Join us for our “What’s Blooming Now”? Series! This month we will focus on pollinators. See what’s blooming now and how pollinators make it all possible! Great for all ages-fun, interactive and full of color and life.
Join us this month for “Water Quality Detectives”! We will go down to the stream and collect stream samples looking for macroinvertebrates, do a turbidity test and learn about indicator species. Ages 5-12
by Hayley Lewis Ward Pound Ridge Reservation’s diverse ecosystems provide ample habitat for a wide variety of avian species, with our meadows in particular being known for our abundance of Eastern bluebirds and tree swallows. Both species, known for their vibrant blue hues and beautiful songs, happen to have particular
by Leah Cass With its habitat mosaic of forests, meadows, wetlands, ponds, and streams, Ward Pound Ridge Reservation provides ideal habitat for many important wildlife species. One such species is the eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina), and while this elusive animal may not make frequent appearances to park visitors,
by Sarah Walkley Trailside Nature Museum staff have been cataloging the biodiversity of Ward Pound Ridge Reservation’s 4,300 acres for decades. More recently, we have begun doing so through an online project on the electronic platform iNaturalist to allow county staff as well as visitors to easily and accurately document