Botany Bog SNA

132 Acres

Located from Grand Rapids 10 miles N on MN Hwy 38, then 0.8 mile W on Twp Rd 244; look for the wood-routed sign on the left.

Itasca County Twp 56N Rng 26W Sec 01 & 02

Type: Coniferous Forest

ECS Subsection: St. Louis Moraines

Description:

Small ponds, bog, and upland woods can all be found at Botany Bog SNA. The ponds and bog have four rare plant species occurring at the extreme limits of their ranges: the four angled water-lily, humped bladderwort, olivaceous spike-rush, and yellow-eyed grass. The bog contains a great diversity of plant species. The best time to visit is early summer during the blooming period of bog laurel and rosemary, and again in late summer when joe pye-weed and swamp milkweed are blooming.

Bird List This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it.

Plant List

Botany Bog SNA Map