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At 50 acres, Riverfront Woods Preserve delivers a surprisingly remote experience for being only minutes from Yarmouth’s Village. The property is notable for its vernal pools which provide critical breeding habitat for amphibians, including spotted salamanders and wood frogs. Visit the property just after the ice has melted off the vernal pools to be treated with a chorus of wood frogs. A few weeks later in the spring, visit again to see the salamander and wood frog egg masses maturing. Other wildlife viewing opportunities are abundant: porcupines frequent the hemlock and poplar trees; waterfowl, woodpeckers, and warblers are abundant in and around the beaver meadows; and otter and fisher tracks can be found along the banks of the river. The property can be accessed from a parking lot at the end of Riverfront Dr. or by canoe or kayak from the Royal River. Except for some beaver meadow and an open power-line right-of-way the property is completely forested.

In 2025, local groups worked with members of the Passamaquoddy tribe to create and install interpretive signs honoring Wabanaki culture and the Passamaquoddy/Maliseet language. Details on the project can be found below.