Cornish Wildlife Management Area facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cornish Wildlife Management Area
Connecticut River boat access after ice-out, 2019. Mount Ascutney in Vermont in the background.
Nearest town	Cornish, New Hampshire
Governing body	New Hampshire Fish & Game Department

The Cornish Wildlife Management Area is one of 124 New Hampshire State Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs). It is located in Cornish and covers 29 acres (120,000 m²; 12 ha).

History

The Cornish WMA was purchased in 1972 with Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act funds to, in this case, provide anglers access to the Connecticut River. A boat ramp was subsequently built on the property in 1974. As of May 2013, there were eight agricultural preservation restrictions or conservation easements along New Hampshire Route 12A in Cornish, all of which have been set up by private landowners to protect the farmland for future generations. The Cornish Wildlife Management Area and Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish also protect land along Route 12A.

Weather chart for Cornish State Wildlife Management Area J F M A M J J A S O N D     110   -7 -11     91   -4 -10     77   3 -5     89   14 2     142   18 8     139   21 13     135   22 15     107   21 15     94   18 11     94   12 3     80   5 2     152   -5 -5 temperatures in °C precipitation totals in mm Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     4.3   19 12     3.6   25 14     3   37 23     3.5   57 36     5.6   64 46     5.5   70 55     5.3   72 59     4.2   70 59     3.7   64 52     3.7   54 37     3.1   41 36     6   23 23 temperatures in °F precipitation totals in inches

WMAs

WMAs, in general, are designated for protection and improvement of habitat wildlife, and for public recreation, including hunting, fishing, trapping (by permit only), and wildlife watching. WMAs are subsidized by the Federal government under the authority of the Dingell–Johnson Act (aka the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act), enacted in 1950, authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance for state fish restoration and management plans and projects.