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{{Infobox ecoregion|name=Northeastern Highlands Ecoregion|country=United States|coordinates=42°N, -73°W|ecozone=Nearctic|climate=Warm summer humid continental|area=122406.62}} |
{{Infobox ecoregion|name=Northeastern Highlands Ecoregion|country=United States|coordinates=42°N, -73°W|ecozone=Nearctic|climate=Warm summer humid continental|area=122406.62|image=Vermont Mountain Forest.jpg|map=Northeastern Highlands Ecoregion Map.jpg}} |
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[[File:Vermont Mountain Forest.jpg|thumb|Vermont Mountain Forest]] |
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The '''Northeastern Highlands ecoregion''' is a [[List of ecoregions in the United States (EPA)|Level III ecoregion]] designated by the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA) in the [[U.S. states]] of [[Vermont]], [[New Hampshire]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Maine]], [[Connecticut]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[New Jersey]], and [[Pennsylvania]]. The [[ecoregion]] extends from the northern tip of Maine and runs south along the [[Appalachian Mountains|Appalachian Mountain Range]] into eastern Pennsylvania. Discontiguous sections are located among New York's [[Adirondack Mountains]] and the [[Catskill Mountains|Catskill Range]]. The largest portion of the Northeastern Highlands ecoregion encompasses several sub mountain ranges including the [[Berkshires]], [[Green Mountains]], [[Taconic Mountains|Taconic]], and [[White Mountains (New Hampshire)|White Mountains]]. |
The '''Northeastern Highlands ecoregion''' is a [[List of ecoregions in the United States (EPA)|Level III ecoregion]] designated by the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA) in the [[U.S. states]] of [[Vermont]], [[New Hampshire]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Maine]], [[Connecticut]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[New Jersey]], and [[Pennsylvania]]. The [[ecoregion]] extends from the northern tip of Maine and runs south along the [[Appalachian Mountains|Appalachian Mountain Range]] into eastern Pennsylvania. Discontiguous sections are located among New York's [[Adirondack Mountains]] and the [[Catskill Mountains|Catskill Range]]. The largest portion of the Northeastern Highlands ecoregion encompasses several sub mountain ranges including the [[Berkshires]], [[Green Mountains]], [[Taconic Mountains|Taconic]], and [[White Mountains (New Hampshire)|White Mountains]]. |
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Animals of the area include [[American black bear|black bears]], [[White-tailed deer|White Tailed deer]], [[moose]], [[bobcats]], [[cougars]], [[coyotes]], [[skunks]], [[Raccoon|raccoons]], [[chipmunks]], [[Squirrel|squirrels]], [[opossum]], [[Fisher (animal)|fisher cats]], [[Turkey (bird)|eastern turkey]], [[Northern bobwhite|bobwhite quail]], ducks, and hawks. |
Animals of the area include [[American black bear|black bears]], [[White-tailed deer|White Tailed deer]], [[moose]], [[bobcats]], [[cougars]], [[coyotes]], [[skunks]], [[Raccoon|raccoons]], [[chipmunks]], [[Squirrel|squirrels]], [[opossum]], [[Fisher (animal)|fisher cats]], [[Turkey (bird)|eastern turkey]], [[Northern bobwhite|bobwhite quail]], ducks, and hawks. |
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[[File:Northeastern Highlands Level IV .jpg|thumb|629x629px|Northeast Highlands Level IV ecoregions]] |
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| Realm | Nearctic |
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| Area | 122,406.62 km2 (47,261.46 sq mi) |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 42°N, -73°W |
| Climate type | Warm summer humid continental |
The Northeastern Highlands ecoregion is a Level III ecoregion designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the U.S. states of Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The ecoregion extends from the northern tip of Maine and runs south along the Appalachian Mountain Range into eastern Pennsylvania. Discontiguous sections are located among New York's Adirondack Mountains and the Catskill Range. The largest portion of the Northeastern Highlands ecoregion encompasses several sub mountain ranges including the Berkshires, Green Mountains, Taconic, and White Mountains.
The mountainous region is underlain by metamorphic rock and glacial till. The ecoregion is flanked by several others including the: Acadian Plains and Hills, Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands, Northeastern Coastal Zone, Northern Allegheny Plateau, Ridge and Valley, and Northern Piedmont ecoregions[1]. The elevation generally ranges from 182 meters (600 ft) to over 1916.6 meters (6288.2 ft) at the top of Mt. Washington, the regions most elevated and most prominent point. The region is characterized by hot humid summers and cold snowy winters. The nutrient poor Spodosols and other cryic soil types of the region support boreal (north) and broadleaf (south) forests that cover the majority of the region. Ecotourism, forestry, and agriculture are the predominant land uses of the sparsely populated region[2]. Though much of the region was once cleared to make farmland, much of it has reverted into natural forested areas; to a lesser extent, dairy and crops are still grown in lowland valleys and beef cattle on upland pastures. The ecoregion has been subdivided into thirty-three Level IV ecoregions [2].
Animals of the area include black bears, White Tailed deer, moose, bobcats, cougars, coyotes, skunks, raccoons, chipmunks, squirrels, opossum, fisher cats, eastern turkey, bobwhite quail, ducks, and hawks.
- ^ "Level III Ecoregions of the Continental United States" (PDF). National Health and Environmental Effects Research LaboratoryU.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 6/17/2021.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Griffith, G.E., Omernik, J.M., Bryce, S.A., Royte, J., Hoar, W.D., Homer, J.W., Keirstead, D., Metzler, K.J., and Hellyer, G., 2009, Ecoregions of New England (color poster with map, descriptive text, summary tables, and photographs): Reston, Virginia, U.S. Geological Survey (map scale 1:1,325,000).
