Walker's Mill Pond 



Natural Area Name: Walker's Mill Pond 



Location: Tract includes Walker's Mill Pond and associated swamp 

 forests and floodplains. This area is ca. 3 miles E of the 

 Town of Newport. See Map 1. 



Topographic Quadrangle: Newport 



Size: Ca. 500 acres 



Elevation: 3-20' 



Access: SR 1154 passes through area. Logging roads provide access 

 to other parts of area. 



Names of Investigators: John 0. Fussell, III and Jeannie Wilson 



Date(s) of Investigation: 1980: July 5; Sept. 13, 16, 23; Nov. 3 

 (Also, Fussell has made many trips to this area, 1965-1980, 

 mostly winter and spring, primarily in search of birds. He 

 made systematic censuses of breeding birds in part of the 

 area in 1970.) 



Protection Status: The pond and swamp forest is apparently being 

 preserved by a hunting and fishing club. 



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