Galien River

[4][5] The river was named after René Bréhant de Galinée, a French missionary, mapmaker and explorer.

The Galien River watershed supports the state's largest breeding population of yellow-throated warblers (Setophaga dominica), and a substantial population of breeding cerulean warblers (Setophaga cerulea).

Also supports a high diversity of bottomland forest obligate bird species.

The Galien River watershed supports the state's largest breeding population of yellow-throated warblers (Setophaga dominica), and a substantial population of breeding cerulean warblers (Setophaga cerulea).

Also supports a high diversity of bottomland forest obligate bird species.

Pair of tiger swallowtails ( Papilio glaucus ) on logjam in the river.
Swamp rose ( Rosa palustris ) on the bank of the Galien River August 2011.
Beaver ( Castor canadensis ) have returned to the Galien River after being trapped out in the nineteenth century.
Pickerelweed ( Pontederia cordata ) on Galien River oxbow August 2011.
Galien River looking downstream from Warren Woods State Park trail bridge in August 2011.