VT Fish & Wildlife Seeks Historic Photos of Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is asking the public to check their old photo albums for any historic photos of Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area in Addison, Vermont. The department is seeking photos for a display at the new Dead Creek Visitor Center, which will be opened to the public in 2017.
Dead Creek is one of the department’s flagship wildlife management areas. It is popular with bird watchers, hunters, and anglers, receiving thousands of visitors every year. It contains a series of artificial ponds and wetlands that are maintained to encourage use by waterfowl, shorebirds, and a variety of other wildlife species.
“Dead Creek has been popular with Vermonters for over a century as a place to appreciate wildlife,” said Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s Amy Alfieri, who manages Dead Creek. “We’re looking for any historical photos of these lands that will show the changes in management and land use over time. We are especially interested in photos of the area before the dams were built. If anyone has old home movies of people using Dead Creek for hunting, fishing, or birdwatching, that may be useful to us as well for a video we are producing about the history of this area.”
People wishing to submit copies of photos or home videos can contact Amy Alfieri at amy.alfieri@vermont.gov to find out how to submit them.
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