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IN 7. Tamarack Bog. Acreage: 65. 



Location: Lagrange County, Springfield Twp.; Mongo Quadrangle; 1 mile SE of 

 Mongo, mostly S of the Pigeon River. 



Description: There is a larger area of heavy tamarack cover here than anywhere 

 else in Indiana. In addition to a bog, there are broad reaches of open water 

 (backwaters of Mongo Reservoir — an old stabilized one), a broad shallow 

 stream with gravel-sand bottom, cattail marsh, and tamarack and shrub swamp. 

 Poison sumac is abundant, showy lady's slipper, several other orchids. Sphag- 

 num mats, etc. The Pigeon River upstream from and within the Tamarack Bog is 

 one of the wilder streams in this state — cool and clear. Massasauga occur in 

 some numbers. Twenty-three species of mammals have been recorded. 



References: Natural areas in Indiana and their preservation, p. 458-465. 



Encroachments: Hunting under close supervision of state employees; fishing. 



Ownership: State of Indiana, Fish and Game Division. 



Data source: Dr. Alton A. Lindsey, Department of Biological Science, Purdue 

 University, Lafayette, Ind. 47900. 



Other knowledgeable persons: William B. Barnes, Director, Indiana Division of 

 Nature Preserves, Department of Natural Resources, State Office Building, Indi- 

 anapolis, Ind. 46200. 



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