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Photos of Oxley Nature Center
- February 5, 2005
These photos (and captions) were
provided by Laurel Upshaw to show some of the natural features of the
Nature Center area, and to partially explain why these features exist
and why they should not be disturbed by further "development."
"Old Mohawk Boulevard", at the entrance to the Wildlife Management
Trail. looking westward.
"Old Mohawk Boulevard", at the entrance to the Wildlife Management
Trail. looking eastward.
Bird Creek gets closer to Mohawk Blvd., as you go east. This picture
taken from the creek bank, just off the north edge of Mohawk Blvd.
Bird Creek gets closer to Mohawk Blvd., as you go east. This picture
taken from the creek bank, just off the north edge of Mohawk Blvd.
Bird Creek, at the closest point to the road; you can look down and see
the entire channel bottom, Note the layers of sand, which appear to be
thicker on the opposite side; Bird Creek, here, is cutting into old
floodplain alluvium; Oxley and Mohawk Park on the south side of Bird
Creek are on the siltier, more clayey soils of this floodplain so that
many low places in Mohawk Park retain water long after Bird Creek has
gone down.
Just as Mohawk Blvd. reaches the head of Sherry Lake, an old road
becomes a trail along the north side of the Lake, in Photo above; the
flowline can be seen between these two. Here, Bird Creek has meandered
almost north away from the road.
This photo shows the flowline on the left, as you follow the old road on
the north edge of Sherry Lake.
A view of Sherry Lake from the road, looking southeast.
Bridge across water-filled "ditch" leading north to Mohawk Blvd. from
the road at the north side of Sherry Lake.
Photos of Oxley Nature Center, Interpretive Building - Jan. 8, 2005
Photos taken to show long-standing need for repair to roof in the
storage area. Note the dark stains on the support beams.
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