Another highlight of the preserve!
Pond With Springhouse, Pergola, and Stone Patio, Pond With Sitting Area, Painted Turtles, American Bullfrog, Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly, American Lotus. Photos by Nature Photographer Pam Hirst at PKH Photography. Writing by Freelance Content Writer and Travel Blogger Meghan Hirst at Meghan Hirst, Writer.
This pond was constructed in 2013. A tornado surged through this section of the preserve, but it was actually beneficial this time! It paved the way for the placement of the pond. The springhouse and patio are made of the same stone that was used to build the facilities in Washington Crossing State Park that we presented. This was purposely done to honor the history in this area. The springhouse has two critical functions. It purifies dirty water that contains germs and chemicals that can cause toxic algae bloom and recycles clean water.
Due to the workers absolutely nailing what an ideal freshwater habitat is, this pond is teeming with life! You can observe the most wildlife activity during summer. Some of the other animals that you can see are American toads, northern water snakes, and minnows. Other plants that grow in this vicinity are white water lilies, black chokeberry shrubs, and turtlehead flowers (appropriate since there are turtles here XD).
One amusing thing about this pond is the dragonflies. They frantically zoom around, occasionally pausing to land on the lily pads. I laughed at their antics during our last visit XD The other amusing thing is listening to the bullfrogs croak because they sound bizarre XD
The photo of the turtles shown here was on display in Doylestown, Pennsylvania two years ago, which is only about twenty-two minutes away from the preserve :D
The Aquetong Meadow is next!
Have you ever seen a freshwater habitat like this one? What animals and plants were there?
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