Groton Management Unit

Groton, Danville, Marshfield, Peacham, Plainfield, Orange and Topsham Caledonia, Orange, and Washington Counties

27,165 Acres

This Management Unit is comprised of the following units:

• Groton State Forest

o Ricker Pond State Park o Stillwater State Park o New Discovery State Park o Kettle Pond State Park o Big Deer State Park o Boulder Beach State Park o Seyon Lodge State Park

• L.R. Jones State Forest
• Levi Pond WMA
• St. Hilaire Property

Planning Overview: The Long-Range Management Plan for 27,165 acres that make up the Groton Management Unit was completed in 2008.  Those lands include numerous state parks, two state forests and two wildlife management areas. The Groton Management Unit encompasses thousands of acres of diverse glacier-carved, heavily forested landscapes and natural features in contrast with several apple orchards and old fields still maintained as permanent openings.  There are several outstanding lakes and ponds, and a handful of state-designated natural areas.  Recreational resources and facilities are numerous and widespread throughout the landscape.

• Executive Summary 
• Table of Contents 
• Long-Range Management Plan
• Plan Appendices 
• Figure 1  Locator Map 
• Figure 2  Special Constraints 
• Figure 3  Biophysical Regions 
• Figure 4  Natural Communities 
• Figure 5  Recreation Opportunity Spectrum 
• Figure 6  Existing Summer Recreation 
• Figure 7  Existing Winter Recreation 
• Figure 8  Forest Cover Type 
• Figure 9  Wildlife Habitat of Special Importance 
• Figure 10 Roads and Public Access 
• Figure 11 Cultural Resources 
• Figure 12 Land Management Categories
• Figure 13 Highly Sensitive Management Areas
• Figure 14 Special Management Areas
• Figure 15 General Management Areas 
• Figure 16 Intensive Management Areas
• Figure 17 Proposed Summer Recreation 
• Figure 18 Proposed Winter Recreation
• Figure 19 Timber Management Strategies 
• Figure 20 Wildlife Habitat Management Strategies