b ore al ▁transition ▁e cor eg ion . ▁The ▁landscape ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁mixed ▁forest , ▁domin ated ▁by ▁sugar ▁map le ▁and ▁yellow ▁bir ch . ▁Besides ▁several ▁soft wood ▁species ▁( such ▁as ▁fir , ▁spr uce , ▁p ine , ▁ced ar ▁and ▁hem lock ), ▁other ▁hard wood ▁species ▁present ▁include : ▁red ▁o ak , ▁be ech , ▁l inden , ▁el m , ▁and ▁ash . ▁ ▁Many ▁species ▁of ▁m amm als ▁and ▁birds ▁are ▁found ▁within ▁the ▁reserve , ▁including : ▁white - ta iled ▁de er , ▁mo ose , ▁black ▁bear , ▁w olf , ▁be aver , ▁fo x , ▁snow sh oe ▁ha re , ▁r uff ed ▁gr ouse ▁and ▁spr uce ▁gr ouse . ▁ ▁Fish ▁species ▁found ▁within ▁its ▁la kes ▁include : ▁bro ok ▁tr out , ▁lake ▁tr out ▁( sal mon ▁tr out ), ▁sp la ke , ▁small mouth ▁bass , ▁wal ley e , ▁and ▁northern ▁pi ke . ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁The ▁reserve ▁has ▁activities ▁for ▁year - round ▁use , ▁including ▁fish ing , ▁hunting , ▁can oe ▁camp ing , ▁h ik ing , ▁wild ▁ber ry ▁pick ing , ▁wild life ▁and ▁bird ▁view ing , ▁cross - country ▁ski ing , ▁dogs led ding , ▁and ▁snow m ob iling . ▁Perm its ▁and ▁payment ▁of ▁fe es ▁are ▁required ▁for ▁any ▁of ▁these ▁activities . ▁ ▁Vis itors ▁can ▁be ▁accommod ated ▁in ▁cab ins