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VT 8. Missisquoi Marsh (includes Shad Island Natural Area). Acreage: About 

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Location: Franklin County; East Alburg 7.5' Quadrangle; 5 miles W of Swan- 

 ton; reached via Rt. 7 and 104; at delta of the Missisquoi River. 



Description: Dominant species is great bulrush. White water-lilies, eelgrass, 

 water milfoil, and bladderwort in open water; pickerel weed in shallow water; 

 seasonally exposed muddy flats with arrowhead, water-plantain, water smart- 

 weed, water parsnip, marsh fern, and sedges; button-bush stands, silver maple 

 and swamp white oak at edges; black ash- American elm-red maple forest (SAF- 

 39;RNA-23). 



References: Vogelmann, H. W. 1969. Vermont natural areas, Report 2, p. 8-9. 



Encroachments: None reported. 



Ownership: BSFW, Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge. 



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



Other knowledgeable persons: Mr. Chandler at Missisquoi National Wildlife 

 Refuge, Swanton, Vt. 05488. 



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