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MA 3. Hawley Bog (Cranberry Swamp). Acreage: About 100. 



Location: Franklin County; Plainfield Quadrangle; about 1 mile NW of Hawley; 

 reached via East Hawley Road; altitude 1700 ft. 



Description: One of the best bogs in the Berkshires. With limited drainage, the 

 basin is surrounded by high hills which make it an excellent area for ecological 

 and palynological studies. The area includes a black spruce stand, heath com- 

 munity, and sphagnum mat with unique flora (Sarracenia purpurea, Drosera 

 rotundifolia, Vtricularia sp., orchids, sedges, etc.). Surrounded by upland forest 

 dominated by hemlock-northern hardwoods. 



References: Moizuk, G. A., and R. B. Livingston. 1966. Ecology of red maple 

 (Acer rubrum L.) in a Massachusetts upland bog. Ecology 47:942-950. 



Encroachments: None, other than for field trips from Amherst College, Univer- 

 sity of Massachusetts, and other educational institutions. The area might be 

 destroyed by construction of winter cabins built by winter sports visitors. 



Ownership: 45 acres owned by the Connecticut River Watershed Council; the 

 remaining part of the bog lies in the Hawley State Forest and is owned by the 

 state. 



Data source: Bruce Lund, Massachusetts Audubon Society, Lincoln, Mass. 

 01773. Gene Likens, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 14850; Task Force for 

 Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems (USIBP-PF). 



Other knowledgeable persons: Dr. Robert Livingston, Botany Department, 

 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass.; Mrs. Georgene Bramlage, Cave 

 Hill Rd., Leverett, Mass. 01054; Connecticut Valley Watershed Council. 



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