Flora and Fauna of New England

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Extending from the Canadian border, south to Long Island sound, New England is the northernmost part of the United States. The six states that comprise the region-Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island-together cover 63,012 square miles. Five of the six states are coastal; New England’s coastline is more than 6100 miles long. Vermont is the only inland state; still, much of its western border is defined by 120 mile long Lake Champlain. New England is a region of high mountains, valleys, rolling plateaus, lakes, rivers, and seacoasts, an extremely varied landscape with a diverse flora and fauna and a unique land-use history. This course focuses on the flora and fauna of New England, especially the ever-changing force of New England and the six primary forest regions, in addition to the amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals found throughout New England.