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Suggestions For Outings
Visit
the Bradford Bog near East Washington
on the Bradford Road. Click on the name to learn more about
this inland cedar swamp and peatland. A variety of natural
community types occur at Bradford Bog, and some of them, like
the inland Atlantic white cedar swamp itself, are considered
exemplary. From the trailhead south of the road, a boardwalk
leads through densely forested swamp out to a small wooden
observation tower overlooking an exemplary medium level fen
system.
Visit
the Fox State Forest on the Hillsboro
Center Road. Click on the name to find more information and
directions. Fox Forest was gifted to the State of New Hampshire
by Caroline A. Fox in 1932 to maintain a research and demonstration
station in Hillsborough. Since then the Fox Forest Trust has
provided regular funds to demonstrate proper scientific forestry,
provide areas for applied forest research, provide programs
on natural resource management and, develop a forest and property
for public access and use.
Visit
the Mud Pond Bog at Fox State Forest
on Whitney Road. Click on the name to get directions to this
boardwalk. Mud Pond Bog is a poor intermediate level fen ecological
system. At least 6 peatland natural community types are present
within the system in addition to the open water pond at the
center and the surrounding forest types.
Visit
the Black Gum Swamp at Fox State Forest
on Hillsboro Center Road. Click on the name to get directions
to thisTrail. At Fox State Forest, several different natural
and managed vegetation communities can be viewed along the
trail to the black gum swamp. This trail travels over moderate
terrain, with some hills. The footing varies from dirt path
to rocks to roots to wooden bridges. Please wear appropriate
footwear. The roundtrip distance is about 2 miles and takes
about an hour to complete. Click
here to see images from the trail.
Visit
the Loverens Mill Preserve in Antrim.
Click on the name to get directions to this boardwalk. Pollen
studies have revealed that Atlantic white cedar has been present
for more than 4,000 years at this remarkable preserve. The
present-day cedar swamp supports trees that are over 100 years
old. The three-mile trail travels through the southeastern
portion of the 362-acre preserve, and provides boardwalk access
into the Inland Atlantic white cedar swamp, and close-up views
of the North Branch of the Contoocook River and associated
wetlands. The Nature Conservancy purchased Loverens Mill Cedar
Swamp in December 1998.
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