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Management Plan for the
Dam Pond Maritime Reserve
INTRODUCTION
On November 17, 1999 the Town of Southold and Suffolk County acquired title to a
21.64 acre parcel on Dam Pond, on the north side of Route 25, between the hamlets of
East Marion and Orient from Joseph Gazza and Andrew & Bernice Lettieri for $900,000
(SCTM#1 000-22-3-22.1).
On May 31,2002 the Town of Southold and Suffolk County acquired title to an adjoining
14.3-acre parcel from the Peconic Land Trust (1000-31-5-1.2) for $946,000 increasing
the Dam Pond Maritime Reserve to a total of35.9 acres.
The Dam Pond Martine Reserve is part of a larger public/private conservation effort
through which nearly 100 acres ofland immediately adjacent to the subject parcel have
already have been protected.
DESCRIPTION
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Dam Pond is located in the Town of South old, on the north side of Route 25, between the
hamlets of East Marion and Orient. The property encompasses pristine woodland and
meadows with substantial tidal and freshwater wetlands. The Dam Pond area includes at
least 7 recognized rare or endangered species. The parcel was once farmed and the fields
are now in Stage 1 of successional growth. Dam Pond is a large brackish pond system
between Truman's Beach, a barrier beach on Long Island Sound and the Orient
Causeway, separating the pond from Orient Harbor. The property is highly visible from
the Causeway and is a critical part of the unspoiled view of the pond and shoreline to the
west. The Dam Pond Maritime Reserve is an environmentally sensitive fish and wildlife
habitat that encompasses a small-protected bay, maritime shrub land, and beach frontage
on Long Island Sound, grasslands, tidal flats, saltwater marshes, successional growth and
mature woodlands. The west, south and north side of Dam Pond is primarily
undeveloped, with very low residential development of the east side of the pond.
The Dam Pond Maritime Reserve is included in the New York State Open Space Plan,
the Long Island Pine Barrens Maritime Reserve, and Peconic Bay Maritime Reserve
and is part of the federally designated National Estuary Program.
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Dam Pond is representative of the classic, unspoiled, Peconic Bay ecosystem at its best,
with a relatively undisturbed coastal estuarine ecosystem. Areas such as Dam Pond are
becoming rare in New York State and provide habitat for a diversity of fish and wildlife
species. In 1984, the New York State Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitat
Inventory reported approximately 15 pairs of osprey nesting in Long Beach Bay, Orient
Harbor and the Dam Pond area. This is one of the largest nesting concentrations of
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osprey in New York and the potential exists for additional nesting pairs at this site.
Almost all of the nests are located on man-made platforms placed around the perimeter of
the subject area. A variety of seabirds, shorebirds and wading birds use this area for
feeding and for stopovers during migration. This area is especially significant as a
feeding area for herons, egrets and ibis, which nest on Plum Island.
Dam Pond is an important waterfowl wintering area in Suffolk County. Aerial surveys of
waterfowl in January show concentrations of scaup, black ducks, mergansers, bufflehead,
goldeneye, and mallards. Diamondback terrapin are frequently observed in the marsh
and pond during the summer months, Dam Pond also serves as a significant ecological
nursery and feeding area for many estuarine fish species and is an important spawning
area for weakfish, winter flounder and scup.
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Forbs and grasses dominate the successional old field that occupies large areas of open
uplands on site; low shrubs and tree seedlings also occur at lower frequencies.
Characteristic grasses include brooms edge (Andropogon virginicus), common hairgrass
(Deschampsia flexuosa), bluegrasses (Poa pratensis, P. compressa), sweet vernal grass
(Anthoxanthum odoratum), bent grass (Agrostis perennans), purpletop grass (Tridens
flavus), and orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata). Characteristic herbs include goldenrods
(Solidago Canadensis var. scabra, S. nemoralis, S. juncea, and Euthamia graminifolia),
asters (Aster pilosus, A. ericoides, A. undulates, A. patens, A. simplex and A.
lateriflorus), wild strawberry (Friaries virginiana), sour sorrel (Rumex acetocella), and
cat's-ear (Hypochoeris radicata). Young shrubs and tree saplings are invading the
successional old field; characteristic woody plants include eastern red cedar (Juniperus
virginiana, bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica), winged sumac (Rhus copallina), autumn
olive (Elaeagnus umbellate) and crab apple (Pyrus sp.). This is a relatively short-lived
community that succeeds to a shrub land or woodland community.
