松江河鎮(zhen)是(shi)白(bai)(bai)山市(shi)首批“小康建設達標鄉鎮(zhen)”；1997年(nian)(nian)被(bei)列入省(sheng)“十強(qiang)鎮(zhen)”綜合改革試點單位；1999年(nian)(nian)被(bei)列為白(bai)(bai)山市(shi)區域中心鎮(zhen)，2005年(nian)(nian)成(cheng)為全國百(bai)強(qiang)鎮(zhen)，2015年(nian)(nian)被(bei)列入國家第二批新型城鎮(zhen)化試點城鎮(zhen)，2016年(nian)(nian)榮獲得中國優(you)秀旅游(you)城市(shi)稱號。
長白山(shan)自然保(bao)護(hu)(hu)(hu)區不僅(jin)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)類(lei)(lei)型復(fu)雜多(duo)(duo)(duo)樣，而且種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)類(lei)(lei)十分(fen)(fen)豐(feng)富。截至2013年(nian)已知有(you)(you)(you)(you)野(ye)生(sheng)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)2277種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)，分(fen)(fen)屬(shu)于73目(mu)246科(ke)(ke)(ke)。其(qi)中(zhong)：真菌類(lei)(lei)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)15目(mu)37科(ke)(ke)(ke)430種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)；地(di)(di)衣類(lei)(lei)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)2目(mu)22科(ke)(ke)(ke)200種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)；苔(tai)蘚類(lei)(lei)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)14目(mu)57科(ke)(ke)(ke)311種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)；蕨類(lei)(lei)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)7目(mu)19科(ke)(ke)(ke)80種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)；裸子(zi)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)2目(mu)3科(ke)(ke)(ke)11種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)；被(bei)子(zi)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)33目(mu)108科(ke)(ke)(ke)1325種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)（長白山(shan)自然保(bao)護(hu)(hu)(hu)區管理(li)局志(zhi)，1990）。 根據國(guo)(guo)務院環委(wei)會1984年(nian)公布(bu)的(de)(de)(de)(de)《國(guo)(guo)家重(zhong)點(dian)保(bao)護(hu)(hu)(hu)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)名錄》，在(zai)2277種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)野(ye)生(sheng)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)中(zhong)，有(you)(you)(you)(you)國(guo)(guo)家重(zhong)點(dian)保(bao)護(hu)(hu)(hu)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)25種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。其(qi)中(zhong)：人參(can)為(wei)國(guo)(guo)家一級保(bao)護(hu)(hu)(hu)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)；刺人參(can)、巖高(gao)(gao)蘭(lan)、對開(kai)蕨、山(shan)楂海棠、狹葉瓶兒小草為(wei)國(guo)(guo)家二級保(bao)護(hu)(hu)(hu)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)；長白松(song)、長白柳(liu)、鉆(zhan)(zhan)天(tian)柳(liu)、水(shui)曲柳(liu)、朝(chao)鮮崖柏、黃菠蘿、胡(hu)桃楸、天(tian)麻(ma)、玫(mei)瑰(gui)、黃蓍(shi)、野(ye)大(da)豆(dou)、刺五(wu)加、草蓯(cong)蓉、平貝母、松(song)毛翠、天(tian)女木(mu)蘭(lan)、牛皮杜鵑、苑葉杜鵑為(wei)國(guo)(guo)家三級保(bao)護(hu)(hu)(hu)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)；紅(hong)松(song)、偃(yan)松(song)、崩(beng)松(song)、長白松(song)、鉆(zhan)(zhan)天(tian)柳(liu)、東(dong)北(bei)紅(hong)豆(dou)杉、西(xi)(xi)伯(bo)利(li)亞刺柏為(wei)吉林省一級保(bao)護(hu)(hu)(hu)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)（長白山(shan)自然保(bao)護(hu)(hu)(hu)區管理(li)局志(zhi)，1990）。