Barry, Yes, looking at the air photo it appears like there were some low berms placed across a natural drainage at one time to create the pools. The original forest in the drainage was removed to make the pools open. Originally it looks like it was a tributary to the stream on the other (east) side of the road. Things in an area like the barrens likely take a long time to loose the characteristics created by human utilization. it is like the old Oregon Trail - you can still se the wagon ruts going across the prairie in Idaho.
Ed "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science." - Albert Einstein ----- Original Message ----- From: Barry Caselli To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2009 10:19 PM Subject: [ENTS] Re: big vernal pond in Wharton State Forest - 2 videos Here's a bird's eye view of the pond in the two videos: http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCC&cp=qmbdg38sb8j8&style=b&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&scene=38196894&encType=1 If you switch to aerial and see the whole thing, it appears that some of it is man-made, as if it were a former cranberry bog or something --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
