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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JC6_the-general-humphreys-cannon_Salisbury-MD.html
Gift to the Wicomico Historical Society by
Mary Elizabeth Humphreys, Granddaughter of
General Humphrey Humphreys
Restored by
Liebman-Berger Memorial Post No. 707
Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.
Dedicated May 7, 1977
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I40_waterside_Salisbury-MD.html
The water here is still relatively shallow, but deeper than the wetlands we saw upon entering the walkway. Bluegills, bass and pickerel hide in the overhanging bushes. The types of plants along the edge vary with the depth of the water. There are …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I3Z_welcome_Salisbury-MD.html
Welcometo the Ward Museum of Waterfowl Art Norman len Nature Trail. The trail runs along the western side of Schumaker Pond, one of the five headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay. Along the pond you can fish, bird watch, picnic and more. It also offers…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I3Y_open-pond_Salisbury-MD.html
From the deck you see several important shallow water plants. Most visible is the broad leaved cattail with its brown, cigar-like top. In the spring, there is a yellow top above the brown. The thin, tall native plant with the pinkish-purple flower…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I3X_beach-and-birds_Salisbury-MD.html
From the beach area you can watch the geese, ducks, and other waterfowl both on the pond and on land. They use the beach to come on shore to rest, eat, and nest. You may also watch the resident Great Blue Herons as they fish in the shallow water a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I3W_wildfowl-blind_Salisbury-MD.html
This area was developed thanks to the efforts of the local Boy Scouts to provide a protected area from which to watch the birds. Watch how the different waterfowl feed. Some "stand on their head", tail-up to nibble on the underwater plants. Others…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I3U_dry-thickets_Salisbury-MD.html
Here, on the dry side of the path, the plants have created a thicket, an almost impenetrable spot of woods. The thicket is full of sharp thorns, prickers, poison ivy, berry bushes and greenbrier.
Dry thickets provide a special nursery for birds a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I3T_fruited-trees-and-vines_Salisbury-MD.html
These trees, shrubs, bushes, and vines often have more extensive root systems than plants deeper in the wetland woods. They can hold the soil in place more effectively and offer a valuable front-line protective barrier for the pond edge and the Ba…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I2N_non-native-plants_Salisbury-MD.html
Whenever people, through building, agriculture forestry, or other means, disturb land there are certain plants that take advantage of the disturbed soil. These plants are known as "invasives." Often they can take over an area and crowd out other n…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I2M_wetland-marsh_Salisbury-MD.html
The wetlands in the Chesapeake Bay watershed are some of the richest, most productive ecosystems in the world. They may be fresh-water, brackish, or salty and are the home and the breeding grounds of extensive numbers of our most important Bay fis…