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Harvey's Lake was the lake
that famous French oceanograher Jacques Cousteau first experienced
underwater diving. Cousteau visited Harvey's Lake as a child.
Jacques-Yves Cousteau died on Wednesday, June 25, 1997. He was
considered by many to be "the father of the enviornmental movement".
Barnet is part
of the Northern Forest, and includes all the wildlife and plants
familiar to that area: deer, bears, raccoons, hawks, crows, ravens,
lake and stream trout, turtles, salamanders, and a landscape of forest
(maple, beech, birch, poplar, pine, spruce, cedar) and farms.
Vermont's state bird, the hermit thrush, sings from many a brushy
area, and the state flower, the red clover, blooms along roadsides and
in fields.
There are no poisonous snakes in Barnet.
But there is poison ivy in some lightly wooded areas. And in May and
early June, there are small biting insects called blackflies that can
be a nuisance for anglers and picnickers. It helps to think of these
pesky insects (and their summer counterparts, the mosquitoes) as food
for the wide array of songbirds and those wild and shy night
explorers, the small brown bats. Standard insect repellents help, as
does a hat; some folks swear by the repellent effects of Avon
Skin-So-Soft.
A visit to the nearby town of St.
Johnsbury at the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium can give you plenty
of information about area wildlife. The museum also sponsors bird
walks and stargazing trips. Check the schedule at the
museum web site.
Descriptive text and historical research and local photos on this
page are contributed by Beth Kanell
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