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Aroostook state park maine s first
Aroostook State Park is a 904-acre (366 ha) protected area of Aroostook County, Maine. It is near the wildlife refuge for conservation. Located off U.S. Route 1 on the south side of Presque Isle, the park encompasses Quaggy Jo Mountain and Echo Lake. "Quaggy Jo" is an altered version of the mountain's Native American name, "Qua Qua Jo," which means "twin-peaked."
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- Day 3 presque isle and aroostook state park
- WildlifeEdit
- HistoryEdit
- Activities and amenitiesEdit
- References
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WildlifeEdit
Residential mammalian species such as deer and moose can often be seen by visitors in the park adjacent to the new refuge boundary. They consume on plants along stream banks and forested wetlands. Waterfowl that use the park's wetlands include black ducks, wood ducks, and hooded mergansers; Canada geese may be seen on East Loring Lake and the Little Madawaska River upstream from the dam during periods of spring and fall migration. River otters, minks, muskrats, beavers, and snowshoe hares are a few of the smaller mammals, less conspicuous species that inhabit portions of this park.
The majority of the refuge is forested upland, which offer nesting habitat for migratory songbirds. Warblers such as the black-throated green, Canada, bay-breasted, Cape May, and Blackburnian, are common in the spring and summer. These "neotropical migrants" breed here and winter in Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. The park's grasslands provide habitat for upland sandpipers, bobolinks, and Savannah sparrows. Woodcocks use grassy areas for courtship and upland forested areas for nesting.
Resident species such as black bear and moose can be seen by visitors in this park.
HistoryEdit
The park was formed in 1938 as the first of Maine's state parks three years after the creation of the Maine State Park Commission. It was formed through the donation of 100 acres (40 ha) of land by local businesspeople. In 2009, the park was expanded with the addition of 145.6 acres (58.9 ha), which cost the Department of Conservation $60,000.
Activities and amenitiesEdit
The park offers a 30-site campground, boating, swimming, fishing, birding, hiking, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing.