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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 450 acres (180 ha) of fen remains from the original area of approximately 7,000 acres (28 km 2). Cedar Bog is located in Champaign County, Ohio, United States, near the city of Urbana.
May 31, 2022 · Bogs. Bog artwork produced by D. Caldwell for the National Park Service. Characterized by wet, spongy and poorly drained, peaty soil, a bog can take hundreds to thousands of years to develop. When a lake or pond slowly fills with debris, sphagnum moss and other plants grow out from the water’s edge; eventually covering the entire surface.
The wetland became Ohio’s first designated nature preserve back in 1942, and today, it’s one of America’s prehistoric treasures and a National Natural Landmark. Although Cedar Bog covers only 450 acres, it’s regarded as Ohio’s largest and best boreal and fen complex and boasts the greatest plant diversity of any place in the state ...
Jul 11, 2022 · The wetland became Ohio's first designated nature preserve back in 1942, and today, it's one of America's prehistoric treasures and a National Natural Landmark. Although Cedar Bog covers only 450 acres, it's regarded as Ohio's largest and best boreal and fen complex and boasts the greatest plant diversity of any place in the state, harboring an amazing 40 percent of the rare and endangered ...
Oct 10, 2023 · Hours – The Upland Trail and parking lot are open daily from 6:00 am to 11:00 pm. The Bog Trail has Restricted Access. The bog is only open during ranger-led open houses on summer weekends. Program dates and times can be obtained by calling the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center at (219) 395-1882. Information can also be found on the park's website ...
Cedar Bog covers 446 acres in Urbana, and the land has remained unchanged since it was formed thousands of years ago when enormous glaciers flattened the area. In 1942, the state of Ohio purchased and set aside the land for the preserve’s first 100 acres, and it has since been added to and designated a National Natural Landmark, one of just 23 in the state.
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It ranks the highest of any site among all others in the state on the Ohio Floristic Diversity Index for its great diversity of plants. CONTACT US. Cedar Bog Nature Preserve. 980 Woodburn Road. Urbana, OH 43078. Tel: 937-484-3744. Mail: cedarbognp@gmail.com. Find us on Facebook. at Cedar Bog Nature Preserve.
