Shelburne Pond

Lost camera card..

 For over 30 years, the natural area at Shelburne Pond is one of the oldest and longest-running protection projects in Vermont. It is also a successful collaboration between the Conservancy and UVM who own and maintain the land. 

Shelburne Pond is a very biologically rich area with 1300 acres of freshwater wetlands, forested uplands with rare species, current use agricultural lands, and 3.5 miles of shoreline.If this area was developed and used for housing, it would be a very expensive as it looks over the beautiful lake. 

During hurricane Irene almost three years ago, a large tree was blown down in the edge of the pond. With strong winds blowing across a flat surface such as a pond, the wind picked up speed and ripped out the roots that were lightly settled in the fully saturated soil of the pond. It fell across the path and was cut so people could still use the path.

The wetland on the edge of the pond had reed grasses growing through the ice with patches of water through out the wet land.

I identified several trees such as hemlock, cherry, cedar, shag bark hickory and several more.