riverine Floodplain Forest River Mud Shore Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington Winooski Valley Park District River Mud Shore River Sand or Gravel Shore North Beach, Burlington City of Burlington, Department of Parks and Recreation Lake Sand Beach Sand Dune Centennial Woods, Burlington University of Vermont White Pine-Red Oak-Black Oak Forest 402 / Wetland, Woodland, Wildland Richmond Corridor, Richmond Richmond Land Trust Silver Maple-Ostrich Fern Riverine Floodplain Forest River Mud Shore River Sand or Gravel Shore Green Mountain Audubon Nature Center, Huntington Green Mountain Audubon Society Northern Hardwood Forest Hemlock Swamp Cattail Marsh River Cobble Shore Alluvial Shrub Swamp LaPlatte River Marsh Natural Area, Shelburne The Nature Conservancy Silver Maple-Sensitive Fern Riverine Floodplain Forest Lakeside Floodplain Forest Cattail Marsh Deep Broadleaf Marsh Deep Bulrush Marsh Shelburne Bay Park, Shelburne Town of Shelburne Protected with the assistance of The Nature Conservancy Limestone Bluff Cedar-Pine Forest H. Lawrence Achilles Natural Area at Shelburne Pond, Shelburne University of Vermont The Nature Conservancy Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife Northern Hardwood Forest Mesic Maple-Ash-Hickory-Oak Forest, Limestone Forest Variant Transition Hardwood Talus Woodland Temperate Calcareous Cliff Red Maple-Black Ash Swamp Dwarf Shrub Bog Cattail Marsh Deep Broadleaf Marsh Alder Swamp Limestone Bluff Cedar-Pine Forest Hemlock Forest Pease Mountain, Charlotte University of Vermont Protected with the assistance of The Nature Conservancy Northern Hardwood Forest Dry Oak-Hickory-Hophornbeam Forest Mesic Maple-Ash-Hickory-Oak Forest Temperate Calcareous Outcrop Williams Woods Natural Area, Charlotte The Nature Conservancy Valley Clayplain Forest Appendix A / 403 Addison County Button Bay State Park, Ferrisburg Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation Mesic Red Oak-Northern Hardwood Forest Kingsland Bay State Park, Ferrisburg Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation Protected with the assistance of The Nature Conservancy Limestone Bluff Cedar-Pine Forest Little Otter Creek Wildlife Management Area, Ferrisburg Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife Lakeside Floodplain Forest Cattail Marsh Deep Broadleaf Marsh Deep Bulrush Marsh Buttonbush Swamp Lower Otter Creek Wildlife Management Area, Ferrisburg Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife Lakeside Floodplain Forest Cattail Marsh Deep Broadleaf Marsh Buttonbush Swamp Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area, Addison Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife Valley Clayplain Forest Cattail Marsh Deep Bulrush Marsh Snake Mountain Wildlife Management Area, Addison Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife Protected with the assistance of The Nature Conservancy Mesic Red Oak-Northern Hardwood Forest Pitch Pine-Oak-Heath Rocky Summit Dry Oak Forest Transition Hardwood Talus Woodland Temperate Acidic Outcrop Otter Creek Swamps, Cornwall, Whiting, Sudbury, and Brandon (includes Cornwall Swamp, Otter Creek at Cornwall Swamp, Whiting Swamp, Leicester Junction Swamp, and Brandon Swamp) Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife The Nature Conservancy Silver Maple-Ostrich Fern Riverine Floodplain Forest Red Maple-Black Ash Swamp Red or Silver Maple-Green Ash Swamp Red Maple-Northern White Cedar Swamp East Creek Preserve, Orwell The Nature Conservancy Lakeside Floodplain Forest Cattail Marsh 404 / Wetland, Woodland, Wildland Mount Independence, Orwell Vermont Division of Historic Preservation Dry Oak-Hickory-Hophornbeam Forest Transition Hardwood Talus Woodland Temperate Calcareous Cliff Lakeside Floodplain Forest Rutland County Shaw Mountain Natural Area, Benson (includes Root Pond and Marshes) The Nature Conservancy Dry Oak-Hickory-Hophornbeam Forest Mesic Maple-Ash-Hickory-Oak Forest Transition Hardwood Talus Woodland Temperate Calcareous Outcrop Temperate Calcareous Cliff Shallow Emergent Marsh Helen W. Buckner Memorial Preserve at Bald Mountain, West Haven (includes Drowned Lands, Bald Mountain, and Austin Hill) The Nature Conservancy Red Cedar Woodland Dry Oak Woodland (not easily accessible) Dry Oak-Hickory-Hophornbeam Forest Mesic Maple-Ash-Hickory-Oak Forest Temperate Acidic Cliff Open Talus Lakeside Floodplain Forest Red Maple-Black Gum Swamp (not easily accessible) Vernal Pool (not easily accessible) Cattail Marsh Wild Rice Marsh Deep Bulrush Marsh Taconic Mountains Rutland County Bomoseen State Park and Lake Bomoseen, Castleton Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation Mesic Maple-Ash-Hickory-Oak Forest Northern White Cedar Swamp Deep Broadleaf Marsh Bird Mountain Wildlife Management Area, Ira Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife Temperate Acidic Cliff Open Talus Tinmouth Channel Wildlife Management Area, Tinmouth Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife Red Maple-Northern White Cedar Swamp Northern White Cedar Swamp Sweet Gale Shoreline Swamp Appendix A / 405 North Pawlet Hills Natural Area, Pawlet The Nature Conservancy Northern Hardwood Forest Dry Oak Woodland Dry Oak Forest Dry Oak-Hickory-Hophornbeam Forest Temperate Acidic Outcrop Temperate Acidic Cliff Merck Forest, Rupert Merck Forest and Farmland