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 Visit NH's Biodiversity Sites by NH Division of Travel & Tourism Regions

The NH Division of Travel & Tourism considers seven distinct regions in the state. This list is sorted by those regions. Blue names at the top of each region link to interpretive brochures. Underlined names link to site profiles and images.

 

Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Region

Philbrick-Cricenti Bog (New London) images

Bradford Bog (Bradford) – Atlantic White Cedar Swamp

Plainfield Sanctuary (Plainfield) – Wide Variety of Wildflower Species

Velvet Rocks Ravine (Hanover) – Rich Mesic Forest

 

Great North Woods Region

Hurlbert Swamp (Stewartstown) – Northern White Cedar Swamp

Devils Hopyard (Stark) – Talus Ravine

Fourth CT Lake (Pittsburg) – Peatland

Umbagog Lake (Errol) – Lake / Peatland / Wildlife

 

Lakes Region

Mt. Cardigan Subalpine Summit and Rocky Ridge (Alexandria/Orange) images

West Rattlesnake Mtn. Rocky Woods and Outrops (Holderness) images

Big Pines Natural Area (Tamworth) - Big White Pine Trees

Heath Pond Bog (Ossipee) – Peatland

West Branch Pine Barrens (Madison) – Pine Barrens & Rare Moths

White Lake State Park (Tamworth) - Pitch Pine and Peatland Kettles

 

Merrimack Valley Region

Manchester Cedar Swamp Preserve (Manchester) images

Merrimack River Conservation Area Floodplain Forest (Concord) images

Ponemah Bog (Amherst) images

Pawtuckaway State Park (Nottingham) – Variety of Ecological Features

 

Monadnock Region

Fox State Forest Black Gum Swamp (Hillsborough) images

Rhododendron State Park (Fitzwilliam) images

Fox State Forest, Mud Pond Bog (Hillsborough) – Peatland

Loverens Mill Preserve (Antrim) – Atlantic White Cedar Swamp

Madame Sherri Forest (Chesterfield) – Exemplary Forest Communities

Mt. Monadnock (Jaffrey) - Subalpine Rocky Bald

 

Seacoast Region

Bellamy River Wildlife Sanctuary Marshes (Dover) images

Sandy Point Discovery Center Salt Marsh (Stratham) images

College Woods (Durham) – Old Growth Forest

Odiorne Point State Park (Rye) – Coastal Rocky Shoreline / Salt Pond Marsh

Urban Forestry Center (Portsmouth) – Forests and Salt Marsh

 

White Mountains Region

Franconia Ridge Alpine Zone (Franconia) images

Franconia Notch Old Forest (Franconia) images

Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge (Jefferson) images

Alpine Garden (Mt. Washington) – Alpine Zone

Black Mountain (Haverhill / Benton) – Subalpine Zone

The Bowl (Waterville Valley, near Sandwich) – Old Growth Forest

Green Hills Preserve (Conway) – Rocky Ridge

Ice Gulch (Randolph) – Talus Ravine

King Ravine (near Gorham) – Montane Acidic Talus System and Rock Glacier

Moose Brook State Park (Gorham) – Rich Mesic Forest

Mt. Eisenhower (Chandlers Purchase) - Diapensia Shrubland and Alpine Tundra System

Nancy Brook (near Bartlett) – Old Growth Forest

Snyder Brook (Randolph) - Old Forest and Waterfalls

Tuckerman Ravine (near Pinkham Notch) – Alpine Ravine System

Welch-Dickey Mtns. (Thornton / Waterville Valley) - Jack Pine NC & Subalpine Peak

for ideas on other places to visit in New Hampshire,

visit the NH Division of Travel and Tourism's website:

http://www.visitnh.gov/

 
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