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The Highlands of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania is a multi-state region in the northeastern 
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
. The region is defined by its geological features and is characterized by the largely undeveloped foothills
Foothills or piedmont are geographically defined as gradual increases in elevation at the base of a mountain range, higher hill range or an upland area. They are a transition zone between plains and low relief hills and the adjacent topograp ...
that form the edge of the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut Tri-State Region. Formally established by the U.S. Congress in 2004, the Highlands encompass some of the last major corridors of undeveloped land along the Eastern Seaboard, and form a regional greenbelt that provides critical ecological services
Ecosystem services are the many and varied benefits to humans provided by the natural environment and healthy ecosystems. Such ecosystems include, for example, agroecosystems, forest ecosystem, grassland ecosystems, and aquatic ecosystems. Th ...
to the most densely populated part of the United States.http://www.na.fs.fed.us/ra/specialinitiatives/highlandsconservation/ct-ny-nj-pa-highlands_brief10.pdf
See also
*Western Connecticut Highlands AVA
The Western Connecticut Highlands AVA is an American Viticultural Area that includes all of Litchfield and parts of Fairfield, New Haven, and Hartford counties in Connecticut. The Connecticut Highlands are far enough away from Long Island So ...
References
{{Reflist Geography of Connecticut Geography of New Jersey Geography of New York (state) Geography of Pennsylvania Landforms of Connecticut Landforms of New Jersey Landforms of New York (state) Landforms of Pennsylvania