Chapmans Pond and more than 250 surrounding acres are protected by the Town of Westbrook and the State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection as part of the Menunketesuck Greenway, a corridor of open space stretching from the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge on Long Island Sound to the Cockaponset State Forest in northern Westbrook. Primarily forested, the land provides habitat for diverse wildlife, including bald eagle, osprey, great horned owl, wood duck, river otter, rare turtles, and a variety of herons, egrets, and songbirds, and includes several small streams, a vernal pool, and other wetlands. Chapmans Pond Dam, built in the mid-19th century and named for George Chapman, furnished power for a saw mill and grist mill, and later for the manufacture of wooden buttons, chestnut shingles, and sleighs. The Sciongay family, recent owners of the dam and surrounding land, sold all of their land for conservation, first to the Town of Westbrook and then to the state in parcels in Clinton and Westbrook. The state-owned land has been designated as the Menunketesuck Wildlife Management Area and supports multiple uses, including hunting and fishing.