The Cashie begins and ends within the county boundaries and has a depth of 80 feet in places. The river provides a spawning area for herring, shad, and striped bass and supports game fish including redfin, pickerrel, sunfish, cappie, catfish, and largemouth bass. Cavity-nesting species like pileated woodpeckers, wood ducks, white breasted nuthatches, and barred owls take to the abundant dead trees and snags that form in the wetlands. Sit at the obervation deck at different seasons of the year and after rain storms to experience the dynamics of the riverine environment. Riverbottom wetlands store and retard flood waters during wet seasons then gradually release it during dry periods.
Wetlands also protect and recharge our ground water aquifiers.
The knees of the cypress trees stick up from the swamp floor as little gnomes around the base of the tree. The knees are part of the tree's root system and provide oxygen to the roots in the water logged soil. The buttressed trunks of the cypress, tupelo, and black gum trees help stabilize them in the wet soil. Free canoe rentals are available at the Livermon Park and Mini-Zoo accross the street from the entrance to the Wetlands Walk. The Walk is open year round.