nitrogen f ces. One design used Effective Micro organism bran, which helped keep the treebog ... toilets or tree bogs title Woodland Toilets or Tree Bogs publisher WoodlandsTV date 15 May, 2009 accessdate 23 February 2012 DEFAULTSORT TreeBog Category Toilets Category Phytoremediation plants Category .... Note wikt bogBog here is a British English slang word for toilet , not to be confused ... more details
Image Brown Lake Bog OH.jpg thumb Virgin boreal acid bogs at Brown s Lake Bog, Ohio. The tree cover ... Moor , a bog in Henstedt Ulzburg in northern Germany Image Viru Bog.jpg thumb 300px Viru Bog, located in Lahemaa National Park in northern Estonia A bog , quagmire or mire is a wetland that accumulates .... Sphagnum bogs were widespread in northern Europe Ireland was more than 15 bog Achill Island off Ireland is 87 bog , Scotland , Denmark , Estonia 20 bog lands , Finland 26 , northern Germany , Latvia ... hemisphere . Types of bog Image hogback huron.jpg thumb 300px right Wetmore Pond, located in the Huron ... bog formation. Bog habitats may develop in various situations, depending on the climate and topography see also hydrosere Ecological succession succession . In the 19th century it was thought that the bog ... types are Valley bog These develop in gently sloping valley s or hollows. A layer of peat fills the deepest part of the valley, and a stream may run through the surface of the bog. Valley bogs may ... occur on acidic substrates. Raised bog Anchor Raised bog These develop from a lake or flat marsh ... lake, to marsh, then fen or on acidic substrates, valley bog and carr topography carr , as silt or peat ... ombrotrophic , and the resulting acidic conditions allow the development of bog even if the substrate is non acidic . The bog continues to form peat, and over time a shallow dome of bog peat develops a raised bog. The dome is typically a few metres high in the centre, and is often surrounded by strips ... into the wetland. Blanket bog Main article Blanket bog In cool climates with consistently high ... of bog vegetation . In these circumstances bog develops as a layer blanketing much of the land, including hilltops and slopes. Although blanket bog is more common on acidic substrates ... predominates over the ground water. Blanket bog cannot occur in drier or warmer climates, because ... in intermediate climates blanket bog may be limited to areas which are shaded from direct sunshine. In periglacial ... more details
The Rattlin Bog is a popular Irish folk song about a bog in a valley, and the contents of it. The song is a cumulative song , similar to The Twelve Days of Christmas song The Twelve Days of Christmas , as it has a list at the end of each verse which grows throughout the piece. In some performances of the song, the speed is constantly increased, in the same way that the Sailor s Hornpipe is sometimes played. Lyrics Chorus Hi ho, the rattlin bog, The bog down in the valley o, Hi ho, the rattlin bog, The bog down in the valley o. Now in the bog there was a tree, A rare tree, a rattlin tree The tree in the bog, And the bog down in the valley o. Chorus And on that tree there was a branch, A rare branch, a rattlin branch, The branch on the tree, And the tree in the bog, And the bog down in the valley o. Chorus ref cite book last Warner first Frank title Folk songs and ballads of the eastern seaboard from a collector s notebook year 1963 ref The verses continue in a like manner, with increasing details of the tree and its contents, such as ref As performed by The Idlers . ref Now on that tree there was a bough limb... Now on that branch there was a twig... Now on that twig there was a leaf... Now on that leaf there was a nest... Now in that nest there was an egg... Now in that egg there was a bird... Now on that bird there was a wing... Now on that wing there was a feather... Now on that feather there was a flea... Now on that flea there was a rash... or Now on that branch there was a nest... Now in that nest there was a bird... Now under that bird there was an egg... Now in that egg there was a chick... Now in that chick there was a heart... Now in that heart there was some love... Performing During a performance, it is typical for the song to increase in speed with each additional verse, almost as a challenge to determine who can sing the lyrics the fastest without getting ... Rattlin Bog Category Irish folk songs ... more details
and coal over a period of many millions of years. Bog wood may come from any tree species naturally growing near or in bogs, including oak Quercus &ndash bog oak , pine Pinus , taxus yew Taxus , swamp cypress Taxodium and kauri Agathis . Bog wood is often removed from fields etc. and placed in clearance cairn s. Uses Because bog wood can remain undecayed for thousands of years it is of use in dendrochronology ...Image Bog oak and boulders at Stumpy Knowe.JPG right thumb Bog wood and boulders at the Stumpy Knowe near Auchentiber South Auchenmade . Bog wood , also known as morta Citation needed date September 2011 is wood from trees that have been buried in peat bog s and preserved from Decomposition decay by the acid ic and wikt anaerobic anaerobic bog conditions, sometimes for hundreds or even