Some cleared areas on site are at an advantaged stage of successional development.
These areas have already been through the successional old-field stage and now the
community has at least 50% cover of shrubs. Eventually these areas will succeed into a
forest community if left to undergo natural processes of change.
Many of the herbaceous species at the successional old-field community continue to
occur at the shrub land community, but the number of non-woody individuals has
decreased and the number of woody species has increased. The major difference between
this community and the previously described one is a shift in the dominance of woody
virus non-woody species. These two communities actually form a mosaic with each
other in the field and are often difficult to delineate one community from the other.
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Characteristic shrubs and small trees of this community include bayberry (Myrica
pensylvanica), groundsel tree (Bacharis halimifolia), Multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora),
eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana), wild black cherry (Prunus serotina) and gray
birch (Betula populifolia). Saplings of black oak and scarlet oak are common; as are
dense groves of black locust that commonly reproduce vegetatively.
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The coastal salt marsh community may be divided into three distinct sub-communities:
I) the low salt marsh, 2) the high salt marsh, and 3) salt panes.
The vegetation of the low salt marsh is almost exclusively a monospecific stand of
Spartina alterniflora (cordgrass). The high salt marsh is dominated by Spartina patens
(salt-meadow grass), Distichlis spicata (spikegrass), a dwarfform of Spartina alterniflora
and Juncus gerardi (black-grass). Common species of the upper slope of the high marsh
are Limonium carolinianum (sea lavender, Aster tenuifolius (slender saltmarsh aster) and
Iva frutescens (Saltmarsh elder). Salt panes occur in both low and high salt marshes
where the marsh is poorly drained. Panes in the low marsh usually lack vegetation, but
panes in the high marsh are usually vegetated by Salicornia European (annual glasswort,
S. virginicus (perennial glasswort), Spergularia marina (saltmarsh sand spurry), Pluchea
odorata var. succulenta (marsh fleabane), and Triglochin maritimum (arrow-grass).
The salt shrub community is a band of vegetation occurring between salt marsh and
upland vegetation. A mosaic of shrub land and meadow is common where the topography
is nearly level. Periodic disturbance associated with storms causes dieback of shrubs.
Characteristic shrubs are Baccharis halimifolia (groundsel-tree), Iva frutescens
(saltmarsh-elder, Rosa Carolina (pasture rose), Toxicodendron radicans (poison ivy), and
Myrica pensylvanica (bayberry); characteristic herbs are Spartina patens (salt-meadow
grass), Solidago sempervirens (seaside goldenrod), Panicum virgatum (switch grass),
Opuntia humifusa (prickly-pear cactus), and Ammophila breviligulata (beach grass).
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The site contains the remnants of a rare ecological community, the maritime red cedar
forest. This conifer forest was much more extensive on the site years ago, apparently
numerous trees were cut and probably used as dock posts. Eastern red cedar (Juniperus
virginiana) is the dominant tree of this forest, forming a nearly pure stand. Usually
eastern red cedar is a pioneer species that invades old fields that have been abandoned.
The cedars usually thrive for approximately 30 years at which time they are replaced by
climax tree species. However, red cedar is the climax plant species of this maritime
forest. Trees often live over 150 years in a mature forest and often produce low hanging
horizontal branches that provide execellent habitat for wildlife species.
The New York Natural Heritage Program lists the maritime red cedar forest as "critically
imperiled in New York State because of extreme rarity". Less than five occurrences of
this rare ecological community are currently known in New York. Although the
occurrence of this forest on site is degraded, it is a very significant occurrence and
warrants preservation.
CULTURAL HISTORY
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East Marion was first called Oysterponds Upper Neck. Around 1836 its name was
changed to Rocky Point and later, to East Marion, possibly in honor of General Francis
Marion, the "Swamp Fox" of Revolutionary War fame. Indians, part of the Algonquian
nation, once camped along East Marion's eastern shore while they fished and clammed
along the shores of Orient Harbor, Hallock's Bay and Long Island Sound.
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Before 1700, the settlers took their grain to Southo1d Village to be ground into meal and
flour. A horse-driven mill was located near where the present North Fork Bank is today.
After 1700, several windmills were constructed in Orient and East Marion and a tidal mill
was constructed at Dam Pond that was driven by the rising and falling tides of Gardner's
Bay. The tidal mill stood on the west side of the creek that connects Dam Pond with
Gardner's Bay. At one time Capt. Henry Horton, who owned the East Marion windmill,
owned the mill.
