Zurich Bog Walk with Robert Leopard, Wayne
County
Saturday,
June 21, 2013 at 10 AM
Zurich Bog is a
unique wetland preserve of more than 650 acres located in the
town of Arcadia
and home to several threatened and endangered
species. Owned by the Bergen
Swamp Preservation Society, who
acquired the property in 1957, Zurich Bog was declared a
National Natural Historic Landmark in 1973 by the National Park
Service.
Zurich Bog on the web
Seven
botanical friends met on a pleasant Saturday morning at Zurich Bog
surprised to see a dozen vehicles already there. Evidently, there were
two other groups touring the bog that day.
Robert Leopard defined
Swamp: woods with standing water
Marsh: standing water, no trees
Bog: area acidic from sphagnum moss
Fen: no acidic plants
I
am posting photos now with the intent to return before the end of the
week with species names. Perhaps you can quiz yourself on how many
species you already know. I am posting the Zurich Bog photos in two posts as they do not all fit in one post. - Laura
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| Thomas atop the Zurich Bog boulder |
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| Entering the bog |
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| Trail markings through the bog |
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| The root of Blood Root - resembling blood on a lost tooth |
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| blood root leaves |
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| May Apple with young fruit |
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| Moon seed |
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| American Elm sapling |
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| Sensitive fern |
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| Cinnamon fern |
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| royal fern |
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| Leona taking pictures of the Marsh Marigold |
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| Marsh Marigold leaves...photo by Leona |
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| Marsh Marigold seed heads...photo by Leona |
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| Robert telling us about Spice bush bark |
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| Foam flower gone to seed |
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| Jewel weed - used to heal Thomas' large bug bites |
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| false dead nettle |
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| dogwood (will have blue berries in the fall) |
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| Thomas finds a nature shelter |
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| nicely maintained boardwalks |
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| Micro-raspberry |
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| Canadian Mayflower leaves |
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| Canadian Mayberries |
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| Gold thread |
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| Yellow birch |
Partridge Berries
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| Pink Lady slipper (leaves) |
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| sphagnum moss |
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| iris |
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| blueberry bushes |
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| Bog rosemary |
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| Bog rosemary berries |
PITCHER PLANTS
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| Keeping to the path |
INDIAN CUCUMBER
GENSING
CONTINUED IN NEXT POST....
