Post by quogue on Jul 19, 2012 16:10:15 GMT
Imagine finding Sundews on a desert island surrounded by salt-water... that pretty much describes the Wilderness section of Fire Island.
I found an oasis which seems to be the only permanent & fully fresh water there (there's brackish marshes and seasonal fresh water puddles)
Is the literal watering hole too, I found it by following Fox tracks and there were plenty of other animal tracks there...
I've looked for Dews sporatically over the years, so it is a great feeling to have finally found them!!!
The Fire Island Wilderness is beautiful on the seaside of the dunes and I visit for camping and day trips often... but behind the dunes it's hot with no shade, Ba-Zillions of extremely agressive Mosquitos, Hordes of Ticks with Lyme, Poison Ivy everywhere... not a very friendly place... is wild though and fantastic!
These photos are only with my iPhone, so thery're not the best... I will be updating this thread with better pics sometime in the future.
I found an oasis which seems to be the only permanent & fully fresh water there (there's brackish marshes and seasonal fresh water puddles)
Is the literal watering hole too, I found it by following Fox tracks and there were plenty of other animal tracks there...
I've looked for Dews sporatically over the years, so it is a great feeling to have finally found them!!!
The Fire Island Wilderness is beautiful on the seaside of the dunes and I visit for camping and day trips often... but behind the dunes it's hot with no shade, Ba-Zillions of extremely agressive Mosquitos, Hordes of Ticks with Lyme, Poison Ivy everywhere... not a very friendly place... is wild though and fantastic!
These photos are only with my iPhone, so thery're not the best... I will be updating this thread with better pics sometime in the future.