thousands of years. The wood is usually stained brown by tannin s dissolved in the acidic water. Bog wood represents ... in bogs become preserved as bog wood, and are important in archaeology . File Bogwood Betta.jpg right thumb Bog wood in an aquarium releases tannins into the water, turning the water brown. Bog wood may be used in joinery to make furniture or wood carving . Bog wood sometimes has aesthetically interesting shapes similar to driftwood and as such may be use as ornaments. As bog wood dries out, it may crack or split, but this does not necessarily detract from the aesthetic qualities of a bog wood ... Highlands due to its natural colour. It is also used to make tobacco pipe s. Bog wood is used ... catfish as it aids digestion. Citation needed date December 2009 During the nineteenth century bog oak ... in Somerset, England, its timbers preserved in waterlogged ground for over 5,800 years. Bog References reflist 1 External links commons category Bog wood http www.russianwolfwoodworks.com BogOak.html Information and pictures on Bog Oak in natural form as well as finished artworks. http www.spirited ireland.net images kettle fire turf Image of 5000 year old bogwood recovered from an Irish bog ... more details
feature of Pinhook Bog is the tree covered mat of sphagnum moss. Sphagnum moss is a stringy ...Infobox Protected area name Pinhook Bog National Natural Landmark iucn category photo Pinhook Bog NNL Plaque.jpg photo caption location LaPorte County, Indiana LaPorte County , Indiana Indiana, USA nearest city Michigan City, Indiana lat d 41 lat m 36 lat s 54 lat NS N long d 86 long m 50 long s 54 long EW W area convert 25 acre m2 abbr on established 1966 visitation num visitation year governing body National Park Service Pinhook Bog is a bog in Indiana. The bog contains a large variety of plants, including insect eating plants, tamarack trees and floating mats of sphagnum moss. Pinhook Bog is about convert 580 acre km2 , a quarter of which is a floating peat mat. A moat surrounds the bog from the uplands. Pinhook Bog is a National Natural Landmark . Geology The bog is a Kettle landform glacial ... from higher ground around the bog is the only water source. There are not streams or groundwater inflow or outflow. Evaporation from the open water and plants is the only loss of moisture. A bog is different than swamps, marshes or ponds because of this limited exchange of water. The water in the bog ... of the sphagnum moss and other plants. With time, the peat may fill the bog from the mat to the bottom. As the moisture becomes less acidic, typical land plants move and the bog disappears. ref ... Pogonia or Snake Mouth Orchid Pogonia ophioglossoides is a small pink orchid found in the bog near ... of Pinhook Bog. Hidden fruited bladderwort Utricularia geminiscapa is a small aquatic carnivorous plant ... in the bog area, particularly around the outer edge, the moat . It is recognized by it compound leaves ... ibid, Daniel, pg 119 ref Tamarack or American larch is an unusual tree for northwest Indiana. It is a conifer ... Larch gallery Access The Bog is open for ranger guided tours and opened for bimonthly open houses. See also Cowles Bog NNL at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Indiana Dunes State Park , where ... more details
Bog or bogs can refer to any of the following wiktionary bog TOCright General Bog , a wetland of mosses or lichens over waterlogged peat Bog, British slang for Toilet Bog toilet Bog spavin or boggy hock, a swelling on the hock joint of a horse Bog standard , a slang term for something basic or mediocre Bog, Australian slang for usually automotive body filler Bondo putty Places Bog i Ston , Bogustan or Baghistan, a village in the Tashkent province of Uzbekistan People Bogs Adornado William Adornado , Filipino professional basketball player Culture The Bog , a single by Bigod 20 Bog , 1983 Gloria DeHaven film Bogs, monsters featuring in animated film Disney Princess Enchanted Journey Emperor Bog, a character in computer animated television series the Butt Ugly Martians Bog, slang for God in A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess Acronyms Bunch of Guys or Group of Guys , counter terrorism term referring to self organizing terrorist cells BOG, IATA code for El Dorado International Airport an international airport at Bogot , Colombia British Organic Geochemical Society , an organisation that aims to promote, exchange and discuss all aspects of organic geochemistry BOG, Best on Ground the name and or award given to the player of the day in Australian Rules Football The Battle of Gettysburg , a historic battle that took place during the American Civil War The Bank of Ghana , the central bank of Ghana. disambig de BOG es BOG fr BOG it BOG sv Bog ... more details
