Boardwalk

The Boardwalk spanning the cattail marsh adjacent to Route 144 was constructed in 2007-2008, to improve access to the Hudson River Interpretive Trail (HRIT). The project was funded and executed entirely with New Baltimore Conservancy monies and labor. In addition to setting concrete footings, vertical supports, and the walkway and rails, volunteers cleared a new path connecting the eastern terminus of the Boardwalk with the HRIT. The New York State Department of Transportation, with guidance from State Senator James Seward, installed an opening through the guiderail to permit walkers access from Route 144 to the Boardwalk entrance. The new Boardwalk offers a great opportunity to view a thriving cattail marsh and its denizens including yellow warblers and wood-peckers. Armies of spring peepers and (small troops) wood frogs can be heard in spring. The path connecting the Boardwalk with the HRIT follows the edge of the marsh and a cottonwood swamp.