

MI 10. Waterloo Black Spruce Bog. Acreage: 40. 



Location: Jackson County; Waterloo Twp.; Stockbridge Quadrangle; about 3 

 miles E of Munith; situated just N of the Munith-Waterloo Road between Mt. 

 Hope and Parks Roads. 



Description: Lying in a broad shallow depression, this mature bog supports an 

 extensive stand of black spruce near the southern limit of its range and such typ- 

 ical species as tamarack, highbush blueberry, leatherleaf, chokeberry, poison 

 sumac, cranberry, sundew, and pitcher plant. The bog is surrounded by a zone 

 of swamp forest dominated by red maple which gives way to upland species on 

 the higher ground. 



Ownership: Michigan Botanical Club. 



Data source: Michigan Natural Areas Council, Waterloo Black Spruce Bog 

 Reconnaissance Report, Cranbrook Institute of Science, Paul W. Thompson, 

 Chairman. 



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