A Junior Trail Steward is a younger member of the Aspetuck Land Trust who has volunteered to help a preserve stay healthy so that visitors of the preserve can enjoy the beautiful open space for years to come. Currently the Easton/Poindexter Preserve, Fairfield/Harwood Preserve, Weston/Stonebridge Waterfowl Preserve, and the Westport/Newman Poses Preserve are included in the program. Visits by the Junior Stewards occur at least once a season and are documented with a blog post.
Zachary at the Newman Poses Preserve (Westport)
This is the beginning of my quarterly blog posts about the Newman Poses Preserve in Westport, CT.
Today I want to talk to you about the habitat this preserve creates for wild animals. It is called a beginning forest habitat. It is a habitat that is not very common around here. This habitat occurs when a field or strip of farmland is making its way back into forest. This place is an essential habitat for young birds because the smaller trees don't scare them as much.
The Aspetuck Land Trust is trying to preserve this habitat as long as it can, by cutting down the tallest trees and allowing the bushes to take over. I'm sure the Aspetuck Land Trust will do a good job.
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| The beginning forest habitat in Newman Poses Preserve Photo credit: Zachary |
Avery @ Poindexter Preserve (Easton)
Things we found at the preserve:
- A deer hip bone that looks like a mask
- A tiny bird's nest on the ground
- Orange slug that was really sticky and messy. Don't touch the orange slugs.
- Lots and lots of tracks in the mud
- A lot of trees were knocked down from the hurricane.
- Three deer
- Horse with a purple tail
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| Avery and a deer hip bone. |
Things I liked at the preserve:
- Splashing the water with sticks
- Throwing little stones in the water
- Some of it is open meadow and some is in the trees
- Stone walls
- Drawing pictures and eating a snack
- Ferns
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