

ND 2. Karlsruhe Bog. Acreage: 700. 



Location: McHenry County; Karlsruhe NE Quadrangle; 8 miles N and 4 miles E 

 of Karlsruhe. 



Description: Large bog on the northwest-facing slopes of Souris River Valley. 

 Extremely unusual flora for North Dakota, including Menyanthes trifoliata, 

 Utricularia intermedia, Pedicularis canadensis and Betula pusilla. Bog contains 

 the largest concentration of breeding Common Snipe (Capella gallinago) in the 

 state (about 15 pairs). 



Encroachments: Mowed for hay around the edges; remainder with little danger 

 of destruction. 



Ownership: Unknown; one landowner lives in SE quarter of Section 34. 



Data source: Harold A. Kantrud, P.O. Box 1672, Jamestown, N.D. 58401. 



Other knowledgeable persons: Robert E. Stewart, P.O. Box 1672, Jamestown, 

 N.D. 58401. 



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