同時，植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)區系成分(fen)(fen)復(fu)雜。在(zai)這些(xie)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)中(zhong)，不僅(jin)有(you)(you)(you)(you)生(sheng)存(cun)衍化幾千萬年(nian)的(de)(de)(de)(de)第三紀(ji)孑遺種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)，如(ru)紅(hong)松(song)、云杉、冷杉、紫杉、水(shui)曲柳(liu)、黃菠蘿、胡(hu)桃楸、椴、榆等(deng)；又有(you)(you)(you)(you)第三紀(ji)末第四紀(ji)初隨(sui)大(da)陸冰(bing)川南(nan)(nan)移而滯留的(de)(de)(de)(de)極地(di)(di)和西(xi)(xi)伯(bo)利(li)亞植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)，如(ru)高(gao)(gao)山(shan)篤斯越桔、圓葉柳(liu)、倒根蓼、赤楊等(deng)；有(you)(you)(you)(you)在(zai)冰(bing)期(qi)帛(bo)歐洲(zhou)東(dong)移的(de)(de)(de)(de)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)，如(ru)石松(song)、林奈草；有(you)(you)(you)(you)間冰(bing)期(qi)隨(sui)暖溫帶北(bei)移而遺存(cun)的(de)(de)(de)(de)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)，如(ru)小花木(mu)蘭(lan)、北(bei)五(wu)味子(zi)、山(shan)葡萄、獼(mi)猴桃等(deng)；有(you)(you)(you)(you)的(de)(de)(de)(de)屬(shu)于朝(chao)鮮和日(ri)本(ben)等(deng)東(dong)洋(yang)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)。還(huan)有(you)(you)(you)(you)許多(duo)(duo)(duo)為(wei)長白山(shan)特有(you)(you)(you)(you)的(de)(de)(de)(de)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)，如(ru)挺拔(ba)秀麗、婀娜多(duo)(duo)(duo)姿的(de)(de)(de)(de)長白松(song)；被(bei)人們譽為(wei)爬山(shan)冠軍、一直分(fen)(fen)布(bu)到白頭山(shan)最上部的(de)(de)(de)(de)高(gao)(gao)山(shan)罌(ying)粟；有(you)(you)(you)(you)柳(liu)樹(shu)世(shi)界的(de)(de)(de)(de)“侏儒”長白柳(liu)。這些(xie)孑遺的(de)(de)(de)(de)“本(ben)地(di)(di)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)”和南(nan)(nan)下的(de)(de)(de)(de)、北(bei)上的(de)(de)(de)(de)、東(dong)進的(de)(de)(de)(de)、特有(you)(you)(you)(you)的(de)(de)(de)(de)眾多(duo)(duo)(duo)植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)類(lei)(lei)、各區系成分(fen)(fen)交(jiao)匯在(zai)一起(qi)，構成了長白山(shan)特有(you)(you)(you)(you)的(de)(de)(de)(de)綠(lv)色植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)世(shi)界，使其(qi)成為(wei)難得的(de)(de)(de)(de)生(sheng)物(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)(wu)遺傳基(ji)因貯存(cun)庫。
長(chang)白(bai)(bai)(bai)山自然(ran)保護區野(ye)生動(dong)物(wu)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)類(lei)繁多(duo)、資源(yuan)豐富。已知有1225種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)，分屬于73目(mu)(mu)(mu)189科(ke)(ke)。其(qi)中：森(sen)林(lin)昆(kun)蟲害蟲6目(mu)(mu)(mu)48科(ke)(ke)387種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)，森(sen)林(lin)昆(kun)蟲天(tian)敵7目(mu)(mu)(mu)29科(ke)(ke)94種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)；園口類(lei)1目(mu)(mu)(mu)1科(ke)(ke)3種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)；魚類(lei)2目(mu)(mu)(mu)4科(ke)(ke)11種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)；兩棲類(lei)2目(mu)(mu)(mu)6科(ke)(ke)13種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)；爬(pa)行