Taxobox image Glyptemys muhlenbergiiHolbrookV1P04A.jpg image width 300px image alt Two drawings of a bog ... van Dijk, P.P. year 2010 id 4967 title Bog Turtle downloaded 12 September 2011 ref regnum Animal ... Dunn Dunn , 1917 small br Glyptemys muhlenbergii small Holman & Fritz, 2001 small range map Bog turtle ... US border. The bog turtle Glyptemys muhlenbergii is a semiaquatic turtle endemism endemic to the eastern ... when fully grown. Although the bog turtle is similar in appearance to the painted turtle painted or spotted turtle s, its closest relative is actually the somewhat larger wood turtle . The bog turtle ..., it spends most of its time buried in mud and during the winter months in hibernation. The bog turtle is omnivorous, feeding mainly on small invertebrates . Adult bog turtles weigh convert ... States federal level, the bog turtle is protected under the United States Endangered Species Act . Invasive plants and urban development have eradicated much of the bog turtle s habitat, substantially reducing its numbers. Demand for the bog turtle is high in the black market pet trade, partly .... Bog turtles live for an average of 20 to 30 years in the wild. Since 1973, the Bronx Zoo has successfully bred bog turtles in captivity. Taxonomy The bog turtle was noted in the 18th century ... . ref cite book page 2 author U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service year 2001 title Bog Turtle Clemmys ... northeast nyfo es bogturtle.pdf ref Today, there are various names for the bog turtle, including ... to Glyptemys in 2001. The bog turtle and the wood turtle , Glyptemys insculpta , had until then been ... 331 354 ref Nucleotide sequencing and ribosomal DNA analyses suggested that bog turtles and wood turtles ... issue 1 pages 89 97 jstor 3892960 ref Description File Bog Turtle.jpg thumb left An adult specimen alt A bog turtle lifting its head slightly while on grass The bog turtle is the smallest species of turtle in North America. ref name Project Bog Turtle ref name SmithP1 The adults weigh approximately ... more details
EDIT BELOW THIS LINE A cataract bog is a rare ecological community formed where a permanent stream flows over a granite outcropping. The sheeting of water keeps the edges of the rock wet without eroding the soil, but in this precarious location no tree or large shrub can maintain a roothold. The result is a narrow, permanently wet, sunny habitat. While a cataract bog is host to plants typical of a bog, it is technically a fen, not a bog. Bogs get water from the atmosphere, while fens get their water from groundwater seepage. ref name McMillan cite web last McMillan first Patrick title Mountain Bogs on the Verge of Vanishing url http www.myoutdoortv.com wildlife expeditions with patrick mcmillan work Expeditions with Patrick McMillan accessdate 20 April 2012 ref Cataract bogs inhabit a narrow, linear zone next to the stream, and are partly shaded by trees and shrubs in the adjacent plant communities. ref name Porcher cite book last Porcher first Richard Dwight title A Guide to the Wildflowers of South Carolina year 2001 publisher University of South Carolina Press location Columbia, South Carolina isbn 1 57003 438 9 page 71 ref Algae growing on the rocks can make the surface slippery and dangerous for those exploring a cataract bog. ref name Spira cite book last Spira first Timothy P. title Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains & Piedmont year 2011 publisher University of North Carolina Press location Chapel Hill, North Carolina isbn 978 0 8078 7172 0 pages 157 158 ref gallery Deleted image removed File Cataract bog island at Eva Chandler Heritage Preserve.jpg Even the smallest of micro islands hosts a variety of species. Deleted image removed File Carnivorous plants on cataract bog island.jpg Bladderwort with yellow flowers, sundew bottom ... on a cataract bog in Greenville County, South Carolina. gallery Typical Species The rushing water ... rainfall can then wash away the micro islands, so a cataract bog is in a continual state of change ... more details
Dersingham Bog National Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Norfolk, England and has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest ref http www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk Special sssi sssi details.cfm?sssi id 1001610 ref . It contains three distinct habitats, mire , Heath habitat heath and woodland . Acid valley mire is found over much of the low lying parts of the reserve where the ground is waterlogged for most of the year. Dersingham Bog contains the largest remaining example of this kind of habitat in East Anglia . Location Dersingham Bog is near the West Norfolk Villages of Dersingham and Wolferton and is one of the few remaining wilderness areas left in this part of Norfolk which is otherwise dominated by intensive agriculture. The Reserve is part of the Sandringham House Sandringham Royal Estate. Geology The site lies on the north west Norfolk Greensand escarpment. It is notable for a rock dating from the Lower Cretaceous Geological time scale Period known as Dersingham Formation which has been important in understanding the geology of the region. Habitats and Wildlife The Mire s make up of wet acid peat makes it ideal conditions for some rare and diverse species of plants such as Bog Asphodels Narthecium ossifragum , Round Leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia , White Beaked sedge Rhynchospora alba and cranberry . The Mire also has some rare insects such as the Black Darter Dragonfly Sympetrum danae and moths such as the Light Knot Grass Acronicta menyanthidis . In the dark