The 0.3-mile trail on the north side of the creek features a hand-carry access point (at high tide) for paddling, as well as scenic views of the Eastern River, Otter Creek, and an extensive oxbow.
With its woodlands, tidal marshes, and wetlands along Otter Creek and the Eastern River, this conservation land protects habitat for wood ducks, common mergansers, and wading birds including great blue herons and American bitterns, as well as bald eagles, osprey, kingfishers, and the species they eat, such as alewives.
Freshwater tidal marshes, like the one that you see around you, are dominated by patchy stout herbs, with a mixture of wild rice, softstem bulrush (a sedge), common arrowhead, sweet flag, and pickerelweed, often covering large areas. Rare plant species – including Eaton’s bur-marigold, estuary bur-marigold, Parker’s pipewort, and spongy-stemmed arrowhead – can be found here.
For additional information, visit the Kennebec Land Trust website, or contact:
Kennebec Land TrustFrom ME-27 in Pittston, head east on the Kelley Road. Travel for 2.4 miles, and then turn right onto the Blodgett Road. Follow the Blodgett Road south for almost two miles. Turn left into a small parking area. Look for the wooden KLT property sign and registration box.
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