HE+Task+1

=ChemCom Task 1: Background Information= In this investigation you will use the resources tab to investigate background information regarding Mashamoquet Brook. You may also use additional sources, but please __be sure to cite where your information came from__, even if you used one of the listed resources.

1.) Where is Mashamoquet Brook located? Mashamoquet Brook State Park 147 Wolf Den Drive Pomfret Center, CT 06259 (http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&q=325238)

2.) Identify some historical uses of Mashamoquet Brook. Near the Den are the Table Rock and Indian Chair natural stone formations. The Indian Chair is a wide seat-shaped ledge. In the section that is now the entrance to Mashamoquet Brook State Park, there once operated a cider mill, grist mill and wagon shop. The mill dam and pond went out during the flood of 1938. Now only the grist mill is still in existence. It is maintained as a museum by the Pomfret Historical Society. The mill is open on a regular basis and staffed by members of the Historical Society who provide interpretation for all interested visitors. (http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&q=325238)

3.) Identify some current day uses of Mashamoquet Brook. Two camping areas are available. The Mashamoquet Brook Campground has 20 wooded sites. Wolf Den Campground offers 35 campsites. The campgrounds are open from mid-April through Columbus Day. Campgrounds at Mashamoquet Brook State Park can also be reserved for Youth Group Camping. (http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&q=325238)

4.) Predict what might be some potential causes of pollution of Mashamoquet Brook. I predict that some potential causes of pollution would be the water quality, factories, cars, global warming, and the air quality.

5.) Using the internet, identify 6 facts (not listed above) regarding Mashamoquet Brook. Mashamouquet Brook State Park consists of 1,000 acres and is located in Pomfret, Ct. The park was formed by combining three parks: Mashamoquet Brook, Wolf Den, and Saptree Run. A large portion of the park was public domain even prior to the State Park and Forest Commission's creation in 1914, due to the foresight of the Daughters of the American Revolution, who had purchased the Wolf Den parcel in 1899. The State purchased this section from them in 1924 for the original 1899 price and added it to the first Mashamoquet Brook parcel which had been a gift of former Pomfret resident Sarah Fay. These areas, other purchases, and gifts (notably, in 1957, the 148 acre Hotchkins Wolf Den Farm parcel) have been combined to form the present 900-acre park. (http://www.reserveamerica.com/camping/Mashamoquet_Brook_State_Park/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=CT&parkId=100106)

Comments: Great job! Good citations. How do you think the mill impacts the water quality? What about it's use by humans? How might that have an impact? Graded