Tinmouth Channel Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is a 1, –acre parcel owned by the State of Vermont and managed by theVermont Fish & Wildlife Department. The WMA, located in the town of Tinmouth, is comprised of about 450 acres of diverse wetlands, with the balance in forested habitat a few meadows. The channel flows into Clarendon River between East and Otis Roads. Tinmouth Channel WMA provides a variety of habitats that support a multitude of species. The upland forest is a mix of white pine, white cedar, tamarack, red maple, beech, hophornbeam and hemlock. A significant portion of the forested area within this WMA is one of the larger deer wintering areas in the State. It is of very high quality. The Tinmouth Channel wetland complex is a very diverse and important area. It contains high quality habitat for wildlife and migratory birds including some threatened and endangered species. The wetland contains swamp alders, willows and buttonbrush. Tinmouth Channel has the State’s largest and highest quality open intermediate fen. Intermediate fens are peat-accumulating open wetlands that receive mineral enriched groundwater dominated by tall sedges, non-sphagnum mosses, and a sparse to moderate cover of shrubs. The Tinmouth Channel wetland complex was upgraded in 2001 to a Class I wetland, which affords it the State’s highest protection. This is one of only three wetlands in the State to receive a Class I designation. The other two Class I wetlands are Dorset Marsh in Dorset and North Shore Wetland in Burlington.