Dickerman’s Pond

You may not have known it was there, but the heavy construction equipment at Pinebrook Boulevard just north of the Quaker Ridge Road overpass indicates the location of Dickerman’s Pond. (Dickerman was the owner of the farm later sold to theWard family who renamed it Hillanddale Farm.) The project now under way consists of removing invasive weeds and silt from the Sheldrake River and the pond area, planting grasses and other natural water-friendly plants, and improving water quality and flow. A forebay will be constructed to trap debris and to be accessible for regular cleaning. Funded by the County, the result will be an visually and environmentally improved natural-looking pond area.