Besides grinding grist at the mill, Horton also made samp with a pounder. Capt. Horton
sold the tidal mill to Usher Benjamin of Greenport, who ran it until he died. After his
death the tidal mill was let go to decay and it finally collapsed. The debris was removed
during the construction of the causeway in 1894.
SITE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT GOALS
The Dam pond Maritime Reserve shall remain in its open, natural and scenic state and
reserved for nature trails. A small parking area will be constructed on the property for 6
to 8 cars and be the access site for the trail system. The purpose of the trail system is to
allow visitors the opportunity to experience the natural beauty of the site. The trails will
provide public access, without jeopardizing the existing resources. The trail system will
be located away from fragile areas and constructed in a manner that provides a safe
recreational opportunity for visitors and will be resource compatible. The trails will be
designed, constructed and maintained according to the standards of the USDA Forest
Service specifications. The trailhead will have a covered kiosk to display a map of the
preserve, the trail system and the natural features (plant communities, shrub lands and
forest habitat), on the site.
Several small markers will be located along the trail to highlight the various flora and
fauna communities that are found on the preserve.
The hiking trails will be unpaved and cleared in a manner sensitive to the environmental
resources. All trimming along the trails will be done with flush cuts and all material shall
be placed with the cut end away from the trail in order to minimize the appearance and
impact or hauled away.
Several open fields will be restored on the site to provide a more diversified wildlife
habitat. Open field grasslands, 2 to 5 acres in size, will be re-established in the areas that
were previously farmed, on Parcel I. With the removal of Russian olive, open field
grasslands, 6 to 8 acres in size, will be re-established on previously farmed area, on
Parcel II. Maintenance will include trimming of vegetation that has grown into the
trailways. The open fields will be mowed every two years to prevent them from
returning to shrub lands. All plantings on the site will be native species.
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Trail maintenance will be an annual activity conducted each spring, with periodic
maintenance throughout the year, as needed. Maintenance will include trimming of
vegetation that has grown into the trailways.
Routine maintenance, performed weekly, shall include litter removal and any necessary
trimming of vegetation.
All structures related to the hiking trails, included but not limited to fences, interpretive
sign, boardwalks, etc., would be constructed so as not to obstruct wildlife movement.
The public's access to the Dam Pond Maritime Reserve will from dawn to dusk, 365 days
a year and will provide opportunities for the public to enjoy passive recreation such as
walking, photography, bird watching and the quiet contemplation of nature, being careful
to prevent degradation of natural communities and wetland areas.
The Dam Pond Maritime Reserve will be maintained in its natural state, except for such
foot trails and property maintenance activities as may be appropriate without impairing
the Preserve's natural character.
MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
In order to achieve the above management goals, the Town of Southold and the County
of Suffolk, at its discretion, may implement some or all of the following strategies:
I. Develop and maintain a public foot-trail system to provide opportunities for
passive recreation such as bird watching, photography and nature study. The trail
system will give special attention to: I) preventing degradation of tidal wetlands;
2) minimizing human disturbance of native plants and animals; 3) controlling
unauthorized uses such as mountain bikes, off-road vehicles and dumping; 4)
disturbance to neighbors.
2. Use the USDA Forest Service specifications as a guide for trail construction and
maintenance.
3. Establish an Oversight Committee to determine the rules and regulations ofthe
Preserve.
4. Hunting opportunities on this property will be addressed in an up-dated Open
Space Management Plan for the Dam Pond Maritime Reserve, to be developed,
with the County of Suffolk, in 2003.
CONCLUSION
If carefully protected and maintained, the Dam Pond Maritime Reserve has the potential
to provide a high-quality recreational, educational, ecological and aesthetic resource for
the public to enjoy.
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Dam Pond Maritime Reserve
Grassland Restoration Project
Parcel II
The Town of Southold and the County of Suffolk are joint owners of a 14.3-acre parcel
(SCTM#1000-3l-5-1.2) located on the north side of Route 25, in the hamlet of East
Marion.
The Town of Southold is proposing to clear and restore the open fields at the Dam Pond
Maritime Reserve. The project area was farmed prior to 1980 and was a small
commercial nursery from 1980 to early in the 1990's. This area is now overgrown with
successional woody shrubs, non-native roses and some mature nursery stock. The
property has a large stand of Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia L.) that has crowded
out many of the grasses, shrubs and trees on the property. If left unchecked the Russian
olive will completely take over the parcel within the next few years.
