| 词条 | Pocomoke State Forest |
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| name = Pocomoke State Forest, Maryland, United States | iucn_category = | photo = | photo_caption = | location = Worcester County, Maryland, United States | nearest_city = Snow Hill, Maryland | area = {{convert|17676|acre|km2}} | established = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | governing_body = Maryland Department of Natural Resources }} Pocomoke State Forest is a state forest of Maryland that lies on both banks of the Pocomoke River in Worcester County. The portion north of the Pocomoke lies between Dividing and Nassawango Creeks. The Pocomoke River Wildlife Management Area borders the southern portion of the forest. With {{convert|17676|acre|km2}} wooded between Snow Hill and Pocomoke City, the state forest is famous for its stands of loblolly pine and for its cypress swamps, which border the Pocomoke River. The river originates in the Great Cypress Swamp in Delaware and flows southwesterly {{convert|45|mi|km}} to the Chesapeake Bay.[1] Five areas in the forest, including the swamp, are designated wildlands areas. The forest's combination of swamp and upland offers a great variety of plant and animal life, including white dogwood and pink laurel in the spring, bald cypress, river otters, and bald eagles. Before the establishment of the State Forest much of the land had been cleared for farming or used as farm woodlots. When the depression era hit many of the farmers fell on hard times, resulting in the acquisition of large amounts of land by the Federal Government.[1] In the mid to late 1930's, two Civilian Conservation Camps were located on the Forest. The camp workers did considerable road and trail work, established boundary lines, provided for fire protection and suppression, planted trees and performed recreation improvements at Milburn Landing. At this same time the State was purchasing lands for management activities.[2] Hunting in season is permitted in the state forest. Also within the forest is the Pocomoke River State Park, which has facilities for camping, boating, and hiking. External links
References1. ^1 {{cite web|title=Pocomoke State Forest|url=http://dnr2.maryland.gov/forests/Pages/publiclands/eastern_pocomokeforest.aspx|website=MD Dept. of Natural Resources|accessdate=21 November 2015}} {{Protected Areas of Maryland}}{{coord|38|7|58|N|75|25|58|W|region:US-MD_type:adm3rd|display=title}}{{Maryland-protected-area-stub}}{{WorcesterCountyMD-geo-stub}}2. ^{{cite web|title=The Civilian Conservation Corps Roosevelt's Tree Army in Maryland|url=http://www.dnr.state.md.us/feature_stories/CCC_History_Part_II.asp|website=Maryland DNR|accessdate=21 November 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306024611/http://www.dnr.state.md.us/feature_stories/CCC_History_Part_II.asp|archivedate=6 March 2012|df=}} 2 : Maryland state forests|Protected areas of Worcester County, Maryland |
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