Welcome to the Emmons Pond Interpretive Trail. Look for the QR code markers along the trail, scan and learn more about this unique protected natural area. It's a window into the deep past, but also a living example of an always-changing ecosystem.
The Emmons Pond Interpretive Trail is a project of the A.J. Read Science Discovery Center, created in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy. Trail content was written and edited by Johanna Mollitor, Emma Sarnacki, and Doug Reilly. With expert guidance from Donna Vogler, Ph.D.
Station 1
Welcome to the Bog!
Station 2
Field to Forest Succession
Station 3
Bog View
Station 5
Hemlock Trees
Station 6
Beaver-Eaten Trees
Station 7
Porcupine Burrow
Station 8
Beaver Dams
Station 9
Acid-Leached Rocks
Station 10
The Forest that Was
Station 11
Do Trees Communicate?
Station 12
Milkweed and the Monarch Butterfly
Station 13
The Future
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