Drake Lane
Acquired:  1968
Acreage:  3.6 acres
Uses:  wetland protection, wildlife conservation  
Access:  east end of Drake Lane

Directions:

Merritt Parkway north for a little less than 27 miles to get off at Exit 44; turn left onto Congress Street; turn left (south) onto Burr Street;  turn right onto Duck Farm Road; drive about 0.6 of a mile (passing over the bridge spanning the Mill River) and turn right onto Drake Lane.  Park at the circle at the cul-de-sac.   

Trails:

12/07/2005.  It is a very short walk to a view of the Mill River.  Dr. Patrick L. Cooney.

PLANT LIST:
Dr. Patrick L. Cooney, 12/07/2005

Trees:
Juniperus virginiana (red cedar)
Pinus strobus (white pine)
Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore)
Prunus serotina (black cherry)
Quercus rubra (red oak)
Sassafras albidum (sassafras)

Vines:
Celastrus orbiculatus (Asiatic bittersweet)
Toxicodendron radicans (poison ivy)