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The Carrownagappul Bog SAC includes 28.1 hectares of active raised bog. [5] Of this active raised bog, only 4.12 hectares is considered of high quality and this included 2.74 hectares of central ecotope and 1.38 hectares of active flushes. [12] It is described as notably wet, and includes areas of quaking bog. [4]
"Mouds Bog is significant in terms of its high bog area and geographical location as it is at the eastern extreme of the range of raised bogs in Ireland. It is a site of considerable conservation significance comprising a large raised bog, a rare habitat in the E.U. and one that is becoming increasingly scarce and under threat in Ireland.
The raised bog restoration plan (version 2) for Ardgraigue Bog SAC was published in March 2023. It describes the restoration measures required to achieve the site-specific conservation objectives for the site. The hydrological p;rocesses at the site are key to restoration of both the high bog and the cutover areas.
An undisturbed sphagnum-heath bog in southern New England, illustrating ecological succession from open water in a glacial depression to upland forest. [10] Reedy Meadow (was Lynnfield Marsh) June 1972 Between Wakefield and South Lynnfield: Essex: municipal, The largest freshwater cattail marsh in Massachusetts.
Raised bogs, also called ombrotrophic bogs, are acidic, wet habitats that are poor in mineral salts and are home to flora and fauna that can cope with such extreme conditions. Raised bogs, unlike fens, are exclusively fed by precipitation (ombrotrophy) and from mineral salts introduced from the air.
The CCC also built concrete dams at Bog, Burnett and Tannery ponds, replacing older dams. [3] A total of 120 acres (49 ha) of old growth forest have been identified in the state forest near the Cold River and Tannery Falls. [4] Trees in the old growth include eastern hemlock, red spruce, yellow birch, and sugar maple. They range from 150 to 400 ...
The Charles W. Ward Reservation is a 704-acre (285 ha) open space reserve located in Andover and North Andover, Massachusetts, 20 miles (32 km) north of Boston.The reserve, managed by the land conservation non-profit organization The Trustees of Reservations, is notable for its open drumlin hilltops and vistas encompassing Boston and Salem. [1]
The Massachusetts Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) Program is a list of state-designated places within the Commonwealth that receive special attention due to their natural and cultural resources. The program was established in 1975 and includes a list of thirty ACECs covering over 268,000 acres in seventy six communities throughout ...