it is possible to see Glowworm s. The mire lies on shallow peat and is bordered on one side by a steep escarpment which containing large areas of dry heath and woodland which marks the edge ... such as redpoll , crossbill , long eared owl , Tree Pipit , Woodlark , Shelduck , Nightjar , and Eurasian ... ourwork conservation designatedareas nnr 1006047.aspx Dersingham Bog National Nature Reserve ... Bog ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Image Matley bog near kings passage.jpg thumb Alder carr fen carr at Matley Bog Matley Bog is an ancient woodland bog in the New Forest , Hampshire , England . It is notable for the presence of the rare ant , Formica candida , sometimes called the shining bog ant, which was discovered there in the early 20th century by Horace Donisthorpe . The wetter areas contain the rare and diminutive bog orchid The stream that runs axially through the bog drains at its eastern end into the infant Beaulieu River . Coord 50.8632 1.5262 type landmark dim 2000 region GB HAM display title Category Bogs of England Category New Forest Hampshire geo stub ... more details
The Bog Garden is a nature preserve, botanical garden , and city park located at 1101 Hobbs Road, Greensboro, North Carolina . It is open daily admission is free. The garden features a bog and lake that may be viewed from a half mile long elevated boardwalk. Its plants include indigenous vegetation, with individually labeled trees, shrubs, fern s, and bamboo , as well as wildflower s and wild rose s. The site is also a haven for native and migratory birds. See also List of botanical gardens in the United States External links http greensborobeautiful.org gardens bog garden.php The Bog Garden at Benjamin Park coord 36.0901 79.8388 type landmark region US NC display title DEFAULTSORT Bog Garden, The Category Bogs of North Carolina Bog Garden Category Botanical gardens in North Carolina Bog Garden Category Protected areas of Guilford County, North Carolina Category Wetlands of North Carolina Bog Garden Category Geography of Greensboro, North Carolina Category Visitor attractions in Greensboro, North Carolina NorthCarolina geo stub US garden stub ... more details
Image Bog butter from A Descriptive Catalogue of the Antiquities in the Museum of the Royal Irish Academy 1857.png right thumb 100px Bog butter from A Descriptive Catalogue of the Antiquities in the Museum of the Royal Irish Academy , 1857 Bog butter refers to an ancient wax y substance found buried in peat bog s, particularly in the United Kingdom and in Ireland . Likely an old method of making and preserving Butter Middle Ages butter , some tested lumps of bog butter were made of dairy products while others were meat based. ref name sto269 cite web url http www.show.me.uk site news STO269.html title Bog Butter Mystery Solved? date 2004 04 02 accessdate 2010 04 13 ref History Bog butter is found buried inside some sort of wooden container, such as bucket s, keg s, barrel s, dishes and butter churn s. It is a hydrocarbon of animal origin, also known as butyrellite . Until 2003 scientist s and archaeologist s were not quite sure of the origin of bog butter. Scientists working at the University ... article mg18124392.400 bog butter test.html title Bog Butter test publisher New Scientist date 2004 ... art20488 title Experts Get To The Bottom Of Ancient Bog Butter Mystery date 2004 03 23 author David Prudames accessdate 2010 04 13 ref It has been proposed that bog butter has been formed by food ... hygienic seal around the buried matter. In Scotland , the practice of burying bog butter dates back to at least the 2nd or 3rd century. Until recently, Ireland s oldest recorded find of bog butter is a carved ... reports of a find of approximately 100 pounds of bog butter in Tullamore, Co. Offaly, thought to date ... 9477 Wired article on Bog Butter and other items found preserved in bogs http www.ipcc.ie infobogbutter.html Irish Peatland Conservation Council Facts About Bog Butter http www.irishcentral.com news Bog butter from 3000 BC found in ancient underground store 120950094.html Bog butter from 3000 BC found in ancient underground store Category Archaeological artefact types Category Bogs Bog butter ... more details
Canada protected area stub Coord 42.970732 N 81.322714 W display title scale 5000 File Sifton Bog London ON.JPG right thumb Open bog area in Sifton Bog The Sifton Bog is a wetland jointly administered ... modified 2009 accessdate 2009 04 11 ref Prior to 1967 the wetland was called Byron Bog , having been ... of name changes before this time also, being variously named Foster s Bog and Redmond s Bog in the 1880s, after the occupants of the land at that time, and Spruce Bog in the 1890s. The name Byron Bog was used by the 1920s, but no record exists of its native American name. ref name Judd1985 cite book last Judd first William W title 1985 Historical account of the Byron Bog Sifton Botanical Bog ... I publisher Phelps Pub. Co., London year 1985 ref The Sifton Bog is one of the most southerly ... journal author Judd, William W year 1969 title Studies of the Byron Bog in southwestern Ontario XXXIX ... year 1959 title Studies of the Byron Bog in Southwestern Ontario X. Inquilines and