This section Pratt's Brook is a small, moderately flowing brook that flows through wooded wetlands, and abuts residential areas. Lots of woodland wildflowers, skunk cabbage, canada mayflowers and wood anemone were observed. One problem encountered was the outflow pipe from storm drains on Hatch Road. The concrete pipe had a large amount of rusty sediment which spilled onto the wetland areas and had patches of sheen on it. Also, behind one of the houses on Hatch Rd. there were 6-7 foot lengths of rusty pipes about 3 feet from the shore (3" diameter). Behind Robert Road several lengths of black, 2" diameter (?) irrigation hoses were found. They were not connected to anything. One tributary, with no flow, dead ends near this. Large amounts of algae were noted here.
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