| 翻訳と辞書 |
| Farm River State Park ： ウィキペディア英語版 |
Farm River State Park
Farm River State Park is a 61-acre state park on Long Island Sound in the town of East Haven. The undeveloped park is located alongside part of Farm River. The land was acquired by the State of Connecticut and designated a Connecticut state park in 1998 before developers began the construction of luxury condominiums along the river.
The land contains marshland, tidal wetlands and a rocky shore that hosts a number of bird species including ducks, gulls, snowy egrets, and blue herons. The unique geology of the uplands and bedrock outcrops provide the landscape diversity and allow the tidal marsh flooding to separate the park into an upper and lower portions. Park activities include picnicking, hiking, bicycling, fishing, crabbing, bird watching, and car-top boating. Public access to the park is limited and boating is restricted to those with passes obtained from Quinnipiac University, who manages the park for the state.
== History ==
Farm River State Park covers 61 acres located on the western shoreline of the Farm River. According to local historian Joseph Leary, the Farm River competes with the Housatonic River for the most names, with at least 15 different known names, complicating identification of the river with different native and colonial names.〔 One of these names, Deborah River, named for Deborah Chidsey relates to an incident in which she left Governor Gurdon Saltonstall stranded upon a rock in the river whilst waiting for the tide to recede. The land surrounding the river has been dominated by summer homes as since the early 1970s, when land was inexpensive and available. The land was obtained by the State of Connecticut and designated a state park in 1998 before the construction of luxury condominiums.〔 The State of Connecticut in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Trust for Public Lands to create the park with the purchase of a 57-acre parcel and another 15 acre parcel on Mansfield Grove Road for a total of $1.75 million.
Though it only has 61 acres, the park has remarkable diversity according to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The land contains marshland, tidal wetlands and a rocky shore that hosts a number of bird species including ducks, gulls, snowy egrets, and blue herons. The unique geology of the uplands and bedrock outcrops allow the tidal marsh flooding to separate the park into an upper and lower portions.〔 In 2006, Quinnipiac University received $86,000 to install a wireless network communication system in the park, making it the first state park in Connecticut to have Wi-fi capability. Also in 2006, a vacant and soon to be demolished house was destroyed by arson. The house was going to be demolished to create parking for the park. In 2012, more than a mile of trail from the D.C. Moore School to Farm River State Park and Short Beach Road was cleared by Boy Scout Troop 401.
抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』
■ウィキペディアで「Farm River State Park」の詳細全文を読む
スポンサード リンク
| 翻訳と辞書 : 翻訳のためのインターネットリソース |
Copyright(C) kotoba.ne.jp 1997-2016. All Rights Reserved.
|
|