The Town of South old proposes to restore 6 to 8 acres of the shrub dominant parcel into
warm season grasslands for species in need of this habitat. The open grassland habitat
would make it highly attractive to grassland wildlife, particularly those that can also use
the woody margin and wetlands surrounding Dam Pond.
Many of the larger trees and clumps of shrubs (native species) will be left intact and
selected portions of the shrub land and Russian olive will be planted with warm season
grasses (little bluestem, native wildflower, switch grass and Indian grass).
The proposal calls for the removal 100% of the Russian olive, as follows:
1. Cut Russian olive at ground level with a chain saw.
2. Apply a Glyphosate herbicide (10-20% solution), by a sponge-type brush, to
the freshly cut stump.
With cut-stump treatment, the herbicide is applied specifically to the target plant,
reducing the possibility of damaging nearby, desirable vegetation. This method
minimizes damage to other plants. Glyphosate herbicides are recommended because they
are biodegradable. To be safe and effective, herbicide use requires knowledge of the
chemicals and their appropriate concentrations as well as understanding of the method
and timing of their application. Herbicides will be applied by a NYS licensed applicator.
Attached are several articles listing the methods for managing areas vegetated with
Russian olive.
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Dam Pond Maritime Reserve
Grassland Restoration Project
The Town of Southold is restoring some of the open fields and
meadows on the Dam Pond Maritime Reserve.
Many of these areas are overgrown with successional woody
shrubs, bittersweet, honey suckle, grape vines and non-native
roses.
If left unchecked, these plants will crowd out many of the
native grasses, shrubs and trees on the property.
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season grasslands (little bluestem, a native wildflower mix,
switch grass, Indian grass, etc.) that are highly attractive to a
wide variety of wildlife, particularly those species that can also
use the woody margin, mature woodlands and wetlands
surrounding the Dam Pond Maritime Reserve.
Many ofthe larger trees and clumps of shrubs (native species)
will be left intact.
If you have any questions on this project, please call Jim
McMahon, Town of Southold, at 765-1283.
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Dam Pond Maritime Reserve
Flora & Fauna Inventory
Cornell Cooperative Extension
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Flora List for Dam Pond Maritime Preserve
Anacardiaceae (Sumac Family)
o Rhus copallinum
o Toxicodendron radicans
Dwarf or Winged Sumac
Poison Ivy
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
o Achillea millefolium
o Ambrosia artemisiifolia
o Artemisia vulgaris
o Baccharis halimifolia
o Euthamia graminifolia
o Euthamia tenuifolia
o Hieracium caespitosum
o Hieracium sp.
o Hypochaeris radicata
o [va frutescens
o Solidago canadensis
o Solidago juncea
o Solidago nemoralis
o Solidago rugosa
o Solidago sempervirens
o Symphyotrichum dumosum
o Symphyotrichum ericoides
o Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
o Symphyotrichum pilosum
o Symphyotrichum tenuifolium
o Taraxacum officinale
Berberidaceae (Barberry Family)
o Berberis thunbergii
Betulaccae (Birch Family)
o Betula populifolia
Common Yarrow
Ragweed
Mugwort
Groundsel-tree
Lance-leaved Goldenrod
Slender Fragrant Goldenrod
Meadow Hawkweed
Hawkweed
Hairy Catsear
High-tide Bush; Saltmarsh-elder
Canada Goldenrod
Early Goldenrod
Gray goldenrod
Wrinkled Goldenrod
Seaside Goldenrod
Bushy Aster
Heath Aster
Calico Aster
Hairy White Oldfield Aster
Perennial Salt-marsh Aster
Common Dandelion
Japanese Barberry
Gray Birch
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. Caorifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family)
0 Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle
Celastraceae (Bittersweet Family)
0 Celastrus orbiculatus Asian Bittersweet
Chenooodiaceae (Goosefoot Family)
0 Salicornia maritima Slender Glasswort; Saltwort
Cuoressaceae (Cypress Family)
0 Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar
Elaea2Jlaceae (Oleaster Family)
0 Elaeagnus umbel/ata Autumn Olive
Ericaceae (Heath Family)
0 Gaylussacia frondosa Huckleberry
0 Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel
