Mohegan State Forest
| Mohegan State Forest | |
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  Location within Connecticut  Location within the United States | |
| Location | Scotland, Sprague, and Canterbury, Connecticut, United States[1] |
| Coordinates | 41°39′52″N 72°04′42″W / 41.66444°N 72.07833°W |
| Area | 956 acres (387 ha)[2] |
| Established | 1960[3] |
| Administrator | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection |
| Website | Mohegan State Forest |
Mohegan State Forest is a Connecticut state forest located mainly in the town of Scotland with smaller parcels in Sprague and Canterbury.[1] The forest was established through an initial donation of three hundred acres in 1960.[3] A harvest of two hundred thousand board feet of sawtimber took place in 1988.[3] The forest is open for hiking and hunting.[4] Letterboxing is no longer active in the forest.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Mohegan State Forest Overview" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. July 2024. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
- ↑ "Appendix A: List of State Parks and Forests" (PDF). State Parks and Forests: Funding. Staff Findings and Recommendations. Connecticut General Assembly. January 23, 2014. p. A-1. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Clues for Mohegan State Forest". Connecticut State Forests Seedling Letterbox Series. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Mohegan State Forest". Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
- ↑ "Clues to the Letterbox Sites on Connecticut's State Forests". Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Mohegan State Forest Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
- Mohegan State Forest Map Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
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