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HomeMy Public PortalAboutJohn Wing & Lee Baldwin Trails Aus as elk WBr vk Brewster Conservation 1)rusto�e.... ,•F9� P.O.Box 268 Town of Brewster, MA = ; •,t Brewster MA 02631 www.town.brewster.ma.us �� 4> www.brewsterconservationtrust.org Brewster Walking Trails ��ati5 3 John Wing Trail The John�\da\ 5a�d�eacr e Cd Museum oftNat ng ural Historail,from y to Wings eI land p ose the v des a view of the habitats that are typical of the Cape Cod Bay SassafrasL— shore: upland forest, salt marsh, salt meadow, dunes, and ' Grove Wooden �Cree mud flats. Wings Island provided a rich environment for � Stairs Native Americans and settlers. Stones placed in Sachemas Field have been arranged to show a pattern similar to what Upland e Native Americans might have used to mark time.The Island .1L 0 was also the site of early salt works and salt hay harvesting. Forest _Ce Paine's Creek, to the east, leads to Brewster's famous ' a Herring run into Lower Mill Pond.Wings Island is named after John Wing,Brewster's first colonial settler.Walkers U land ,� are encouraged to visit the Museum of Natural History. p Meadow 1 Sachemas Round trip trail length: 1.3 miles. Field J.L — �— WINGS ISLAND Directions: The Museum is located approximately 0.3 miles east of Drummer Boy Park. - Mo UI�Wing AL , 4 Lee Baldwin Trail (South Trail) —0— �— -`400 F The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History South Trail A— _1j(_ -IL -11L - honors the late Lee Baldwin, native Cape Cod naturalist — �— —Osprey and veteran walk leader.The trail crosses the Stony Brook Nest marsh and extends to upland groves of beech trees. The L A � ion Pole , -1L14 � AL ,L—� 2010 enlargement of the Route 6A culvert over Stony — �— — -�,L— Brook has allowed greater tidal flow to restore the marsh to its original condition.The trail provides several stations . � $� Cape Cod for viewing life in the marsh. w Museum ` Drummer Natural p g Round tri trail length: 1.0 miles. �� Boy Histor Park UA Directions: The entrance to the trail is across Route 6A Map Design:©MapWorks2013 p N Lee Balwin from the Museum of Natural History. Parking is available MAPSatWORK@aol.com ❑ Trail Head at Drummer Boy park. Cape Cod Museu of Natural History Drummer Boy y Park Observation �— m Platform_ CD IL --jL o �'T w 0 300 Feet J.- --L ._ Map Design:©Ma Wo s 2013 MAPSatWORK-ao co