Victims of the Pitcher ... volume 91 pages 171 180 ref The central bog vegetation is dominated by Sphagnum and Chamaedaphne ... name Judd1957 cite journal author Judd, William W year 1957 title Studies of the Byron Bog in Southwestern Ontario I. Description of the Bog journal The Canadian Entomologist journal The Canadian Entomologist ... in Sifton Bog The depression which houses the bog was created, like many local geologic features ... glaciers. The result was a pocket with no drainage which developed into the Sifton Bog. ref name ... hectare pond at the centre of the bog, Redmond s Pond, is the remnant of what would have originally ... Bog Sifton Botanical Bog at London, Ontario with a record of property transfers to the year 1984 ... at the centre of the bog has been measured at 18 m 60 ft . ref name Judd1957 cite journal author Judd, William W year 1957 title Studies of the Byron Bog in Southwestern Ontario I. Description of the Bog ... . Redmond s Pond is named after the Redmond family, who owned part of the land on which the bog is situated ... more details
Image Bog of Allen Croghan Hill.jpg thumb 380px Bog of Allen Croghan Hill , Offaly, in the distance The Bog of Allen M in Al ine in Irish is a large Bog Raised bog raised bog in the centre of Ireland between the rivers River Liffey Liffey and River Shannon Shannon . The bog s 958 square kilometers 370 square miles stretch into County Offaly , County Meath , County Kildare , County Laois , and County Westmeath . ref cite web url http www.ipcc.ie bogofallenvisitorguide.html title Bog of Allen Map and Guide accessdate 19 July 2009 publisher Irish Peatland Conservation Council ref Peat is mechanically harvested on a large scale by B rd na M na , Citation needed date July 2009 the government owned ... portions are used as area for grazing. The bog is crossed by the Grand Canal of Ireland Grand Canal ... describes the bog as an important area of peatland, as much a part of Irish natural heritage as the Book of Kells . ref cite web url http www.ipcc.ie BOAsurvey1.html title Bog of Allen Survey publisher Irish Peatland Conservation Council accessdate 19 July 2009 ref The bog is much reduced after ... of the Bog of Allen contain a valuable part of the archaeological record. ref http www.bnm.ie files ... structures and objects. In many parts of the Bog of Allen industrial milling has uncovered archaeological ... and way of life of the societies that existed around the bog. The preservation conditions ... the bog. Palaeoenvironmental studies Numerous studies have focused on reconstructing past environments through the study of palaeoenvironmental proxies preserved in the Bog of Allen. Bogs ... in precipitation. A current study carried out on Daingean Bog is investigating the use of testate ... Kildare References reflist External links Cite EB1911 W1EC 1 wstitle Allen, Bog of http www.ipcc.ie ... DEFAULTSORT Bog Of Allen Category Bogs of Ireland Category Geography of County Kildare Category Geography ... es Bog of Allen fr Bog of Allen it Bog of Allen no Bog of Allen ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Taxobox name Bog lemmings fossil range Early Pliocene Recent image Bog lemming.gif image caption Southern bog lemming regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Rodent ia familia Cricetidae subfamilia Arvicolinae genus Synaptomys genus authority Spencer Fullerton Baird Baird , 1857 subdivision ranks Species subdivision Synaptomys borealis br Synaptomys cooperi The genus Synaptomys is a group of North America n lemming s. These animals live in wet forested and open areas. They are small round rodents with large heads, short ears, legs and tails. They eat green vegetation such as grasses and sedges. They are often found in colonies. The complete list of species is Northern Bog Lemming Synaptomys borealis Southern Bog Lemming Synaptomys cooperi Arvicolinae DEFAULTSORT Bog Lemming Category Voles and lemmings br Synaptomys de Moorlemminge fr Synaptomys hu Synaptomys pt Synaptomys sv Myrl mlar zh ... more details
The Burns Bog is the largest domed peat bog on the west coast of North America. It covers an area of about ... River South Arm of the Fraser River on its northwest. ref BCGNIS 54807 Burns Bog ref It is named ... name is Maqwum , or in proper Hunquminum orthography, Ma?qwem . The word simply means bog but may refer to a specific plant growing in the location as well. ref BCGNIS 57340 Maqwum ref The bog ... species. Numerous zoning codes have been enacted to protect the bog from development and retain its original state in hopes of preservation for future generations. The bog is thought to be a major regulator ... periodic flooding and drainage that previously fed into the bog. The Burns Bog has black bears roaming freely. According to Environment Canada and other groups, the bog ecosystem is under threat from ... ref The southern part of the bog contains a landfill for the city of Vancouver. History Burns Bog ... burning of patches, which promoted the growth of a variety of berries including Vaccinium bog ... in the 1940s, leaving large holes and drainage ditches in the middle of the bog. During the second ... land use zoning of the majority of the bog until 2004. A