The Walking trail pond is one that is teeming with life. From the smallest microscopic algae, to larger birds that prey on the fish of the pond, the balance of the pond relies on each stage of the pond food chain. Not only is the pond directly influential on the organisms that make it their home, it is also responsible for the life of those organisms outside the pond in the woods of Bryant and the close proximity of the wetlands in the woods.  Ponds in general can be affected by the smallest of changes. If runoff carries fertilizer and other materials, such as the ones that can be found by the Bryant maintenance sheds near the pond, the pond then experiences either death or over growth. However, because of its location, the amount of human interference is much more limited than that of the Bryant pond in the middle of campus. The walking trail pond is one that has a healthy source of decomposers, producers, and consumers which help regulate the pond. 

Moss located in the pond is a vital part of the health of the pond.  Without the moss and other decomposers, the animals that die would not be processed and then returned to the pond water in the form of nutrients.  The pond due to the location is part of the wetland complex of the Bryant woods.  The moist ground provides nutrients for the plant growth and in turn provides food for the first level consumers and so on in the food chain. The best way to continue this complex ecosystem is to attempt to limit, but not eliminate the nutrients that are present in the pond. By eliminating the nutrients the ponds complex ecosystem will die, however by allowing an overabundance of nutrients the decomposers and moss will over populate and the algae will over grow, killing off some of the consumers who utilize the pond. The symbiosis which occurs between the different parts of the pond ecosystem are very much key to the success of the life of the entire pond.