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Acres:<\/strong> 12
\nTotal Trail Length:<\/strong> less than a mile
\nParking:<\/strong> 163 Namequoit Road, South Orleans
\nConservation History and Importance:
\n<\/strong>The Town of Orleans bought the property, referred to as the Paw Wah Pond Conservation Area in 1987 to prevent a 7-lot subdivision being developed as an investment by the Environmental Minister of the Sultanate of Oman!\u00a0 The property comprises a 9.3-acre parcel of upland and beach on Little Pleasant Bay and a 2.3-acre salt marsh on Paw Wah Pond, which is an 8-acre salt pond. The upland part of this property features a mixed forest community of pitch pine, white pine, and black and white oak, while the marshland is dominated by a variety of Spartina grasses. Both of these ecosystems play important roles in the maintenance of habitat diversity, and when combined they provide habitat for the recovering osprey and Spartina borer.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Directions: From the intersection of Rt. 28 and Main Street Orleans head south on Rt. 28 towards Chatham (1.7 miles). Take a left onto Namequoit Road and follow for 1 mile to trail head parking on right.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"