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1587 Jackson Road, Penfield, NY 14526 ![[Directions]](/wiki/dd-start.png "Click for driving, walking, or bus directions from Google"){kind=small} |
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Thousand Acre Swamp is a little known park on Jackson Road in Penfield and managed by The Nature Conservancy in New York.
"With a history reaching back to the Ice Ages, ... full of unique habitats ranging from marshy lowlands to forested upland tracts.
An extensive boardwalk and trail system winds through the preserve, allowing visitors to observe a unique variety of plants and wildlife. ... one of Monroe County's largest wetland systems,
... You may see foxes, white-tailed deer, weasels, and coyotes. ... great place to do some birdwatching. ... eastern bluebirds, great blue herons, green herons, black-throated green warblers, wood ducks, woodpeckers, and ruffed grouse.
...look for red and white trillium, jack-in-the-pulpits, trout lilies, marsh marigolds, blue cohosh, witchhazel and cattails. Thousand Acre Swamp also features a number of large silver maple and ash trees.
The entrance to the park is marked by a wooden sign, just north of the Penfield Ambulance substation.
Notes and Resources
- 1from the webpage of the Nature Conservacy
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2010-09-30 05:34:20 The thousand acre swamp now has a Facebook page full of information and events. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131407406908096#!/pages/Thousand-Acre-Swamp-Sanctuary/151332371573062 —TimConstas
2012-02-21 10:29:56 Find us on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/thousandacreswamp —TimConstas
