Summer at Cedar Bog State Nature Preserve

July 26, 2014

 

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Nature's Corner - Join ODNR Naturalist Erin Shaw and OCVN Jim Lemon as they tour the Cedar Bog State Nature Preserve - June 30, 2014
 
Ohio Nature Preserves Website for Cedar Bog

    http://naturepreserves.ohiodnr.gov/cedarbog

    Cedar Bog is the largest and best calcareous bog or fen in Ohio. It was left behind by the retreating glaciers of the Wisconsin glaciation about 12,000-18,000 years ago. A protected area of 457 acres remain from the original area of approximately 7,000 acres. One of the most characteristic plants of this preserve is white cedar or arbor-vitae. Significant boreal, as well as prairie and coastal plain species, occur here. Some of the more unusual plants include small yellow and show lady's-slipper orchids, smaller fringed gentian, swamp birch, shrubby cinquefoil, prairie valerian, Riddell's goldenrod and queen-of-the-prairie. Location: Located in Champaign County, 4 miles south of Urbana on U.S. Rte 68, then west on Woodburn Rd for 1 mile to signed entrance and parking lot. The preserve is managed by the Ohio Historical Society. Hours may vary seasonally. To learn more, call 1-800-860-0147. 

     

    Information to Visit - http://www.ohiohistory.org/museums-and-historic-sites/museum--historic-s...

    Cedar Bog Association: http://www.cedarbognp.org/

    Cedar Bog Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cedar-Bog-Nature-Preserve/137931999606058

    Cedar Bog Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Bog

    Nature's Corner - A Visit to Cedar Bog by Erin Shaw and Jim Lemon

    http://thelebanonchannel.pegcentral.com./player.php?video=52752d52b6f42457e659ec2f6dc9e925

    Cedar Bog Map