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MD 4. Finzel Swamp (Cranberry Swamp). Acreage: 120. 



Location: Garrett County; Frostburg Quadrangle; 3 miles NNW of Frostburg; 

 reached via Md. 546. 



Description: This is a shrub swamp. The vegetation includes cranberry, spruce, 

 maple, alder, willow, birch, and poplar. Animals present include woodcock, 

 muskrat, mink, fox, beaver, deer, turkey, cottontail rabbit, squirrel, and ruffed 

 grouse. 



References: Catalog of natural areas in Maryland. 1968. Maryland State 

 Planning Dept. 



Ownership: Private. Being acquired by TNC, including 230 buffer acres. 



Data source: J. R. Goldsberry, Biologist, Maryland Department of Game and In- 

 land Fish, State Office Bldg., Annapolis, Md. 21401. 



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