Great Baehre Swamp

Great Baehre Swamp is a New York state wetland located inside the Town of Amherst in Erie County, New York, United States. The area is characterized as a silver maple-ash swamp of 270 acres (1.1 km²), much of which is protected by conservation areas owned by the town and New York State.

Prehistory and history

The wetlands are a minute remnant of the former Glacial 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.

Protected areas

Much of the swamp is protected and accessible to the public. Portions of the southern and eastern boundary of the conservation area are privately owned and permission should be sought prior to visiting these areas.

Billy Wilson Park

Billy Wilson Park, a 48-acre (19 ha) park owned and operated by the Town of Amherst, is adjacent to the western portion of the swamp. Billy Wilson Park provides boardwalks and trails for viewing nature within Amherst, which is a well-developed suburb of Buffalo. Conservation of the wetlands is also intended to help control flooding.

The entrance to Billy Wilson Park is located on Hopkins Road north of the intersection with Klein Road in Amherst. The park has been adapted to provide assistance to people with disabilities. The park was formerly known as Margaret Louise Park prior to being renamed in 2014 for Army Staff Sgt. William "Billy" Wilson III, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2012.^[1]

Great Baehre Swamp Wildlife Management Area

The Great Baehre Swamp Wildlife Management Area is a 270-acre (110 ha) state wildlife management area operated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). The majority of the property (260 acres [110 ha]) protects shrub swamp and emergent wetlands, with the remainder covering grassland and brush. Parking and access is mainly facilitated through the adjacent Billy Wilson Park on Hopkins Road.^[2]

The area was acquired by NYSDEC in 1989, and has since been improved with a 1,300-foot (400 m) boardwalk which connects with Billy Wilson Park. The area is managed with the goal of improving wildlife populations and habitat.^[2]

References

↑ Depriest, Keaton T. (February 26, 2014). "Park renamed in honor of fallen soldier". Amherst Bee. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
1 2 "Great Baehre Swamp Wildlife Management Area". NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved July 1, 2016.

External links

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation: Great Baehre Swamp Wildlife Management Area

Protected areas of New York

Federal

National Historic Sites, Parks and Districts	Christman Eleanor Roosevelt Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt Martin Van Buren Sagamore Hill Saint Paul's Church Saratoga Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Women's Rights Erie Canalway Kate Mullany affiliated Thomas Cole affiliated

National Memorials	Federal Hall General Grant Hamilton Grange Statue of Liberty

National Monuments	African Burial Ground Castle Clinton Fort Stanwix Governors Island

National Trails	Appalachian Trail North Country Trail

National Seashores and Recreation Areas	Fire Island Gateway Upper Delaware

National Wildlife Refuges	Iroquois Long Island Complex Amagansett Conscience Point Elizabeth A. Morton Lido Beach Oyster Bay Sayville Seatuck Target Rock Wertheim Montezuma Shawangunk Grasslands Wallkill River

National Forests	Finger Lakes

Wilderness Areas	Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune

State parks

State historic sites

Preserves and sanctuaries

Public preserves	Albany Pine Bush Forest Preserve Adirondack Park Saint Regis Canoe Area Santanoni Preserve wilderness areas Catskill Park Hudson River Estuary Long Island Pine Barrens Reinstein Woods Rome Sand Plains Tahawus Vischer Ferry Welwyn

The Nature Conservacy	Accabonac Harbor Andy Warhol Visual Arts Arthur W. Butler Memorial Atlantic Double Dunes Bear Swamp Calverton Ponds Chaumont Barrens Clintonville Pine Barrens Coon Mountain Deer Lick Denton El Dorado Beach Eugene and Agnes Meyer Everton Falls Freund Gadway Sandstone Pavement Barrens Hannacroix Ravine Henry Morgenthau Indian Brook Assemblage Ironsides Island Kenrose Limestone Rise Lisha Kill Long Island Center for Conservation Long Pond Lordsland Lower Poultney River and Saddles Marrion Yarrow Mashomack Mianus River Gorge Mildred E. Grierson Memorial Moccasin Kill Montauk Mountain Moss Lake Mount Holly Nellie Hill Neversink O.D. von Engeln Otter Creek Pawling Peconic Estuary Big Woods Pine Neck Roger Perry Memorial Ruth Wales Schunemunk Mountain Shadmoor Silver Lake Bog Spring Pond Bog Stewart Lewis A. Swyer Thompson Pond and Stissing Mountain Uplands Farm West Branch Whitbeck Memorial Grove

Other preserves	Angle Fly Baxter Bergen-Byron Swamp Black Rock Forest Brandreth Park Calder Center Louis C. Clark Cornell Botanic Gardens Ferncliff Forest Heiberg Memorial Forest James Lime Hollow Mohonk Peabody Plotter Kill Sagamore Camp Sam's Point Teatown Lake Turkey Mountain Turner Brook Theodore Roosevelt Wallkill Valley Woodlawn Zurich Bog

Other (lists)

National Historic Landmarks National Natural Landmarks Botanical gardens Nature centers New York City parks POPS WWI New York state forests wild historic sites parks wildlife management areas Trails rail trails

Category
New York City
NYS DEC
NYS OPRHP
Commons

Coordinates: 43°00′47″N 78°44′10″W / 43.013°N 78.736°W / 43.013; -78.736

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