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NH 3. Floating Island-Lake Umbagog. Acreage: 200. 



Location: Coos County; Errol Quadrangle; 3 miles NE of Errol; reached via Rt. 

 16 and canoe. 



Description: Open tamarack-black spruce bog. Conditions possibly have been 

 altered by damming of Magalloway River and the bog is said to be floating in 

 part. It was investigated by William Brewster many years ago. It contains many 

 northern bog plants, including an abundance of Calopogon. The Lincoln sparrow 

 breeds here. 



References: The writings of William Brewster include lists of plants and animals 

 of this area, especially birds. 



Encroachments: None reported. 



Ownership: Reported to be a paper company. 



Data source: F. L. Steele, Tamworth, N.H. 03886. 



Other knowledgeable persons: Tudor Richards, Executive Director, Audubon 

 Society of New Hampshire, Concord, N.H. 03301 . 



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