Category: Peatland Profiles
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Ponkapoag Bog, MA
From the other side of the pond, the bog appears as a dense forest of Atlantic white cedar trees rising seemingly from the water itself. Entering the bog, an alien concept of a forest stretches into the distance. Ponkapoag Bog is a watery world of scaly trees emerging from mats of thick Sphagnum that bulge…
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Black Pond, MA
Carved out of the ground by the receding glaciers thousands of years ago, Black Pond is known as a kettle hole. It’s a small body of water and slowly shrinking due to the conquest of the bog. Stepping onto the boardwalk, the forest floor abruptly ends and a muddy, watery world beckons you to its…
The Mossy Log 