Date: 4/11/13 7:53 am
From: Marcy Stutzman <marciastutzman...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Oxbow Lake - fire on 4/10/13
You might have seen news reports yesterday about a fire at the Little Patuxent Oxbow Lake Nature Preserve. Because most of the news stations called the area "Maryland City" and referred to the street "Water Lily Way" in the Russett Community, you might not have associated it with Oxbow Lake. Some news stations did mention "Oxbow Lake" and "Russett".

Anyway, I wanted to let everyone know the fire was in the forested area behind the townhomes and condominiums along Oxbow Place.

The primitive trail from the main entrance on Oxbow Place that leads to the Eagle's Head Cove at the southern end of the lake probably was not affected until after the area referred to as the "fishing hole" on the map I recently posted.

I have not checked out the fire damage yet, but I expect there is some past the fishing hole as that is the part of the lake behind the condominiums and the townhomes.

Marcy Stutzman
Russett, MD 20724

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