Philbrick-Crescenti Quaking Bog

The successional development from a kettlehole pond to a floating mat of sphagnum moss, and ultimately to a concentric forest of tamarack and black spruce, is a slow intricate process, creating what is known as a quaking bog.  Here is your chance to observe plants in one of the best examples of these fascinating peatlands.  The Philbrick-Cricenti bog is easily accessible via a wooden boardwalk.  Atop the thick layer of decomposed peat, we should see several plants in bloom, including the orchid grass-pink (Calopogon tuberosus), pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea), small cranberry (V. oxycoccus), winterberry (Ilex verticillata), sheep laurel (Kalmia angustifolia), and maleberry (Lyonia ligustrina).  Bring a bag lunch and a hand lens if you have one.

Saturday, June 28, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.