Cranesville Swamp Preserve
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Cranesville Swamp Preserve is a Script error: No such module "convert". preserve situated in Preston County, West Virginia and Garrett County, Maryland.[1] It is one of the few remaining boreal bogs in the southern United States, [2] unusual in harboring many plants and animals that are normally only seen in more northern climates.[1]
History
The Nature Conservancy purchased the Script error: No such module "convert". beginning in 1960.[3] In October 1964, the site was designated as one of the first National Natural Landmarks in the country.[3][4]
Geology
Cranesville Swamp is situated in a natural bowl, or "frost pocket," creating a climate that is more consistent with more northerly regions.[4][1]
Ecology
Flora
Cranesville Swamp's unusual setting allows 19 different plant communities to flourish, [5] with the most dominant species being, among others, sphagnum moss, speckled alder (Alnus rugosa), various sedges (Carex folliculata, and C. stricta) and grasses. Bog species include round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) and narrowleaf gentian (Gentiana linearis).[3]
The swamp is also home to the southernmost natural community of American larches.[3]
Fauna
In addition to black bear, porcupine, snowshoe hare and a wide variety of birds, the rare northern water shrew has been documented here. Birders have also noted the golden-crowned kinglet and Nashville warbler, rarely seen in this area.[3]
References
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- Appalachian bogs
- Bogs of Maryland
- Bogs of West Virginia
- Protected areas of Preston County, West Virginia
- Protected areas of Garrett County, Maryland
- Nature Conservancy preserves
- Nature reserves in Maryland
- Nature reserves in West Virginia
- National Natural Landmarks in Maryland
- National Natural Landmarks in West Virginia
- Landforms of Preston County, West Virginia
- Landforms of Garrett County, Maryland
- IUCN Category V