Keeping the woods and waters around Molega and Hog Lakes intact helps maintain the habitat of rare species who make their homes here. In particular, some of the Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora found in this area rely on the low-nutrient ice-scoured shorelines found around these lakes.

Eastern Ribbonsnake populations have been challenged by habitat loss in wetlands and along lake shorelines, and habitat degradation, where shorelines are changed as a result of upland forest removal. Redroot, a rare Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora plant species, also cannot survive along altered shorelines, and as such has disappeared from many other properties around Molega Lake and elsewhere in North America.

Here, snakes, rare plants, and other species that thrive on healthy shorelines can count on protected habitat for years to come. The forests here also work to keep the shorelines healthy for rare species and people by absorbing excess nutrients and pollutants before they reach the shore.

If visiting this area please do so respectfully by visiting only on foot and not disturbing wildlife or damaging or removing plants during your visit.