Entering the Preserve
Enter the Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve via Veterans Memorial Park by turning onto Memorial Park Drive off of Rte. 161. There is ample parking adjacent to the ballfields. There is a large informational kiosk, where you can pick up a trail map before your hike and leave us your comments after! This is the southern access to both the Red and Blue Trails with vistas of both Clark and Smith Ponds.
We were fortunate to photograph the young Red-shouldered Hawk above, as it was taking its first steps out of the nest - next to the ballfield!
The main feature of this area is Clark Pond. Created around 1900 by entrepreneur Byron Clark, the Pond served as a source of ice that fishermen used to preserve their catch (information provided by Elizabeth Hall Kuchta, East Lyme Town Historian).
We were fortunate to photograph the young Red-shouldered Hawk above, as it was taking its first steps out of the nest - next to the ballfield!
The main feature of this area is Clark Pond. Created around 1900 by entrepreneur Byron Clark, the Pond served as a source of ice that fishermen used to preserve their catch (information provided by Elizabeth Hall Kuchta, East Lyme Town Historian).