|
Name |
Image |
Date |
Location |
County |
Description |
1 |
Appleton Bog Atlantic White Cedar Stand |
|
01984 1984 |
|
Kennebec |
A large peatland with continuous forest cover and well-developed hummock-and- hollow topography. |
2 |
Bigelow Mountain |
|
01975 1975 |
|
Franklin, Somerset |
Exceptionally scenic and wild, with some of the best summit views in the eastern United States. |
3 |
Carrying Place Cove Bog |
|
01980 1980 |
|
Washington |
A tombolo that has been eroded by the sea. |
4 |
Colby-Marston Preserve |
|
01973 1973 |
|
Kennebec |
Northern sphagnum bog located in a deep kettle hole, the sphagnum mat exceeds a depth of 40 feet (12 m). |
5 |
Crystal Bog |
|
01973 1973 |
|
Aroostook |
An undisturbed, sphagnum bog considered one of the largest and finest in Maine. |
6 |
Gulf Hagas |
|
01968 1968 |
|
Piscataquis |
Waterfalls, cliffs, and growth of spruce-fir forest on the gorge walls give the site unusual scenic beauty. |
7 |
Monhegan Island |
|
01966 1966 |
|
Lincoln |
Dense, almost pure stands of red spruce and over 400 species of wildflower. |
8 |
Mount Katahdin |
|
01967 1967 |
|
Piscataquis |
Kames, eskers, drumlins, kettleholes, moraines, and erratics provide a complete illustration of glacial geology. |
9 |
New Gloucester Black Gum Stand |
|
01975 1975 |
|
Cumberland |
A small, remnant, forested swamp dominated mostly by virgin black gum. |
10 |
No. 5 Bog and Jack Pine Stand |
|
01984 1984 |
|
Somerset |
The only large, intermontane peatland and one of the few expansive, virgin landscapes in the northeastern United States. |
11 |
Orono Bog |
|
01973 1973 |
|
Penobscot |
A classic northern sphagnum bog. |
12 |
Passadumkeag Marsh and Bogland |
|
01973 1973 |
|
Penobscot |
One of the largest, unspoiled wetlands in the state of Maine. |
13 |
Penny Pond-Joe Pond Complex |
|
01973 1973 |
|
Kennebec |
Kettle hole bogs and ponds. |
14 |
The Hermitage |
|
01977 1977 |
|
Piscataquis |
One of the few undisturbed, old-growth white pine stands remaining in New England. |