Hole in Bog Peatland SNA
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1,622 Acres (1,482* Acres) Located From Bena travel 2 miles S on Co Hwy 8. Bog is on the west side of the road. Cass County Twp 144N Rng 28W Sec 03-05 & 08-10 & 16 Type: Coniferous Forest ECS Subsection: Chippewa Plains |
Description:
Hole in Bog Peatland is located in north central Minnesota, south of the Agassiz Lowlands, where most peatland sites are located, and between Leech Lake and Lake Winnibigosh. This peatland is the state's best example of a basin-filled raised bog, and it is the only peatland of this type protected as an SNA. It provides a valuable setting for peatland research, being the most southwesterly peatland SNA and also one of the few outside a major glacial lake plain. This relatively small peatland complex is characterized by a single well-defined crested raised bog and a peatland lake. Plants and animals characteristic of patterned peatlands can be found here. Disturbance has been minimal. * The Wetland Conservation Act of 1991 legislatively established the boundaries of the Peatland SNA as displayed. The acreage of land within these boundaries is cited first. The acreage of land owned by the State of Minnesota is cited in parenthesis.
Visitor notes:
If you intend to visit this site it is advisable to carry a topographical map produced by the U.S. Geological Survey. These maps display many old logging trails which may or may not be identifiable on the ground anymore.