small peat harvesting operation continues to operate on the south side of the bog. Before the establishment of the Burns Bog Ecological Reserve in 2004, only convert 60 acre ha 0 of the bog were protected as the Delta Nature Reserve. Another convert 2300 acre ha 0 of the bog were owned by Western Delta Lands Inc., which in the past had tried ... Bog Conservation Society lobbied the province to buy the bog from the company, but in 1996 a 27.5 ..., who also own Grouse Mountain ski area. In March 2004, convert 2042 ha acre of Burns Bog was purchased to be protected as the Burns Bog Ecological Conservancy Area. The four purchasing partners are the Province ..., and Canada. A legally binding conservation covenant placed on the property will ensure Burns Bog is protected ... thumb right The 2005 fire as seen from British Columbia Highway 91 Highway 91 The bog has been ... more details
The name Bog Orchid can refer to Habenaria , a widespread genus of orchids. Hammarbya Hammarbya paludosa or Malaxis paludosa , a Northern Hemisphere species of orchid. disambig ... more details
Cedarburg Bog is a bog located in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin owned by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee . ref cite web url http dnr.wi.gov org land er sna index.asp?SNA 2 title Cedarburg Bog No. 2 publisher Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources accessdate 2012 01 19 ref It is the largest intact wetland complex in southeastern Wisconsin . ref cite web url http iba.audubon.org iba viewSiteProfile.do?siteId 3658&navSite state title Name Cedarburg Bog publisher National Audubon Society accessdate 2012 01 19 ref The bog is a refuge and habitat for several special of plantlife and wildlife . ref cite web url http www.nature.nps.gov nnl site.cfm?Site CEBO WI title Cedarburg Bog publisher National Park Service accessdate 2012 01 19 ref It was designated a Wisconsin State Natural Areas Program Wisconsin State Natural Area in 1952 and a National Natural Landmark in 1973. Additionally, it is part of the National Experimental Ecological Reserve Network. ref cite web url http www4.uwm.edu fieldstation naturalarea cedarburgbog.cfm title Cedarburg Bog publisher University of Wisconsin Milwaukee accessdate 2012 01 19 ref References reflist coord missing Wisconsin Category National Natural Landmarks in Wisconsin Category University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Wisconsin stub ... more details
Image Cedar Bog Ohio Trail.JPG thumb 320px Boardwalk crossing Cedar Bog Cedar Bog State Nature Preserve is a fen left behind by the retreating glaciers of the Wisconsin glaciation about 12,000 18,000 years ago. A protected area of about convert 450 acre km2 of fen remain from the original area of approximately 7,000 acres 28 km . Cedar Bog is located in Champaign County, Ohio Champaign County , Ohio , United States , near the city of Urbana, Ohio Urbana . Ground water from the Mad River Ohio Mad River Valley and the Urbana Outwash percolate through hundreds of feet of gravel left behind by the glacier in the Teays River . The Teays River is an underground river that existed before the Wisconsin glacier which, before the glacier, rivaled the Ohio River in size. In addition to the water that feeds the bog, the glacier also left behind plants that are unique to Cedar Bog. Many of these plants are rare or endangered. The Cyperaceae sedges and other plants that grow here left behind by the last glacier were the food for mastodon s and Megatherium giant sloths that once roamed the earth. Also, trees found here like Betula pumila Bog Birch and Northern White Cedar are more commonly found in the more northern Boreal Forest . Cedar Bog is also the home of the endangered Spotted Turtle , Sistrurus catenatus Massasauga Rattlesnake , and Aglais milberti Milbert s tortoise shell butterfly . Cedar Bog was purchased in 1942 by the Ohio Historical Society and was the first nature preserve purchased with State monies. It is on the register of List of National Natural Landmarks National Natural Landmarks . External links http www.cedarbog.org The Cedar Bog Association Navigation boxes br clear all Protected Areas of Ohio coord 40 03 34 N 83 47 44 W display title Category Bogs of Ohio Category Protected areas of Champaign County, Ohio Category Landmarks in Ohio Category National Natural Landmarks in Ohio Category Ohio Historical Society Category Nature reserves in Ohio ... more details
