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Enfield =Lower Shaker Wildlife Management Area= Enfield, New Hampshire 03748 Lower Shaker Wildlife Management Area webpage Lower Shaker Wildlife Management Area map

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Enfield WMA--Lower Shaker Village
Coordinates: 43.6190141, -72.148875 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Lower Shaker Wildlife Management Area
Situated on the easterly side of NH-4A, Lower Shaker Wildlife Management Area includes over 70 acres of meadowland that begins on the NH-4A plain and rises up in a series of benches to a 1,100-foot elevation. The upper fields provide spectacular views of Mascoma Lake and valley, as well as providing important edge habitat for a variety of upland game. Over 1,000 acres of woodland surround the Route 4A fields. An expansive network of trails extends through the forested portion of the property. Examples of Shaker stonework are found throughout the woodland in many stone walls and a set of canals that collected water for powering the stone mill located on NH-4A. Apple trees occupy some of the fields. There is an active sugar bush (stand of maple sugar trees for sapping).

Habitat projects take place on this property to enhance early successional habitat and rehabilitate soft mast-bearing trees on field edges. These projects are funded in part by the Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Common Wildlife: Upland species include all big game and small game, as well as various songbirds. The Mascoma chapter of the Audubon Society of New Hampshire maintains a bluebird box program. The fields are all managed for grassland wildlife such as bobolinks and meadowlarks.

Special Notes: This area is just north of the 3,000-acre Henry Laramie WMA. Located on the mid-level meadow is the Shaker fest grounds, a one-acre parcel delineated by apple trees and granite. This area provided a secluded location for Shaker spiritual gatherings. From Lower Shaker Wildlife Management Area webpage

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