Site of a former IHR dam at the Waterman Tack Factory. It spanned the river between the tack factory and what is now the Wildlands Trust Tucker preserve. Dam was breached in the Hurricane of 1938 and never rebuilt.
Indian Head River at Wildlands Trust Tucker Preserve in Pembroke
Tucker Preserve just across the river from the Waterman Tack Factory.
This is a nice photo op but a wild and free Indian Head River would be so much better. The dam raises the temperature of the impounded water upstream as much as 10 degrees, traps sediments, and impedes the passage of fish, amphibians, reptiles, and invertebrates in both directions. The North South River Watershed Association (NSRWA) is working on a plan to address the many negative impacts this dam may be having on the lower Indian Head River.
At Tucker across from the Waterman Tack Factory
Emerging fern
Jack-in-the-pulpit, also commonly called Indian turnip, is a shade requiring species found in rich, moist, deciduous woods and floodplains. A long lived perennial (25+ years).
Hillside glacial erratic along the Indian Head River in the Wildlands Trust Tucker Preserve.
First crossing after an ice storm.
Autumn 2022
Spring time cascades in at Tucker.
Looking east from Tucker Preserve. Just across the river is the Waterman Tack Factory. This was the site of a dam that eventually collapsed during the hurricane of 1938. The dam formed a large pond and was known as Project Dale.
High water level at Tucker after the Feb 2022 ice storm.
High water level at Tucker after the Feb 2022 ice storm.
High water level at Tucker after the Feb 2022 ice storm.
April 2021, one of several cascading streams at Tucker Preserve.
White Throat Sparrow at Tucker
Ghost Pipes at Tucker.
River otter in the Indian Head River at Wildlands Trust Tucker Preserve. Hanover Pembroke.
River otter on the Indian Head River at Wildlands Trust Tucker Preserve. Pembroke Hanover.
River otter in the Indian Head River at Wildlands Trust Tucker Preserve. Hanover Pembroke.
Sunbathing. Double-crested Cormorant 'wing spreading' at Tucker Preserve.
Springs awakening at Tucker Preserve.
Seasonal runofft and spring rain create a New Hampshire like lively stream at Tucker.
The Indianhead River as it passes the old Tack factory.
Luddams Ford.
Jack-In-The-Pulpit along the trail at Tucker Preserve.
The Indian Head river has two tributaries, the Drinkwater River and the Indian Head brook. The river eventually flows into the North River.
Tucker stream crossing. A very 'White Mountain' feel with this crossing.
The old bridge at the entrance of Tucker Preserve.
High (40 ft) above the Indian Head River.
Laetiporus - 'Chicken of the Woods' ??
Laetiporus - 'Chicken of the Woods' ??
Laetiporus - 'Chicken of the Woods' ??
Just past the entrance to Wildlands Trust Tucker Preserve.
Granite boulders are scattered about the Tucker preserve.
Waterman's Tack Factory viewed from Tucker Preserve on the opposite side of the Indian Head River