Black Bog is a raised bog in County Tyrone , Northern Ireland , situated about 17km west of Cookstown . It is one of the two largest intact active bogs in Northern Ireland with hummock and hollow pool complexes and represents one of the best examples of this habitat type in the United Kingdom . ref name JN cite web title Designated and Proposed Ramsar sites in Northern Ireland work Joint Nature Conservation Committee url http www.jncc.gov.uk pdf RIS UK12003.pdf accessdate 2008 07 07 ref Features The raised bog which covers most of the site contains the full range of characteristic vegetation and structural features associated with this type of habitat and is surrounded by cut over bog with poor fen. ref name EA cite web title Black Bog Ramsar site work NI Environment Agency url http www.ni environment.gov.uk biodiversity designated areas ramsar ramsar blackbog.htm accessdate 2008 07 07 ref Ramsar site The Black Bog Ramsar site wetlands of international importance designated under the Ramsar Convention , is 183.42 hectares in area, at Latitude 54 40 21 N and Longitude 07 01 00 W. It was designated a Ramsar site on 14 December 1999. It is a large and relatively intact example of a lowland raised bog. ref name JN The site qualifies under criterion 1a of the Ramsar Convention by being a particularly good representative example of lowland raised bog. ref name EA Flora and fauna Black Bog is especially important because of its extensive hummock hollow complex, high cover of Sphagnum species and largely intact lagg. There are some very large sphagnum hummocks. The bog surface features an unusual plant community with locally high cover of Empetrum nigrum Crowberry and large hummocks of Cladonia impexa . ref name EA See also List of Ramsar sites in Northern Ireland References reflist coord 54 40 19 N 7 01 14 W type landmark region GB display title County Tyrone Category Bogs of Northern Ireland Category Landforms of County Tyrone Category Ramsar sites in Northern Ireland ... more details
Infobox SSSI image name Askham Bog aos North Yorkshire interest gridref SE 575481 area convert 110.7 acre ha notifydate 1961 map http www.natureonthemap.org.uk map.aspx?map sssi&feature 1000196,sssi,HYPERLINK,LABEL Natural England Askham Bog is an area of peat bog in the Vale of York in North Yorkshire , England, south of the city of York , north of Copmanthorpe and close to Askham Bryan and Askham Richard . Part of the bog is maintained by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust as a nature reserve and is their oldest reserve. ref cite web url http www.ywt.org.uk nature reserves.php?id 6 title Askham Bog publisher Yorkshire Wildlife Trust accessdate 2009 06 23 ref References Reflist External links http www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk citation citation photo 1000196.pdf Natural England data sheet coord 53.92564 1.12428 region GB display title Category Bogs of England Category Geography of North Yorkshire Category Sites of Special Scientific Interest in North Yorkshire NorthYorkshire geo stub England SSSI stub ... more details
Raheenmore Bog is a raised bog north west of Daingean , County Offaly , in the Republic of Ireland . Since the 1980s the greater part of the bog has been maintained as a 162 hectare Nature Reserve, which is currently managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service Ireland National Parks and Wildlife Service . A Special Area of Conservation covers 182 ha, including some land in private ownership. History Since the last Ice Age Raheenmore Bog has developed in a small basin in the catchment of two major river systems, the River Brosna Brosna and the River Boyne Boyne . With a depth of 15 meters it forms the deepest raised bog known in Ireland. The bog was purchased in 1970 by Bord na M na to mark European Conservation Year. It was later donated to the National Parks and Wildlife Service. ref http www.bnm.ie corporate index.jsp?&1nID 93&2nID 102&3nID 340&pID 344&nID 350 ref ref http www.heartland.ie articles bord na m C3 B3na and bog conservation Bord na M na and Bog Conservation ref It was designated a Ramsar Site in 1988. Along with Clara Bog , another raised bog in County Offaly, Raheenmore bog has been twinned with Bargerveen Nature Reserve Bargerveen , a Dutch Ramsar Site which required restoration after peat digging was stopped in the 1990s. Active management has been undertaken at Raheenmore because hydrological investigation showed that the bog was drying out. ref http www.wetlands.org RSIS COP9Directory Directory 3ie014.html ref Peat dams were built to stop water loss. The progress of this is being monitored for the possibility of using it on other conservation projects. After Ireland adopted the Habitats Directive in 1997 Raheenmore was designated a Special Area of Conservation ... ref Access Like some other Irish nature reserves, Raheenmore Bog is not open to the public. However, visitors are welcome at Clara Bog , which has a visitors centre. ref name Cowen http www.taoiseach.gov.ie ... Opening of Clara Bog Visitor Centre and Clara Library on 7 March 2011.html Taoiseach s speech ... more details
Bog snorkelling is a sporting event that consists of competitors completing two consecutive lengths of a convert 60 yd sing on water filled trench cut through a peat bog , in the shortest time possible ..., but are usually worn. History of Bog Snorkelling The activity of bog snorkelling was started in 1976 ... in The Neuadd Arms between Gordon Green and a few regulars. World Bog Snorkelling Championship The World Bog Snorkelling Championship , first held in 1985, takes place annually every August Bank Holiday at the dense Waen Rhydd peat bog, near Llanwrtyd Wells in mid Wales . It now attracts more ... SPMK in 2006. ref cite web url http www.worldbogsnork.com title World Bog Snorkelling Championships ... Hilliard the current champion junior bog snorkeller. Other bog snorkelling events take ... mountain bike bog snorkelling where