Webster Conservation Area and Hammond Pond Gallery Webster Woods in the springThe salt storage facility is less than 120 feet from Bare PondA Scarlet Tanager in Webster WoodsA vernal pool spills out onto a trail in Webster WoodsBare Pond in Webster WoodsThe salt storage facility under constructionWill this structure keep salt-laden runoff from entering the woods?Fencing around the rear parking lot prior to construction of the salt storage facility.Goats brought in to clear brush from the old deer park; photo by Jennifer SteelHeron in Hammond PondPhoto by Anne KanePhoto by Anne KaneA small vernal pool in the fallBare Pond and the former MASCO parking lotBare Pond in fallNesting turtles and geese have moved in. (2014)Looking for salamanders in Bare Pond on a vernal pool walkBare Pond in Webster WoodsHammond Pondphoto by Ken and Margaret MalloryBare Pond, by Daniel Segrèphoto by John Chadisphoto by John Chadisphoto by John ChadisThe knollHammond Pond sunsetHerons can often be spotted in Hammond Pond.Walk past the ledge used by local rock climbers.A spotted salamander studied during a vernal pool walkA pink lady's slipper orchid flowering in Webster Woods. Photo by Richard B. Primackphoto by Anne KaneRoad salt will be stored in the structure at left.Photo by Anne KaneA frog in Bare Pond in the springSalt is stored in this shed, which is open on one sidePanoramic view of the salt storage area in Webster WoodsBare Pond in Webster WoodsBare Pond in Webster WoodsBare Pond in Webster WoodsLedges in the NW quadrant of the conservation areaThe former deer park