Planned route of Flax Pond field trip on June 18, 2011.
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Planned route of Flax Pond field trip on June 18, 2011.
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Peat Bank with Fiddler Crabs at Flax Pond - July 13, 2010
Spartina alterniflora is growing on the salt peat, which has been forming since
the inlet was created in about 1803. The darker peat visible below the salt
peat and above the mudflat in the right side of the photograph is freshwater
peat formed prior to 1803.
Photo by Sandy Richard
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Vegetation zones at Flax Pond - July 20, 2008
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View toward Inlet and Old Field Point - February 13, 2011
Gravel beach with wrack in foreground, jetty adjacent to inlet in middle, and
Old Field Point in background.
Photo by Sandy Richard
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Flax Pond Inlet - February 13, 2011
Photo by Sandy Richard
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Flood tide delta - Looking north, with the flood tide delta in the foreground
and the inlet in the background.
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Glacial Erratic at Crane Neck Point - May 14, 2011.
Photo by Sandy Richard
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Flax Pond Identification Guide: Photos by Sandy Richard
Flax Pond and Crane Neck Point
Flax Pond Summer Institute 2009
CEN 514 Long Island Coastline 2008
Flax Pond Environmental Study Groups
Long Island Geology Flax Pond Trip
Flax Pond Summer Institute 2007
Flax Pond, a Long Island Salt Marsh
Tidal Wetlands - NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
National Water Information System: USGS 01304057 Flax Pond at Old Field, NY
Connecticut DEP: Tidal Wetlands
Wikipedia: Salt pannes and pools
Salt Marsh Sites: The Association to Preserve Cape Cod
Long Island Sound Resource Center > Research > Geological