competitors must ride through the bog on specially prepared mountain bikes , and the Bog Snorkelling Triathlon . ref cite web url http www.green events.co.uk events.php?sel year 2009 id28 title World Bog Snorkelling Championship accessdate January 2010 ref Proceeds ... bog.html title Llanwrtyd Wells Bog Snorkelling site archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20071214181427 ... bog snorkelling record url http www.bbc.co.uk news uk wales 14703022 publisher BBC News accessdate ... cite news url http www.bbc.co.uk news uk wales mid wales 11112150 title Llanwrtyd Wells bog snorkel ... Becky Jones Image j atkinson bog1.jpg thumb A photo of the World Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling Championship References references External links http www.myra simon.com bike bog snork.html Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling http llanwrtyd wells.powys.org.uk bogtriathlon.htm The more recently established Bog Snorkelling Triathlon http www.bbc.co.uk wales mid sites llanwrtyd pages bogphotos 2004.shtml Bog snorkelling images BBC News http www.bbc.co.uk wales mid fun games bogsnorkelling Online Bog Snorkelling Challenge BBC News http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi wales mid 4185238.stm New champion for bog snorkellers ... more details
Ballynahone Bog derive Irish Baile na hAbhann townland of the river ref Toner, Gregory Place Names of Northern ... Studies, The Queen s University Belfast, 1996. ISBN 0 85389 613 5 ref is a raised bog , situated in County ... RIS UK12001.pdf accessdate 2008 07 07 ref Features The raised bog which covers most of the site contains characteristic vegetation and structural features associated with this type of habitat such as bog pools and hummocks. The raised bog dome is surrounded by cut over bog with poor fen and birch ... successful petitioning by the FFB and Friends of the Earth. Flora and fauna The bog vegetation features ... well represented within the bog include Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum and White Beak sedge Rhynchospora alba , with occasional patches of Bog myrtle Myrica gale also occurring. ref name EA cite web title Ballynahone Bog Ramsar site work NI Environment Agency url http www.ni environment.gov.uk biodiversity ... Bog Ramsar site wetlands of international importance designated under the Ramsar Convention ... Convention by being a particularly good representative example of lowland raised bog. It is one of the two ... Landscapes bog.html Geography Location Ballynahone Bog ref In 1990 the Ulster Wildlife Trust sent out a Press release inviting members to ... take their last walk on an Ulster Bog now that the fight ... area, a public meeting was held and the Friends of the Ballynahone Bog FBB were launched. In 1991 the peat development company dug 13 miles of drains on the southern half of Ballynahone Bog threatening the plants of the raised bog. In 1993 FBB started the process of declaring Ballynahone Bog ... permission was revoked and the government announced their intention of declaring the bog an Area ... dammed the drains it had cut in the bog with about 1700 dams helping to maintain the height of the water table. In January 1995 Ballynahone Bog was declared an ASSI by the Environment and Heritage Service. FBB are now in partnership with the Ulster Wildlife Trust to try to reverse the damage done to the bog ... more details
Infobox protected area name Summerton Bog alt name iucn category photo photo alt photo caption photo width map USA Wisconsin map alt map caption Map of Wisconsin map width location Marquette County, Wisconsin nearest city lat d 43.75089 long d 89.523 coords ref ref cite web url http www.nature.org ourinitiatives regions northamerica unitedstates wisconsin placesweprotect web map summertonbog fact sheet 1.pdf title Summerton Bog Map date 2009 work nature.org publisher The Nature Conservancy accessdate 2012 03 12 ref region US WI area Convert 451 acre ha abbr on established 1966 visitation num visitation year governing body The Nature Conservancy world heritage site url http www.nature.org ourinitiatives regions northamerica unitedstates wisconsin placesweprotect summerton bog.xml Summerton Bog is a bog in Marquette County, Wisconsin . The bog provides a habitat for several rare species of plantlife and wildlife . ref cite web url http www.nature.nps.gov nnl site.cfm?Site SUBO WI title Summerton Bog publisher National Park Service accessdate 2012 01 19 ref It is owned by The Nature Conservancy and contains Convert 451 acre ha . ref cite web url http dnr.wi.gov org land er sna index.asp?SNA 42 title Summerton Bog No. 42 publisher Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources accessdate 2012 01 19 ref The bog was designated a Wisconsin State Natural Areas Program Wisconsin State Natural Area in 1966 and a National Natural Landmark in 1973. References reflist External links http www.nature.org ourinitiatives regions northamerica unitedstates wisconsin placesweprotect summerton bog.xml Summerton Bog Official website Category National Natural Landmarks in Wisconsin Category Nature Conservancy preserves Wisconsin stub ... more details
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