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October Nature Sightings

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With the dam damaged by a coastal storm, West Brook Pond has reverted to its origins - West Brook - with most of the pond bottom reverting to an ecologically diverse assemblage of marsh plants. MIKE BOTTONI

With the dam damaged by a coastal storm, West Brook Pond has reverted to its origins - West Brook - with most of the pond bottom reverting to an ecologically diverse assemblage of marsh plants. MIKE BOTTONI

Sprouting from the pond sediments are several species of trees: willow (foreground) with thin, linear leaves, and cottonwood (background) with large heart-shaped leaves. MIKE BOTTINI

Sprouting from the pond sediments are several species of trees: willow (foreground) with thin, linear leaves, and cottonwood (background) with large heart-shaped leaves. MIKE BOTTINI

authorMike Bottini on Oct 5, 2020
At this time of year, our native flowering plants are dominated by the numerous species in the white and lavender-colored flowers of the aster group and the brilliant yellow flowers... more

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