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 * =Birding in Ohio=

Wayne County
=Browns Lake Bog State Nature Preserve=

The Nature Conservancy
Brown Road Shreve, Ohio 44676 Browns Lake Bog State Nature Preserve webpage Browns Lake Bog Preserve (The Nature Conservancy) webpage

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Browns Lake Bog State Nature Preserve (TNC)
Coordinates: 40.6807031, -82.0634723 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Browns Lake Bog State Nature Preserve

 * Kettle-hole lake bog
 * 1-mile trail system and parking lot

Browns Lake Bog is one of a handful of sites in Ohio which contain an open kettle-hole lake surrounded by a floating sphagnum moss mat. The bog and surrounding forest were purchased by The Nature Conservancy in 1966. The preserve was declared a National Natural Landmark in 1968.

The preserve lies in the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau region of northeastern Ohio. The bog and lake are glacial relicts, and the knolls in the northeast corner and southern part of the property are glacially formed hills called kames.

The naturally acidic properties of sphagnum and its ability to insulate the water from rapid air temperature changes provide the special conditions needed to maintain the boreal plant community including round-leaved sundew, large cranberry, grass-pink orchid and marsh five-finger. The lowland woods south and northeast of the main bog support shallow ephemeral pools during much of the year.

Located in Wayne County 2 miles west of Shreve on Brown Road. A parking area is located on the south side of the road next to the preserve sign. From Browns Lake Bog State Nature Preserve webpage





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