List of bogs

This is a list of bogs, wetland mires that accumulate peat from dead plant material, usually sphagnum moss.[1] Bogs are sometimes called quagmires (technically all bogs are quagmires while not all quagmires are necessarily bogs) and the soil which composes them is sometimes referred to as muskeg; alkaline mires are called fens rather than bogs.

Luhasoo bog in Estonia. The mire has tussocks of heather, and is being colonised by pine trees.

Locations of bogs

Europe

Czech Republic

Estonia
Main article: List of wetlands of Estonia

Latvia

Germany

Ireland

Nordic countries

Switzerland

United Kingdom

Americas
  • Abita Flatwoods Preserve - a Longleaf Pine and pitcher plant/sphagnum bog nature preserve, near Abita Springs, LA
  • Alfred Bog - a dome bog in eastern Ontario, Canada sphagnum bog east of Ottawa in eastern Ontario
  • Black Spruce Bog Natural Area - a national natural landmark in Michigan's Waterloo State Recreation Area
  • Big Bog State Recreation Area - a recent addition to the Minnesota state park system
  • The Bog - a putrescent lowland in Saint-Henri, Quebec known for its diverse array of toads and squires
  • The Bog Garden - a nature preserve, botanical garden, and city park located in Greensboro, North Carolina
  • Burns Bog - in British Columbia, the largest domed peat bog in North America
  • Cranberry Glades - Pocahontas County, West Virginia
  • Eagle Hill Bog - A small spaghnum bog on Campobello Island, Canada
  • Glacier Park Bog - A small bog located near Greenwood, IL
  • Heath Pond Bog - a sphagnum bog in Ossipee New Hampshire
  • Ink Blot Natural Area Preserve - a sphagnum bog in Western Washington
  • Johnville Bog & Forest Park - Sherbrooke Quebec, a sphagnum bog
  • Joseph Pines Preserve - a Longleaf Pine and pitcher plant/sphagnum bog nature preserve in southern Virginia
  • Kennedy River Bog Provincial Park - a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada
  • Massawepie Mire - the largest peatland in New York
  • McLean Bogs - two small kettle bogs located in Dryden, New York; one acidic and one alkaline. (restricted public access)
  • Mer Bleue Conservation Area - a sphagnum bog east of Ottawa in eastern Ontario
  • Minden Bog - 9,000 acre raised bog, Sanilac County, Michigan
  • Pinhook Bog - a nature preserve in northwest Indiana, a part of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
  • Rhine Center Bog, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
  • Ranger Lake Bog, at Bay Lakes Cub Scout Camp Rokilio, Manitowoc County, near Kiel WIsconsin 18.5 acre acidic bog
  • Spruce Hole Bog - a complete ecological community occupying a true kettle hole in Strafford County, New Hampshire
  • Tannersville Cranberry Bog - A sphagnum bog in Pennsylvania
  • Tom S. Cooperrider-Kent Bog State Nature Preserve - A 42-acre (170,000 m2) bog in Kent in Ohio.
  • Saco Heath Preserve - a nature preserve in Saco, Maine
  • Hawley Bog Preserve - a nature preserve and a well preserved unspoiled New England bog in Hawley, Massachusetts
  • Strangmoor Bog - a national natural landmark in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
  • Sifton Bog in London, Ontario
  • Volo Bog - a nature preserve in Illinois
  • Zurich Bog - a national natural landmark in Arcadia, New York
  • West Hylebos Wetlands Park in Federal Way, WA[2]

Asia

Oceania

New Zealand
  • Moanatuatua - a remnant of a large restiad raised bog located south of Hamilton, Waikato
  • Kopuatai - the largest raised bog in New Zealand. Formed from restiad plant species and a designated RAMSAR site

References
  1. Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
  2. McDonald, Cathy (2009-12-24). "History and a rare peat bog at West Hylebos Wetlands Park". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2019-09-12.

See also
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