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VT 12. Sandbar Marsh and Swamp. Acreage: About 100 natural and 500 

 managed. 



Location: Chittenden County; Milton 15' Quadrangle; 12 miles N of Burlington; 

 reached via Rt. 2; on the Lamoille River delta. 



Description: In ancient river channel near Lake Champlain, water depth fluc- 

 tuating with lake level. Water-lilies, pond-lilies, pickerel weed, water milfoil, 

 waterweed, pondweeds, and a fine stand of wild rice. Arrowhead, water-plan- 

 tain, bulrushes, sedges, blue flag, and sweet-flag grow near the edges. Several 

 acres of button-bush. Fine swamp forest (about 20 acres) grows on rich alluvial 

 soils dominated by swamp white oak and silver maple. The managed area is 

 diked to maintain water level and vegetated with bulrushes. Dead tree trunks 

 present. 



References: Vogelmann, H. W. 1964. Natural areas in Vermont, Report 1, p. 

 16-17. 



Encroachments: Route 2 divides part of the marsh and the area is traversed by 

 power transmission lines. 



Ownership: Vermont Fish and Game Department. 



Data source: H. W. Vogelmann, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt. 05401. 



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