Join us on a winter walk through Big Reed woods, the jewel of Montauk County Park. The hike will pass through vulnerable ecological communities including a red maple-black gum swamp, coastal oak-hickory forest and a coastal oak-beech forest. Along the way we will point out and learn to identify 15 native trees by their winter characteristics. Crossing a footbridge to an island we will have the opportunity to see Big Reed pond, a pristine 57 acre coastal plain pond without a house, building or road in sight. The area was the last ancestral home of the Montaukett tribe.
