Black Tern Bog State Natural Area

Black Tern Bog State Natural Area
Wisconsin State Natural Area
Black Tern Bog
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Vilas

Location	Arbor Vitae
- coordinates	45°58′1.25″N 89°41′53.11″W / 45.9670139°N 89.6980861°W / 45.9670139; -89.6980861Coordinates: 45°58′1.25″N 89°41′53.11″W / 45.9670139°N 89.6980861°W / 45.9670139; -89.6980861

Area	26 acres (11 ha)

Founded	1967
Owner	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Location of Black Tern Bog State Natural Area in Wisconsin

Black Tern Bog State Natural Area is a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources-designated State Natural Area featuring 20 acres (8 ha) of quaking sphagnum bog surrounding two small seepage lakes situated in a pitted outwash plain. The bog is rich in plant species, such as sundews, pitcher plant, bogbean, and bog rosemary, as well as three species of bog orchids: swamp pink, grass pink, and rose pogonia. The state-endangered bog rush (Juncus stygius) also grows here. Birds known to nest here include black tern, American bittern, killdeer, and mallards.^[1]^[2]

Location and access

Black Tern Bog is located in southwest Vilas County, approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northwest of Arbor Vitae. Access is via an unnamed dirt road off US Highway 51, north of the bog. The road wraps around the northern and eastern portions of the bog. It is also possible to park on the shoulder of US Highway 51, which passes along the western edge of the bog.^[3]

The south end of the bog
The carnivorous pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea) growing in Black Tern Bog
Looking east, across the central portion of the bog

References

↑ "Black Tern Bog State Natural Area". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
↑ Germain, Clifford E.; Tans, William E.; Read, Robert H. "Wisconsin scientific areas 1977: preserving native diversity" (PDF).
↑ Black Tern Bog State Natural Area (PDF) (Map). Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2013-12-01.

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