Spring Pond Bog

NYFA Field Trip to Spring Pond Bog

Location: Spring Pond Bogs, Franklin County.  Site visited with special permission from The Nature Conservancy.  Prior visiting this site, you must first obtain permission from the Adirondack Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.

Date: 28 June 2003

Trip leader: Leslie Karasin

Pre-trip planning. Photo by Troy Weldy.

Pre-trip planning. Photo by Troy Weldy.

Andy Nelson in bog. Photo by Troy Weldy.

Cornus canadensis (bunch berry). Photo by Troy Weldy.

Group studying cranberry mound. Photo by Troy Weldy.

Group studying cranberry mound. Photo by Troy Weldy.

Group discussion. Photo by Troy Weldy.

Group in bog. Photo by Troy Weldy.

Group studying spruce. Photo by Troy Weldy.

Group studying spruce. Photo by Troy Weldy.

Kalmia angustifolia (sheep laurel). Photo by Troy Weldy.

Kalmia angustifolia (sheep laurel). Photo by Troy Weldy.

Kalmia angustifolia (sheep laurel). Photo by Troy Weldy.

Our leader, Leslie Karasin. Photo by Troy Weldy.

Linnaea borealis (twin flower). Photo by Troy Weldy.

Linnaea borealis (twin flower). Photo by Troy Weldy.

Patterned peatland. Photo by Troy Weldy.

Rhododendron groenlandicum (Labrador tea). Photo by Troy Weldy.

Rhododendron groenlandicum (Labrador tea). Photo by Troy Weldy.

Sarracenia purpurea (pitcher plant). Photo by Troy Weldy.

Sarracenia purpurea (pitcher plant). Photo by Troy Weldy.

Scheuchzeria palustris (pod grass). Photo by Troy Weldy.

View of bog. Photo by Troy Weldy.

View of bog. Photo by Troy Weldy.

View of bog. Photo by Troy Weldy.

Spring Pond. Photo by Troy Weldy.

Spring Pond. Photo by Troy Weldy.

Spring Pond. Photo by Troy Weldy.

Andromeda glaucophylla (bog rosemary). Photo by Andy Nelson.

View of bog. Photo by Andy Nelson.

View of bog. Photo by Andy Nelson.

View of bog. Photo by Andy Nelson.

View of bog. Photo by Andy Nelson.

View of bog. Photo by Andy Nelson.

View of bog. Photo by Andy Nelson.

View of bog. Photo by Andy Nelson.

Carex aquatilis. Photo by Andy Nelson.

Platanthera blephariglottis (white fringed orchid). Photo by Andy Nelson.

Platanthera blephariglottis (white fringed orchid). Photo by Andy Nelson.

Platanthera blephariglottis (white fringed orchid). Photo by Andy Nelson.

Platanthera blephariglottis (white fringed orchid). Photo by Andy Nelson.

Scheuchzeria palustris (pod grass). Photo by Andy Nelson.

Scheuchzeria palustris (pod grass). Photo by Andy Nelson.

Bog surface. Photo by Mary Anne Hogan.

View of bog. Photo by Mary Anne Hogan.

View of bog. Photo by Mary Anne Hogan.

View of bog. Photo by Mary Anne Hogan.

View of bog. Photo by Mary Anne Hogan.

View of bog. Photo by Mary Anne Hogan.

View of bog. Photo by Mary Anne Hogan.

Eriophorum vaginatum (cotton-grass). Photo by Mary Anne Hogan.

Lycopodium clavatum (running-cedar). Photo by Mary Anne Hogan.

Lycopodium clavatum (running-cedar). Photo by Mary Anne Hogan.

Lycopodium clavatum (running-cedar). Photo by Mary Anne Hogan.

Group studying another plant. Photo by Mary Anne Hogan.

Group studying Platanthera. Photo by Mary Anne Hogan.

Sarracenia purpurea (pitcher plant). Photo by Mary Anne Hogan.

Small pond. Photo by Mary Anne Hogan.

Adirondack Moose. Photo by Troy Weldy.

Adirondack Moose. Photo by Troy Weldy.

 

 

                                      Species List from Teaching Bog

Scientific name Common name
Carex oligosperma SEDGE
Carex pauciflora SEDGE
Carex paupercula SEDGE
Carex trisperma SEDGE
Carex spp. SEDGE
Chamaedaphne calyculata LEATHERLEAF
Eriophorum vaginatum HARE'S-TAIL
Kalmia angustifolia SHEEP LAUREL
Larix laricina LARCH / TAMARACK
Maianthemum trifolium FALSE SOLOMON'S-SEAL
Picea glauca WHITE SPRUCE
Platanthera blephariglottis WHITE FRINGED ORCHID
Rhododendron groenlandicum LABRADOR TEA
Sarracenia purpurea PITCHER-PLANT

 

                                      Species List from Esker

Scientific name Common name
Abies balsamea BALSAM FIR
Acer rubrum RED MAPLE
Acer saccharum SUGAR MAPLE
Acer pensylvanicum STRIPED MAPLE
Amelanchier arborea SHADBUSH
Apocynum cannabinum INDIAN HEMP
Aralia nudicaulis WILD SARSAPARILLA
Betula papyrifera PAPER BIRCH
Brachyelytrum erectum BEARDED-SHORTHUSK
Cornus canadensis BUNCHBERRY
Dalibarda repens FALSE-VIOLET
Danthonia spicata POVERTY-GRASS
Gaultheria procumbens WINTERGREEN
Kalmia angustifolia SHEEP LAUREL
Larix laricina LARCH / TAMARACK
Linnaea borealis TWINFLOWER
Nemopanthus mucronatus MOUNTAIN HOLLY
Oryzopsis canadensis CANADA RICEGRASS
Picea mariana BLACK SPRUCE
Pinus strobus WHITE PINE
Populus grandidentata BIG-TOOTHED ASPEN
Pteridium aquilinum NORTHEASTERN BRACKEN (FERN)
Rubus pensilvanicus HIGHBUSH BLACKBERRY
Salix sp. WILLOW
Schizachne purpurascens FALSE MELIC
Vaccinium angustifolium LOWBUSH BLUEBERRY
Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides WITHE-ROD

                                      Species list from Main Bog

Scientific name Common name
Andromeda glaucophylla BOG ROSEMARY
Betula glandulosa DWARF BIRCH
Brasenia schreberi WATER-SHIELD
Carex exilis SEDGE
Carex oligosperma SEDGE
Carex pauciflora SEDGE
Carex limosa SEDGE
Chamaedaphne calyculata LEATHERLEAF
Drosera rotundifolia SUNDEW
Eriophorum vaginatum HARE'S-TAIL
Eriophorum vaginatum HARE'S-TAIL
Iris versicolor BLUE FLAG
Kalmia angustifolia SHEEP LAUREL
Larix laricina LARCH / TAMARACK
Nuphar sp. YELLOW PONDLILY
Picea mariana BLACK SPRUCE
Platanthera blephariglottis WHITE FRINGED ORCHID
Rhododendron groenlandicum LABRADOR TEA
Rhynchospora alba WHITE BEAKRUSH
Sarracenia purpurea PITCHER-PLANT
Scheuchzeria palustris POD-GRASS
Utricularia cornuta HORNED BLADDERWORT
Vaccinium macrocarpon (LARGE) CRANBERRY
Vaccinium oxycoccos SMALL CRANBERRY

 

For more information about this site, check out the following websites:

Spring Pond Bog - TNC Preserve

NMHA Spring Pond Bog Trip