Finlay-Wolf Pond
Ronkonkoma, Suffolk County
9.5 acres
The Nature Conservancy

Directions:

Take the Long Island Expressway to exit 60 north (Ronkonkoma Avenue/Lake Ronkonkoma); drive north on Ronkonkoma Avenue for 1.2 miles; the preserve is on the right (east ) side of the road 0.1 of a mile beyond the intersection with Portion Road.

Habitats:

kettlehole pond, freshwater wetlands, field, upland woods

PLANTS:

Trees:
Acer rubrum (red maple)
Fagus grandifolia (beech)

Shrubs and sub-shrubs:
Cephalanthus occidentalis (buttonbush)
Clethra alnifolia (sweet pepperbush)
Rhododendron viscosum (swamp azalea)

Herbs:
Nuphar variegata (bullhead lily)
Nymphaea odorata (fragrant white water lily)
Utricularia sp. (bladderwort)