Buckeye Brook - Fall 2

by Lisa Kilby

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Buckeye Brook - Fall 2

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Lisa Kilby

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This is my old stomping grounds growing up in Warwick, RI. As a child, my neighborhood friends and I would play as Pilgrims along Buckeye Brook. We would wade in the water, filling stringed glass milk bottles with pieces of bread trying to catch guppies! Playing on the shore, we would do our best not to step in the many turtle and rabbit holes along the banks. I remember fondly of coming home muddy and wet to my mother's dismay!

Buckeye Brook: Winding among Warwick's houses and streets, you will find free-flowing Buckeye Brook, whose history starts with the Native Americans who populated the banks of the brook and lived off its plentiful resources. Later, farmers drew water from the brook for their farms that occupied much of central Warwick prior to suburbanization in the mid-20th century. Today, the brook is mostly hidden by wooded areas, creating a buffer that allows paddlers to experience parts of the brook with little interference from the bustle of modern Warwick. The brook is home to a surprising array of wildlife, including shorebirds, turtles, eels, river otter, hawks, deer, coyote, and fox. At its mouth, mussels and clams abound, as well as blue crab and oysters.

NOTE: The watermark in the lower right corner of the image will not appear on the final print.

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April 15th, 2016

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