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IL 8 Volo Bog. Acreage: About 100. 



Location: Lake County; Wauconda 7.5' Quadrangle; 1.5 miles N and 1 mile W 

 of Volo; reached via U.S. 12 and Sullivan Lake Road. 



Description: There is an area of open water at the center of the bog. This is sur- 

 rounded by a border of cattails and giant bur-reed. Next is a shrub zone, with 

 winterberry, leatherleaf, and poison sumac being common. Tamaracks grow at 

 several points around the bog. Since there are very few bogs in Illinois this area 

 contains many plants that are unusual or rare in the state. This is one of the best 

 bog habitats found in Illinois. 



References: Evers, R. A. 1963. Some unusual natural areas in Illinois and a few 

 of their plants. ///. Nat. Hist. Surv. Biol. Notes No. 50, p. 7-8; Artist, R. C. 

 1936. Stratigraphy and preliminary pollen analysis of a Lake County, Illinois, 

 bog. Butler Univ. Bot. Studies 3:191-198; Waterman, W. G. 1926. Ecological 

 problems from the sphagnum bogs of Illinois. Ecology 7:255-272; Waterman, 

 W. G. 1923. Bogs of northern Illinois. Trans. III. Acad.Sci. 16:214-225. 



Encroachments: Possible development close to the bog could alter the water 

 table. 



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Ownership: 47 acres owned by the University of Illinois, Urbana, 

 remainder is private. 



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Data source: John Schwegman, 303 West Grand Ave., Carterville, III. 62918. 



Other knowledgeable persons: Dr. Charles Kendeigh, Vivarium Bldg., Wright 

 and Healy St., Champaign, III. 60200. 





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