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Recently Pennsylvania has been getting a lot of snow. This snow is beneficial to a variety of ecosystems. One such ecosystem is a bog. Bogs are a unique type of wetland that are characterized by a thick carpet of sphagnum moss. Bogs rely on snow cover to protect the sphagnum moss from freezing during the colder months of the year.
Sphagnum Moss
Picture from: Australian Government
Sphagnum bogs are threatened by peat mining,
land development, changes in water flow, and pollution from run-off. Recently, Pennsylvania gave additional protection to a 1,592-acre collection of unique and scenic bogs, marshes, swamp and forests by designating it as the Black Moshannon Bog Natural Area.
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Bog Turtle
Picture From: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Showy Lady's Slipper
Picture from: Wikimedia
Pennsylvania Environment and Ecology Standard |
4.6 Ecosytems and their Interactions
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Activities:
PBS Kids: Bogs
Wetlands and Flood Fighters
Recognizing our Wetlands
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