Vernon Rails to Trails History

Vernon Railroad History – www.vernondepot.com

Other Greenways Organizations in Connecticut

Northern Connecticut Land Trust – www.northernctlandtrust.org

Newington Greenways Alliance – http://hometown.aol.com/newingtonga/myhomepage/index.html

Land Trust Alliance - http://www.lta.org/regionallta/northeast.htm 

Hockanum River Watershed Association - www.hockanumriverwa.org

Maps  

Vernon Trail Maps - http://www.vernongreenways.org/trail_maps.htm

Trail list in Connecticut by Town - http://www.ct.gov/dot/cwp/view.asp?a=1380&q=259678&dotPNavCtr=%7C40767%7C

Rails to Trails by State (Rails to Trails Conservancy) - http://www.railtrails.org/index.html

Connecticut Explorer's Guide - www.ctxguide.com

Shenipsit Trail (on the Connecticut Explorer's Guide) - http://www.ctxguide.com/ctxguide_234.htm

Invasive Plants in Connecticut

List of Plants - Identification (Adobe Acrobat) - http://www.ct.nrcs.usda.gov/invas-factsheets.html

Major Trail and Environmental Organizations in Connecticut

Connecticut Audubon Society – www.ctaudubon.org

Connecticut Chapter Appalachian Mountain Club - http://www.ct-amc.org/index.htm

Connecticut Chapter of the Sierra Club - http://www.sierraclub.org/ct/

Vernon Town Contacts

Parks and Recreation – http://www.vernon-ct.gov

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