1J Leucothoe racemosa Fetter-Bush; Swamp Doghobble
0 Rhododendron viscosum Swamp Azalea
. 0 Vaccinium angustifolium Low-bush Blueberry
0 Vaccinium corymbosum High-bush Blueberry
Fabaceae (pea Family)
0 Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust
0 Trifolium pratense Red Clover
0 Trifolium repens White Clover
Fa2aceae (Beech Family)
0 Quercus alba White Oak
1J Quercus coccinea Scarlet Oak
0 Quercus velutina Black Oak
JU2landaceae (Walnut Family)
0 Carya alba Mockernut Hickory
0 Carya glabra Pignut Hickory
Juncaceae (Rush Family)
0 Juncus gerardii Black Rush
. 0 Juncus tenuis Old Path Rush
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0 Morella pensylvanica Northern Bayberry
Oleaceae (Olive Family)
0 Forsythia sp. Forsythia
0 Ligustrum vulgare Privet
Pinaceae (pine Family)
0 Picea sp. Spruce
0 Pinus thunbergiana Japanese Black Pine
Plumbal!inaceae (Leadwort Family)
0 Limonium carolinianum Sea Lavender
Poaceae (Grass Family)
0 Agrostis perennans Bentgrass
0 Andropogon virginicus Broomsedge
0 Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal Grass
0 Dactylis glomerata Orchard Grass
. 0 Deschampsia flexuosa Wavy Hairgrass
0 Distichlis spicata Spikegrass
0 Panicum virgatum Switchgrass
0 Pennisetum glaucum Yellow Foxtail; Pearl Millet
0 Phleum pratense Timothy
0 Phragmites australis Common Reed
0 Poa compressa Canada Bluegrass
0 Poa pratensis Kentucky Bluegrass
0 Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem Grass
0 Spartina alterniflora Smooth Cordgrass
0 Spartina patens Saltmeadow Cordgrass
Polvl!ouaceae (Buckwheat Family)
0 Rumex acetosa Garden Sorrel
0 Rumex crispus Curly Dock
Pvrolaceae (ShinleafFamily)
. 0 Chimaphila maculata Striped or Spotted Wintergreen
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Rosaceae (Rose Family)
a Malus sp.
a Prunusserotina
a Rosa carolina
a Rosa multiflora
a Rubus sp.
Smilaceae (Catbrier Family)
a Smilax rotundifolia
Vitaceae (Grape Family)
a Parthenocissus quinquefolia
a Vitis labrusca
Apple; Crabapple
Wild Black Cherry
Pasture Rose
Multiflora Rose
Brambles, Blackberry, Raspberry
Roundleaf Greenbrier; Bullbrier
Virginia Creeper
Fox Grape
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Faunal List for Dam Pond Maritime Reserve
Common Name
Mammals
Opossum
Raccoon
Red Fox
Eastern Cottontail
Grey Squirrel
S. Flying Squirrel
Star Nosed Mole
Short tailed Shrew
Lillie Brown Bat
Big Brown Bat
Feral Cat
White Footed Mouse
Deer Mouse
Muskrat
White Tailed Deer
Reptiles and Amphibians
Box Turtle
Diamondbacked Terrapin
Garter Snake
Brown Snake
E. Hognose Snake
Milk Snake
Ring-Necked Snake
Red Backed Salamander
Red Spotted Newt
Peeper
Grey Tree Frog
Green Frog
Southern Leopard Frog
American Toad
Fowle!$ Toad
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Didelphis marsupialis
Procyon lotor
Vutpes vulpes
Sylivagus fforidanus
Sciurus carolinensis
Glaucomys votans
Condylura cristata
Blarina Brevicauda
Myotis tucificus
Eptesicus fuscus
Felis domestica
Peromyscus leucopus
Peromyscus manicutatus
Ondatra zibethica
Odocoileus virginianus
T errapine carolina carolina
Ma/actemys terrapin terrapin
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
Storeria dekayi dekayi
Heterodon platirhinos
Lampropeltis triangulum
Diadophis punctatus edwardsii
Plethodon cinereus
Notophtha/mus viridescens
Pseudacris crucifer
Hyla versicolor
Rana clamitans
Rana sphenocephala
Bufo americanus
Bufo fowleri
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Faunal List for Dam Pond Maritime Reserve
Common Name
Birds
American Crow
Fish Crow
Blue Jay
American Robin
Eastem Bluebird
Wood Thrush
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
N. Flicker
Black-Capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Dark-Eyed Junco
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Northem Cardinal
Ring Necked Pheasant
Ruffed Grouse
Bobwhite Quail
Canada Goose
Black Duck
Mallard
Wood Duck
Double Crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Whippoorwill
Common Nighthawk
Ring Billed Gull
Great Black-Backed Gull
Herring Gull
Least tern
Common Tern
Scientific Name
Corvus brachyrllynchos
Corvus ossifragus
Cyanocitta cristata
Turdus migratorius
Sialia sialis
Hylocichla mustelina
Me/anerpes carolinus
Picoides pubescens
Picoides villosus
Colaptes auratus
Parus atricapil/us
Parus bicolor
Junco hyemalis
Dendroica coronata
Cardinalis cardinalis
Phasianus colchicus
Bonasa umbel/us
Collinus virginianus
