Shallow wetlands

Some of cleanest open water in Quincy
Insulated from polluted runoff along Ricciuti Drive
Only known site in 7000-acre Blue Hills Reservation for water plantain (Alisma subcordatum) and New England aster (Aster novae-angliae)
Prime amphibian breeding habitat (Bufo americanus)


Why preserve shallow wetlands at Granite Rail?
	• • • •	Some of cleanest open water in Quincy Insulated from polluted runoff along Ricciuti Drive Only known site in 7000-acre Blue Hills Reservation for water plantain (Alisma subcordatum) and New England aster (Aster novae-angliae) Prime amphibian breeding habitat (Bufo americanus)