Welcome to a wild place: this block in 1609! Through the tabs below, discover the wildlife, Native American use, and landscape factors of this block's original ecology, as reconstructed by the Mannahatta Project. You can also explore the block today and sponsor the Mannahatta Project into the future.

Find out what plants and animals might have lived in this block in September 1609. Click on the common name to see that species in the center of the Muir web; click on the scientific name to learn more about the ecology of the species.

• Mammals
• Birds
• Reptiles
• Amphibians
• Fish
• Plants

 

Common Name		Scientific Name		Probability
Snapping Turtle		Chelydra serpentina
Eastern Painted Turtle		Chrysemys picta picta
Northern Black Racer		Coluber constrictor
Northern Water Snake		Nerodia sipedon
Eastern Garter Snake		Thamnophis sirtalis
Eastern Milk Snake		Lampropeltis triangulum
Brown Snake		Storeria dekayi
Eastern Worm Snake		Carphophis amoenus
Spotted Turtle		Clemmys guttata
Eastern Hognose Snake		Heterodon platirhinos
Eastern Mud Turtle		Kinosternon subrubrum
Eastern Box Turtle		Terrapene carolina
Eastern Ribbon Snake		Thamnophis sauritus
Common Musk Turtle		Sternotherus odoratus
Timber Rattlesnake		Crotalus horridus
Northern Ringneck Snake		Diadophis punctatus
Redbelly Snake		Storeria occipitomaculata