Tag Archive for: Smith Pond Shaker Forest

With blistering winds and deep snow Land Stewards Kevin Brooker and Alexander van Engelen went out onto Smith Pond to check up on the condition of the Wood Duck boxes. Every year after the nesting season is over, duck boxes should be maintained by cleaning out old nesting material and replacing it with a fresh layer of wood shavings. This, of course, is best done when there is thick ice in winter, since the boxes are near or above water.

On March 22nd and April 17th UVLT began a series of events called…