Property Info

The Halpenny Easement provides habitat for an impressive array of species at risk: at least fourteen have been identified on this property. These species make use of the property's variety of important habitats, including a high quality coastal meadow marsh, several small open rock barrens, treed rock barrens, and mixed forest communities. The “keyhole” marsh is particularly rich and productive, and provides foraging, basking, and hibernation sites for several turtle and snake species. A beautiful Canada Warbler was spotted singing on territory in the mixed coniferous-deciduous forest adjacent to the marsh during our Baseline Study of the property. Donors Beth and Tom Halpenny have recorded the call of an Eastern Whip-poor-will, and the calls of two at risk bats, Little Brown Myotis and Eastern Small-Footed Myotis, were recorded by an acoustic monitor on the property.