The beaver pond, so large it could almost be called a lake, is off of Tinker and Ruth Hill Roads in Haddam.
Visible from the highest level of the stratosphere, it is an amazing example of the beaver’s engineering skills.
Visible from the highest level of the stratosphere, it is an amazing example of the beaver’s engineering skills.
Three brooks twist and turn through the property, to join and flow down to the river over a mile below.
Evenly aged and mostly open hardwood forests of 80 to 120 years old stand across rolling topography.
Dry uplands interspersing wet valleys, rock outcroppings and glacial erratics dot the slopes as well.
The pond and ledges in the foreground with the river in the background almost 400 feet below and
more than a mile away.
Dry uplands interspersing wet valleys, rock outcroppings and glacial erratics dot the slopes as well.
The pond and ledges in the foreground with the river in the background almost 400 feet below and
more than a mile away.
These are just a few of the animals that are found on the property. Several pairs of nesting Great Blue Heron, many birds of prey, a beaver colony with 3 lodges, one large dam and several smaller ones. Smaller mammals, amphibians, reptiles and insects, all part of the complicated cycle of wetland life.
The following slides show photographs of Beaver Ledges through the seasons.
They are only a tiny sample of the beauty that is Beaver Ledges
They are only a tiny sample of the beauty that is Beaver Ledges
The Haddam Land Trust is asking for your support and donations to raise $360K to cover the cost of purchase and stewardship of the Beaver Ledges property.