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Finger Lakes region of New York. Much of the
marsh is part of the Montezuma National
Wildlife Refuge, which is a major point on the
route of many migratory birds, such as Canada
geese and mallard ducks. The marsh was a barrier to westward travel in colonial times as
roads could not be built across it. The fi rst
major passageway was the Erie Canal, which
was completed in 1825.
23.2.1.18 Wetlands of North Carolina
State
The Bog Garden
It lies between 36° 05′ 24″ N and 79° 50′ 20″ W
and is a nature preserve, which features a bog and
lake that may be viewed from a half-mile-long
(0.80 km approx.) elevated boardwalk. Its plants
include indigenous vegetation, with individually
labelled trees, shrubs, ferns and bamboo, as well
as wild fl owers and wild roses. The site is also a
haven for native and migratory birds.
Goshen Swamp
It is a blackwater creek swamp located between
35° 00′ 49″ N and 77° 50′ 28″ W in Duplin
County, North Carolina, near the towns of Faison
and Calypso. It has an area of 47,900 ha .
23.2.1.19 Wetlands of Ohio State
Cedar Bog State Nature Preserve (Plate 23.11 ) is a
fen left behind by the retreating glaciers of the
Wisconsin glaciation about 12,000–18,000 years
ago. It is a protected area which has shrunk to about
180 ha of fen from the original area of approx.
2,800 ha. Cedar Bog is located in Champaign
County, Ohio, USA, near the city of Urbana.
In addition to the water that feeds the bog, the
glacier also left behind plants that are unique to
Cedar Bog. Many of these plants are rare or
endangered. The sedges and other plants that
grow here were left behind by the last glacier.
They were the food for mastodons and giant
sloths which once roamed the earth. Cedar Bog is
also the home of the endangered spotted turtle,
massasauga rattlesnake, Milbert’s tortoise shell,
butterfl y, etc. It has been recorded in the register
of National Natural Landmarks.
Great Black Swamp (Also Called Black
Swamp)
It is a glacially caused wetland in northwest Ohio,
USA. It extended into extreme northeastern
Indiana which existed from the end of the
Wisconsin glaciation until the late nineteenth century. It comprises extensive swamps and marshes.
The area was nearly 64.36 km wide and 193.08 km
long. It is today a highly productive farmland
being gradually drained and settled since the second half of the nineteenth century. The area was
not a continuous swamp but rather characterised
by a variety of vegetation types (Kaatz 1955 ).
In the lowest, fl attest areas, prone to permanent
inundation, deciduous swamp forests had predominated, characterised especially by species of ash,
elm, cottonwood and sycamore. In slightly higher
Plate 23.11 Cedar Bog
Plate 23.10 Montezuma Marsh
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Finger Lakes region of New York. Much of the
marsh is part of the Montezuma National
Wildlife Refuge, which is a major point on the
route of many migratory birds, such as Canada
geese and mallard ducks. The marsh was a barrier to westward travel in colonial times as
roads could not be built across it. The fi rst
major passageway was the Erie Canal, which
was completed in 1825.
23.2.1.18 Wetlands of North Carolina
State
The Bog Garden
It lies between 36° 05′ 24″ N and 79° 50′ 20″ W
and is a nature preserve, which features a bog and
lake that may be viewed from a half-mile-long
(0.80 km approx.) elevated boardwalk. Its plants
include indigenous vegetation, with individually
labelled trees, shrubs, ferns and bamboo, as well
as wild fl owers and wild roses. The site is also a
haven for native and migratory birds.
Goshen Swamp
It is a blackwater creek swamp located between
35° 00′ 49″ N and 77° 50′ 28″ W in Duplin
County, North Carolina, near the towns of Faison
and Calypso. It has an area of 47,900 ha .
23.2.1.19 Wetlands of Ohio State
Cedar Bog State Nature Preserve (Plate 23.11 ) is a
fen left behind by the retreating glaciers of the
Wisconsin glaciation about 12,000–18,000 years
ago. It is a protected area which has shrunk to about
180 ha of fen from the original area of approx.
2,800 ha. Cedar Bog is located in Champaign
County, Ohio, USA, near the city of Urbana.
In addition to the water that feeds the bog, the
glacier also left behind plants that are unique to
Cedar Bog. Many of these plants are rare or
endangered. The sedges and other plants that
grow here were left behind by the last glacier.
They were the food for mastodons and giant
sloths which once roamed the earth. Cedar Bog is
also the home of the endangered spotted turtle,
massasauga rattlesnake, Milbert’s tortoise shell,
butterfl y, etc. It has been recorded in the register
of National Natural Landmarks.
Great Black Swamp (Also Called Black
Swamp)
It is a glacially caused wetland in northwest Ohio,
USA. It extended into extreme northeastern
Indiana which existed from the end of the
Wisconsin glaciation until the late nineteenth century. It comprises extensive swamps and marshes.
The area was nearly 64.36 km wide and 193.08 km
long. It is today a highly productive farmland
being gradually drained and settled since the second half of the nineteenth century. The area was
not a continuous swamp but rather characterised
by a variety of vegetation types (Kaatz 1955 ).
In the lowest, fl attest areas, prone to permanent
inundation, deciduous swamp forests had predominated, characterised especially by species of ash,
elm, cottonwood and sycamore. In slightly higher
Plate 23.11 Cedar Bog
Plate 23.10 Montezuma Marsh
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