Scouting River Bend Farm – June 25, 2022

I’ll be leading the Blackstone Valley Paddle Club trip at River Bend Farm on Tuesday, so I went out today to check it out. We usually do two separate trips here – one group paddling the canal/river loop, the other paddling Rice City Pond. First I paddled around Rice City Pond - it was low in spots (2.6 feet on the Northbridge gage), but fine as long as I stayed in the main channel. Then I paddled the canal/river loop - it was low with several difficult strainers, and the bottom of the canal was green with duckweed. We decided to skip the canal/river loop and just paddle Rice City Pond.

Great Blue Herron in Rice City Pond