Photographers unite! Whether a pro or a person looking for that perfect selfie, there’s something for everyone to take a snapshot of here in the Blackstone Valley. For fun long-exposure shots, visit harrisville dam Waterfall, Burrillville, where water flows down a unique, tiered waterfall from the mill pond into the Clear River. Or visit our blossoming farms and orchards to capture the natural flowering beauty as a backdrop. The blackstone river bikeway has numerous locations of interest Harrisville dam including pratt dam, several waterfalls, and the different architectural shots you can get at blackstone river state park in lincoln. For avid birders, over 2,000 acres of woodlands, deciduous forest, and farmlands at buck hill in Burrillville, has the perfect mix of edge habitat and maintained wetlands to attract a wide variety of local and migratory bird species. This meticulously-maintained management area is the perfect habitat for wood ducks with nesting boxes lining small ponds. glocester’s hawkins pond is a landscape that looks as if it’s been in existence since the dawn of time, but has been heavily influenced by human hands. The mill pond and surrounding old-growth pine forest provides habitat to support water and forest fowl alike, including heron, warblers and thrushes. In Smithfield, powder Mill Ledges Wildlife refuge houses the head- Crook Point quarters of the Audubon Society of Rhode Island, where @runofthemillshop you are sure to get plenty of tips about birding, wildlife identification, and educational programming. Back in glocester, sprague Farm and the abutting robert huckins Woodland, were once a farm, but is now a lush woodland with ferns lining the forest floor. Various species of woodpeckers, owls, and other birds call this protected land their home. FOr MOrE Steere Orchard birding & phOTOgraphy TOuRBlACkSTONE.COm 37