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New Pond Farm would love to work with you and your scouts. Please visit the School Program link to learn about the variety of educational programs we offer. We are open to suggestions of ways to use our 102-acre property to meet the needs of your scouts, and we are capable of meeting many of the badges and signs.
Programs are 1 hour in length and $10.00 per child. There is a $100 minimum.
To discuss booking a program, please call Kristen at (203) 938-2117, email Kristen or fill out the following form.
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Scout Projects
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In the fall of 2009, Joel Barlow High School student, Kyle Robey, completed an outstanding Eagle Scout project on the farm.
If you head down past the pond, on the southwestern edge of the marsh you will discover a 12’ X 12’ sphagnum bog. Kyle and his teams spent weeks transforming a tussock-filled area into an incredible outdoor classroom. As you make your way around the beautifully constructed cedar walkway you will be introduced to the fascinating world of carnivorous plants. Kyle and the scouts planted the bog with native pitcher plants and a wide variety of native sundews. If you look closely you can observe insects that have been captured in the bowls of the pitcher plants and others trapped in the sticky filaments of the sundews. All plants have been thoughtfully identified.
We are thrilled with this addition to our wetlands and thankful to Kyle and his team for their perseverance—this was certainly a complex and labor intensive Eagle Scout project, and will go on record as being the muddiest one in our history (!) but it shall be enjoyed for many years to come!
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