Morning after the Feb 13 snowfall at Striar Conservancy.
Sun rise at Striar looking towards the Winnetuxet.
Feb 2024, typical Winnetuxet water levels for late winter and early spring. The river channel meanders through this gap between Striar Conservancy and the Town of Halifax owner Randall-Hilliard Preserve.
Here's a spring peeper we saw on this VP walk in 2021. Spring Peepers are considered on of the two types of tree frogs found in Massachusetts. Notice the adhesive toe pads which allow tree frogs to climb vertical and overhanging surfaces.
The Grey tree frog is the other, also seen at Striar.
Past Vernal Pool walk at Striar. These Wildlands Trust led, 'hands on' events, are quite popular and always fill up to the limit on number of participants.
On this 2021 vernal pool walk, we found lots of spring peepers in this Striar Conservancy vernal pool.
Wildlands Trust lead hike at Striar Conservancy, Dec 4 2021.
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Fresh snow at the main trail entrance at Striar Conservancy.
Most likely a wood frog egg mass in one of the many vernal pools at Striar Preserve. April 2019.
Spring awakening at Striar. April 2019.
Lots of river otter activity at Striar Conservancy. Here are some recent (March 2019) otter slides in the snow at Striar.
NHESP amphibian traps in a vernal pool at Striar.
NHESP amphibian traps in a vernal pool at Striar.
Salamander spermatophore
Kiosk at the Striar Conservancy trail head.
Early morning after an ice storm. Looking at the Winnetuxet.
Looking from the parking lot. Wildlands Trust Striar Conservancy.
Main trail at Striar Conservancy.
Elbow bend in the Winnetuxet River along the Striar Conservancy in Halifax.
Note the horizontal ice lines approx half way up the truck. That indicates the recent water level.
Jan 20, 2018 - Looking off towards the Winnetuxet river. Lots of ice showing how far the water flooded outside the river plain. Notice the horizontal white stripes on the tree trunks which indicate how high the water levels have been.
Jan 20, 2018. Flooding back up through the stream gullys which made the main trail unpassible for a time. Note the ice shelf with the glove resting on it which is an indication of how high the water rose to. Main trail is now passible.
Jan 20, 2018. More views of how high the water rose.
Main trail crossing one of numerous small streams at Striar Conservancy.
Eagle scout project Bog bridges.
Looking at the Winnetuxet River from the trail.
Taken Oct 29, 2017 at Striar Conservancy.
Taken Oct 29, 2017 at Striar Conservancy.
Orange Jelly fungus.
The Omnipresent Laccaria or possibly the Lilac Cort. Aug 30, 2017.
Indian Pipes (Monotropa uniflora). These are parasitic plants that feed off of fungi. Aug 30, 2017.
Indian Pipes or Monotropa uniflora. These are flowering plants not fungi. Aug 30, 2017.
A natural terrarium off the trail at Wildlands Trust Striar Conservancy.
At Striar Conservancy, Wildlands Trust, Halifax MA. Aug 2017.
At Striar Conservancy, Wildlands Trust, Halifax MA. Aug 2017.
Omnipresent Laccaria or possibly the Lilac Cort. Aug 2017 at Wildlands Trust Striar Conservancy.
Omnipresent Laccaria or possibly the Lilac Cort. Aug 2017 at Wildlands Trust Striar Conservancy.
Possibly Scaly Pholiota. Aug 25, 2017.
Wood Frog taken Oct 22, 2016 at Striar Conservancy
Evening at Striar. This is what remains of what used to be a man made pond towards the south eastern side of Striar. The earthen dam that helped form this pond was breached during Hurricane Bob in 1991 and this area is returning to a more 'natural' state.
One of many small views of the Winnetuxet River as it passes beside Striar Conservancy.
Trail Art, taken at Striar Conservancy, Wildlands Trust, Halifax, MA.
