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1927 Map of the Arboretum

Pond Life

The three ponds in the Bradley Rosaceous Collection—Dawson, Faxon, and Rehder, named for former Arboretum staff members—are teeming with wildlife. In the summer months look for small fish, frogs, turtles, dragonflies, and damselflies. You may even see a heron fishing for food!

Please use the stone ramp to safely observe the water creatures. This will protect the pond edges from erosion. Use caution and do not feed or remove animals from the pond.

Click here to view a list of amphibian, reptile, fish, and mollusk species recorded at the Arnold Arboretum using iNaturalist.

Bullfrog
Snapping Turtle
Eastern Pondhawk
Carp in Dawson Pond
Double Crested Cormorant
Eastern Pondhawk
Eastern Painted Turtle
Great Blue Heron
Snapping Turtle
Garter Snake
Eastern Pondhawk
Snapping Turtle