NH 8. Spruce Hole Bog. Acreage: 20. 



Location: Strafford County; Dover Quadrangle; 2 miles W of Durham. 



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Description: A typical bog heath surrounds a pond 60-80 ft across. Dwarfed 

 black spruce and shrubs, including poison sumac, witherod, highbush blueberry, 

 mountain holly, and male berry fringe the mat. A broader peripheral zone, now ^ 



mostly vegetated by red maple, lies between the bog and the steep sides of the — 



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References: Lyons, C. J., and H. F. Bormann (eds). 1962. Natural areas of New 

 Hampshire, p. 38. 



Encroachments: A gravel pit is being developed nearby and will eventually ruin 

 the bog. Efforts are being made to preserve it. White pine was removed from the 

 surrounding forest several years ago. 



Ownership: Privately owned; name of owner can be obtained from Professor A. 

 R. Hodgdon, Department of Botany, University of New Hampshire, Durham, 

 N.H. 03824. 



Data source: F. L. Steele, St. Mary's-in-the-Mountains, Littleton, N.H. 03561. 



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