Branta canadensis
Anas rubripes
Anas platyrllynchos
Aix sponsa
Phalacrocorax auritus
Ardea herodias
Ardea alba
Egretta thula
Caprimulgus vociferus
Chordeilus minor
Lerus de/awarensis
Larus marinus
Larus argantatus
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Stama hirundo
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Faunal List for Dam Pond Maritime Reserve
Common Name
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Belted Kingfisher
Red-Tailed hawk
American Kestrel
Northem Harrier
Sharp-Shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Osprey
Greal Horned Owl
Eastern Screech Owl
Ceryle alcyon
Buteo jamaicensis
Fa/co spalVerius
Circus cyaneus
Accipiter striatus
Accipiter cooperii
Pandion haliaetus
Bubo virginianus
Otus asio
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Dam Pond Maritime Reserve
Maps & Trail Guide
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Habitat a.Wildlife:
The reserve includes several ecological communities.
The old field successional community is the dominant
community in the teserve. Old field communities
ate common on Long Island, where a majotity
of the land was once cleared for farming. Early old
field successional communities are dominated
by grasses and forbs (perennial herbs) and slowly
transition, over time, to shrubs and last-growing trees
(i.e., bayberry, red cedar, black locust). Old field
communities will eventually become mixed hardwood
forests, if left undisturbed. All stages of this
community exist within the reserve thus providing
habit and food for many species of animals including
whitetail deer, red fox, eastern cottontail, raccoons,
opossum, squirrels, bobwhite quail, pheasant, and
a variety of songbirds.
The reserve also includes some small stands of mixed
hardwood forest, composed of oaks (white, black,
scarlet) and hickories (pignut and bitternut). The
forest provides shelter and food for woodpeckers,
owls, redtail hawk, whitetail deer, and squirrels.
Nuts dropped from the trees provide forage for many
species, sustaining them through the winter.
Dam Pond and its fringing salt marsh are important
habitat for osprey, diamondback terrapin, and migrating/overwintering
waterfowl and shorebirds. Dam Pond also serves as a significant ecological
nursery and feeding area for many estuarine fish species and it is an important
spawning area for weakfish, scup, and winter flounder. The New York State
Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitat Inventory reported more than
15 pairs of ospreys in the Long Beach Bay, Orient Harbor, and Dam Pond
Area. This is one of the highest concentrations of osprey in New York, and,
with a newly established nest in 2003, there is promising potential for
additional nesting pairs.
Site Map
For more infoflllation about this and other recreational
opportunities in the Town of Southold, please contact:
Town of Southold 631-765-1800
PO Box 1179 or:
Southold NY 11971 htrp:/ /southoldtown.northfork.net
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Key:
_ Grecn Trail - - Reserve
_ Red Trail i = Tmil Head
Welcome to Darn Pond Maritime Reserve:
The reserve is a 35.9-acre parcel that was purchased by the Town of
Southold and the County of Suffolk during 1999-200 I, with the
assistance of the Peconic Land Trust. The Dam Pond n.laritime
Reserve has been included in the New York State Open Space Plan,
the Long Island Pine Barrens ~laritime Reserve, Peconic Bay
l\laritime Reserve, and the federally-designated National Estuary
Prograol, underscoring its environmental significance.
Restoration Projects:
You will find that several areas have been recently cleared and restored as
part of a grassland restoration project. These areas had been overgrown
with successional woody shrubs, non-native roses and autumn olive.
Open grasslands are highly attractive to wildlife, particularly those
that can also use the woody margin and wetlands surrounding Dam Pond.
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Help protect and maintain the natural beauty and '\vildlife habitat of the area.
Please:
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The Dalll Pond Alaritillle Reser/'e is open to the public j'ear-rollnd from da1J1fl to dusk.
Town of Southold
PO Box 11 79
Southold N.Y. 11971
631-765-1800
http://southoldtown.nort hfork. net
Trail Guide
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