▁cre ek . ▁Here , ▁racc oon , ▁m ink ▁and ▁pos sum ▁make ▁brid ges ▁of ▁the ▁numerous ▁fallen ▁trees ▁which ▁cross ▁the ▁cre ek . ▁... ▁Wood ▁f rog ▁and ▁sal am ander ▁util ize ▁fr ing es ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁smaller ▁wet lands . ▁P aint ed ▁t urt les ▁and ▁bl u eg ills ▁sw im ▁within ▁the ▁deeper ▁ox b ows ▁and ▁po ols ▁along ▁the ▁Pap ak ating ▁Creek . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁Trust ▁for ▁Public ▁Land ▁final ized ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁the ▁Arm strong ▁Bog ▁which ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁rare ▁Cal care ous ▁fen ▁wet land ▁site ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁aid ▁the ▁" rec overy ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁threatened ▁and ▁state ▁end anger ed ▁bog ▁t urt le " ▁( G ly pt em ys ▁mu hlen berg ii ), ▁and ▁preserve ▁" plant ▁habitat ▁for ▁the ▁rare ▁F ras er ' s ▁Saint ▁John ' s ▁w ort " ▁( Tri aden um ▁fr as eri ). ▁The ▁bog ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁wet ▁me adow ▁that ▁features ▁the ▁p ink ish - pur ple ▁flowers ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁iron we ed ▁and ▁Joe ▁P ye ▁we ed ▁in ▁late ▁summer ▁and ▁that ▁" wood ch uck s ▁have ▁d ug ▁their ▁dens ▁on ▁the ▁g ently ▁s lop ing ▁edge ▁between ▁the ▁forest ▁and ▁the ▁old ▁corn ▁field ". ▁A ▁smaller ▁par cel ▁features ▁stream side ▁wet lands ▁of ▁arrow wood ▁and ▁elder berry ▁which ▁provides