(xing)類(lei)1目(mu)(mu)(mu)3科(ke)(ke)11種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)；鳥類(lei)18目(mu)(mu)(mu)48科(ke)(ke)277種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)另4亞(ya)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)；哺乳類(lei)6目(mu)(mu)(mu)19科(ke)(ke)51種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)；脊(ji)椎動(dong)物(wu)30目(mu)(mu)(mu)61科(ke)(ke)370種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)（長(chang)白(bai)(bai)(bai)山自然(ran)保護區管理局志(zhi)，1990）。 在1255種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)野(ye)生動(dong)物(wu)中，屬國(guo)(guo)家重點保護動(dong)物(wu)59種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)，其(qi)中：東北虎、金錢豹、梅(mei)花鹿、紫貂、黑鸛(guan)(guan)、白(bai)(bai)(bai)鸛(guan)(guan)、金雕(diao)、白(bai)(bai)(bai)肩(jian)雕(diao)、丹頂(ding)鶴、中華秋(qiu)沙鴨(ya)為國(guo)(guo)家一(yi)級保護動(dong)物(wu)；豺、麝(she)、黑熊、棕熊、水獺、猞猁、馬鹿、青(qing)關(guan)（斑羚）、鶚、鳶(yuan)、蜂鷹(ying)、蒼(cang)鷹(ying)、烏(wu)雕(diao)、禿鷲、鵲鷂(yao)、游隼(sun)、燕隼(sun)、紅(hong)隼(sun)、雕(diao)、鷹(ying)、白(bai)(bai)(bai)琵(pi)鷺(lu)、大(da)天(tian)鵝(e)、小天(tian)鵝(e)、松雀鷹(ying)、普通、毛腳(jiao)、白(bai)(bai)(bai)尾(wei)鷂(yao)、白(bai)(bai)(bai)頭鷂(yao)、灰背隼(sun)、紅(hong)腳(jiao)隼(sun)、黃爪隼(sun)、黑琴雞(ji)、蓑羽鶴、花田雞(ji)、紅(hong)角、領角、褐(he)角、烏(wu)林(lin)、長(chang)耳(er)、短耳(er)、赤(chi)頸、黃嘴白(bai)(bai)(bai)鷺(lu)、黑臉(lian)鷺(lu)、灰臉(lian)鷹(ying)、長(chang)尾(wei)林(lin)、花尾(wei)榛雞(ji)、斑頭秋(qiu)沙鴨(ya)為國(guo)(guo)家二(er)級保護動(dong)物(wu)。
松(song)江河鎮自然(ran)資源十分豐(feng)富，區域內森林覆蓋率(lv)為89.2%，林地面積1.7萬公頃，活立木蓄積量370萬立方米。交通(tong)十分便利，長白至(zhi)撫松(song)的公路(lu)，通(tong)化至(zhi)白河的鐵路(lu)穿鎮而過，是吉林省東部(bu)山區最(zui)大的交通(tong)樞紐(niu)。
松(song)江河鎮(zhen)距(ju)長(chang)(chang)白(bai)山天池僅41公里，素有“長(chang)(chang)白(bai)山下第一(yi)鎮(zhen)”的(de)美(mei)譽。交通十分便(bian)(bian)捷，為(wei)旅(lv)(lv)游(you)開發(fa)提供了極其便(bian)(bian)利的(de)條件。至(zhi)2012年，已經開發(fa)建(jian)設(she)了一(yi)個以長(chang)(chang)白(bai)山自然風景(jing)區為(wei)重點，旅(lv)(lv)游(you)功(gong)能齊全的(de)自然生態風景(jing)旅(lv)(lv)游(you)地。
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因(yin)駐(zhu)地位于松(song)江河畔而得(de)名。民國(guo)初(chu)年(nian)，有少數獵戶和(he)參戶居(ju)住，歸三團(tuan)管，1924年(nian)屬(shu)南區，1927年(nian)歸屬(shu)二區，1928年(nian)歸六(liu)區……1961年(nian)析(xi)東崗公社建松(song)江河鎮。1996年(nian)，面(mian)積190平方千(qian)米，現(xian)有人(ren)(ren)口(kou)54986人(ren)(ren)（第六(liu)次(ci)全(quan)國(guo)人(ren)(ren)口(kou)普查數據）。鎮政府駐(zhu)松(song)江河，轄東站(zhan)、北站(zhan)、站(zhan)前(qian)(qian)、老松(song)江、長青5個(ge)(ge)(ge)(ge)行政村和(he)以序數命(ming)名的51個(ge)(ge)(ge)(ge)居(ju)委(wei)(wei)會(hui)、站(zhan)前(qian)(qian)街(jie)(jie)(jie)(jie)道(dao)8個(ge)(ge)(ge)(ge)居(ju)委(wei)(wei)會(hui)、松(song)江街(jie)(jie)(jie)(jie)道(dao)10個(ge)(ge)(ge)(ge)居(ju)委(wei)(wei)會(hui)、白山街(jie)(jie)(jie)(jie)道(dao)9個(ge)(ge)(ge)(ge)居(ju)委(wei)(wei)會(hui)、工(gong)農街(jie)(jie)(jie)(jie)道(dao)8個(ge)(ge)(ge)(ge)居(ju)委(wei)(wei)會(hui)、紅旗街(jie)(jie)(jie)(jie)道(dao)7個(ge)(ge)(ge)(ge)居(ju)委(wei)(wei)會(hui)、東林街(jie)(jie)(jie)(jie)道(dao)9個(ge)(ge)(ge)(ge)居(ju)委(wei)(wei)會(hui)。
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