NSS-T22 Traditional Cache
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The Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is 1625 acres of open water, marsh, Atlantic white cedar and red maple swamps and former cranberry bogs located on the border of Hanson and Halifax. It was purchased in 2002 by the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife from the Northland Cranberry Company. The area is managed for fisheries and wildlife habitats and open space.
The area is accessible through parking areas at Hawks Avenue or Elm Street in Hanson. One of the attractions of the area is its wide open vistas and easy access over numerous cranberry bog dikes. The Regional headquarters for the Massachusetts Environmental Police is also located on the Burrage Pond WMA. The area that is now the Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area was originally known as the Great Cedar Swamp. In this area in 1905, industrialist Albert C. Burrage started digging peat for fuel and later developed cranberry bogs. The area was purchased by the United Cape Cod Cranberry Company from Hanson Cedar Company in 1931. The area was later bought by Cumberland Farms, Inc. who developed some of the wetlands into more cranberry bogs between 1977 and 1990. These actions resulted in an enforcement action by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The property was eventually purchased by Northland Cranberry Company and known as Bog 18. The Burrage Pond WMA supports a large variety of game and nongame wildlife and is particularly noted for its waterfowl. The area is also noted for its birdwatching opportunities; a June 2003 bird survey found over 81 species using the area.
This cache is a 1 quart round container with a blue screw cap. Cache contains a log, pencil and some funny money swag.
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