Great Baehre Swamp

Great Baehre Swamp

Great Baehre Swamp is a New York state wetland located inside the Town of Amherst in Erie County, New York, USA. The conservation area is characterized as a Silver Maple-Ash swamp of 270 acres.

This conservation area provides boardwalks and trails for viewing nature within Amherst, which is a fairly well-developed suburb of Buffalo. Secondarily, the wetlands control flooding and erosion in the area.

This preserve has been adapted to provide assistance to people with disabilities.

Prehistory and history

The wetlands are a minute remnant of the former Lake Tonawanda that dominated this region 11,000 years ago.

Hopkins Road was originally constructed as a corduroy road in the early 19th Century due to the boggy nature of the soil.

Geography

The entrance is located near the intersection of Hopkins and Klein Roads in Amherst. The Great Baehre Swamp is enhanced by having the 48 acre Margaret Louise town park at its north boundary as well as a town conservation area of 139 acres.

See also

* Tillman Road Wildlife Management Area, A state conservation area a several miles east of Great Baehre Swamp.
* Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve, A state conservation area southeast of Great Baehre Swamp.

External links

* [http://www.classicbuffalo.com/WNYOutdoors/GreatBaehreSwamp.htm Great Baehre Swamp information]


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