Acquisition History: Carpenter's Marsh
was acquired in phases between 1970 and 1976. Federal Aid in Wildlife
Restoration funds were used. A water-control structure to maintain
and manage Carpenter's Marsh was built in 1978. Eva's Marsh was
established in 1961 and a dam was built in 1962. A local landowner
donated 29 acres adjacent to Eva's Marsh to the Fish and Game Department
in 1992.
Description: Carpenter's Marsh WMA consists
of upland and wetland habitat. The uplands include white pine, hemlock,
oak, red maple, while the wetlands include the 101-acre Carpenter's
Marsh waterfowl impoundment. The impoundment is comprised of deep
water and shallow water habitats important to wetland wildlife.
The 30-acre Eva's Marsh includes emergent vegetation and standing
dead trees (snags), which provide excellent nesting places for birds
such as wood ducks and tree swallows. Small parking lots are available
at both WMAs and can accommodate 3 to 4 cars each. Canoes or small
boats can be launched at both impoundments. The primary purpose
of the WMAs is waterfowl management.
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in part by the Federal Aid in Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program.
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Common Wildlife: White-tailed deer, moose,
black bear, ruffed grouse and snowshoe hare occur. There are also
beaver, otter, mink, wood ducks, black ducks, mallards and Canada
geese. Both marshes are havens for waterfowl, a diversity of songbirds,
and furbearing, water-dependent mammals.
Directions: Take Route 123 west from the
center of Hancock and take the first right beyond Norway Pond. Follow
Depot Road 1.5 miles, bearing left at the intersection. Access to
the WMA is on an old woods road on the left. Eva's Marsh is to the
east.
DeLorme N.H. Atlas and Gazetteer coordinates:
Page 20, A 4/5
