Douglas State Forest is a publicly owned forest with recreational features located in the
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of
Douglas
Douglas may refer to:
People
* Douglas (given name)
* Douglas (surname)
Animals
* Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking
*Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civi ...
,
Massachusetts
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, bordering both
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...
and
Rhode Island
Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...
. The
state forest
A state forest or national forest is a forest that is administered or protected by some agency of a sovereign or federated state, or territory.
Background
The precise application of the terms vary by jurisdiction. For example:
* In Australia, a ...
's include
Wallum Lake
Wallum Lake is a lake that lies in Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island and Douglas, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃ ...
and a rare
Atlantic white cedar
''Chamaecyparis thyoides'' (Atlantic white cedar, Atlantic white cypress, southern white cedar, whitecedar, or false-cypress), a species of ''Cupressaceae'', is native to the Atlantic coast of North America and is found from southern Maine to ...
swamp, of which are designated as a Massachusetts
Wildland
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. The forest is managed by the
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is a state agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, situated in the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. It is best known for its parks and parkways. The DCR's mission i ...
.
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History
The state forest was created through the state's purchase of in 1934.[ In the 1930s, the ]Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a voluntary government work relief program that ran from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men ages 18–25 and eventually expanded to ages 17–28. The CCC was a major part of ...
installed major improvements including a picnic pavilion, an administrative building, and water management infrastructure.[
]
Activities and amenities
Forest trails are used for hiking, biking, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing. A section of the Midstate Trail runs through the forest as does a portion of the Southern New England Trunkline Trail. At the southwest extreme of the park, the tri-state marker, where Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...
, Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...
are conjoined, may be reached by a short offshoot of the Mid-State Trail.[
]Wallum Lake
Wallum Lake is a lake that lies in Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island and Douglas, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃ ...
offers fishing, swimming, and boating. The forest also offers picnicking, restricted hunting, and a group day-use area.[
]
References
External links
Douglas State Forest
Department of Conservation and Recreation
Douglas State Forest Trail Map
Department of Conservation and Recreation
{{Protected areas of Massachusetts
Massachusetts state forests
Protected areas of Worcester County, Massachusetts
Civilian Conservation Corps in Massachusetts
1934 establishments in Massachusetts
Protected areas established in 1934
Douglas, Massachusetts