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MANY WILDLIFE SPECIES INHABIT THE LAND ROVER DEMONSTRATION COURSE AT LANHAM CREEK


Castor canadensis, rana catesbeiana and buteo lineatus (better known as beaver, bullfrog and red-shouldered hawk) are among the myriad species found at the Land Rover Demonstration Course at Lanham Creek. The course was constructed in an environmentally sensitive manner so as to not impact their habitat or the adjacent nontidal wetland or impair the wetland's function.

This wetland performs all the functions of other wetlands of its type by improving water quality and providing both flood control and wildlife habitat. Water quality is improved when the dense vegetation slows the velocity of storm water run-off and allows the sediments to settle out. In the bottom of the pond, these sediments will absorb pollutants. The vegetation will also absorb nitrogen and phosphorus and prevent them from reaching Bald Hill Branch and ultimately the Chesapeake Bay. Flood control is provided when the pond retains storm water run-off and releases it slowly downstream as the watershed becomes better prepared to accept the excess.

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