The Jackson Bog
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The Jackson Bog By: Prof. Tammy Bixler
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The Jackson Bog. By: Prof. Tammy Bixler. The Jackson Bog. The bog is located on Fulton Road just behind Jackson High School. Nature Preserve. The bog area is a STATE NATURE PRESERVE. What other places have you been to that are NATURE PRESERVES? Are there any other bogs close by?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Jackson Bog
By:
Prof. Tammy Bixler
The Jackson Bog
The bog is located on Fulton Road just behind Jackson High School.
Nature Preserve
The bog area is a STATE NATURE PRESERVE. What other places have you been to that are NATURE PRESERVES? Are there any other bogs close by?
Here’s a map showing all of Ohio’s publicly accessible natural preserves. Do you see the Jackson Bog?
Background Facts
The Jackson Bog is 57 acres.
It is a fen bog. How are bogs
created?
Kames and Aquifers
How do bogs continue to exist since the glaciers are gone?
Where does the water come from?
Plant Adaptations
If nutrients are low, what adaptations may a plant make to survive?
Shrubby Cinquefoil
Swamp Thistle
Skunk Cabbage
Invasive species
Glossy Buckhorn
Poison Sumac
Why are bogs important ecosystems?
