DNR - Black Spruce Bog

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Black Spruce Bog

Recognition:	Legally Dedicated Natural Area, National Natural Landmark
Size:	120 acres
Location:	Approximately 14 miles northeast of Jackson.
Management:	Waterloo Recreation Area
Activities:	Hiking, bird watching, photography, outdoor education, nature study
Importance: Contains the southerly third of a large black spruce and tamarack bog (resulting from a large ice-block depression), adjoining poorly drained land with a red maple swamp. Ecologically, black spruce bogs are at the extreme southern limit of their natural range in this portion of Michigan.


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