WV 1 . Big Run of Blackwater River. Acreage: 40. 



Location: Tucker County; Parsons Quadrangle; 5 miles NE of Parsons; reached 

 via U.S. 219, Forest Road 717, then to 18. 



Description: High elevation sphagnum bog 3250 ft above sea level. Peat extends 

 to more than 9 ft in depth. Hemlock and red spruce occur, as well as 

 rhododendrons and other heaths. Pitcher plants (Sarracenia purpurea) have 

 been introduced. 



Ownership: USFS, Monongahela National Forest, Box 1231, Elkins, W. Va. 

 26241. 



Data source: E. M. Olliver, Box 1231, Elkins, W. Va. 2624 1 . 



Other knowledgeable persons: Harry Mahoney, District Ranger, Cheat Ranger 

 District, USFS, Parsons, W. Va. 26287. Dr. Earl L. Core, Department of Biolo- 

 gy, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va. 26505. 



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