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OK 4. VanSickle Bog. Acreage: 40, including adjacent land. 



Location: Bryan County; Antlers Quadrangle; 6 miles E of Bennington; reached 

 via Rt. 70, S 0.5 mile and then E 0.5 mile on road to cultivated land. 



Description: This is a hillside bog covered by a relict marsh type of vegetation. 

 The main bog area is only about 12 acres, but some of the adjacent forested 

 areas should be brought under protection along with the bog. There are a 

 number of plant and animal species that reach the western limits of their range 

 in this wetland. 



References: Taylor, R. J. and C. Taylor. 1965. Comments on the vascular 

 flora of Oklahoma. Proc. Oklahoma Acad. Sci. 45. 



Ownership: Mr. "Hub" VanSickle, Bennington, Okla. 



Data source: Dr. John Taylor, Biology Department, Southeastern State College, 

 Durant, Okla. 74701. 



Other knowledgeable persons: Dr. Frank Wade, Biology Department, Southeast- 

 ern State College, Durant, Okla. 74701. 





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