Acquisition History: The Danbury Fish
and Game Club donated the dam site and the flowage rights to the
NH Fish and Game Department in 1948. An additional 20 acres abutting
the marsh were acquired in 1987 with Duck Stamp revenues. Federal
Aid in Wildlife Restoration funds were used to construct the dam
and to acquire the additional acreage.
Description: Danbury Bog is an open marsh
with emergent vegetation and forested/shrub edges providing excellent
nesting habitat for waterfowl. The Department owns only 21.3 acres;
225 acres are privately owned and leased by the Department to maintain
the habitat. A small manmade water control structure enables the
Department to maintain water levels in the marsh.
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in part by the Federal Aid in Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program.
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Common Wildlife: The wetlands at Danbury
bog support a variety of native and migrating waterfowl, including
mallards, black ducks, wood ducks and ring-necked ducks. Other common
wildlife includes great blue heron, beaver, muskrat, otter, white-tailed
deer, moose, coyotes, woodcock and ruffed grouse. The bog has a
limited warmwater fishery, which includes pickerel and bullheads.
Special Notes: Wilson snipe have been
known to breed at Danbury Bog.
Directions: From the center of Danbury,
take Route 104 south and take the first right. Travel .3 miles and
the dam site will be on the left. A small parking area for 2 to
3 cars and a wildlife management area sign are adjacent to the dam.
Canoes and small boats can easily be launched from the damsite.
DeLorme N.H. Atlas and Gazetteer coordinates:
Page 35, E 8
