Volo Bog State Natural Area
28478 W Brandenburg Rd
InglesideIL60041
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Description
Volo Bog State Natural Area can be found at W Brandenburg Rd 28478. The following is offered: Outdoor Parks. The entry is present with us since Sep 9, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Ingleside there are 1 other Outdoor Parks. An overview can be found here.
Tips
When to Go: Spring and summer are prime times for looking at prairie and woodland wildflowers, including red wild ginger, orange butterfly weed, yellow golden asters, magenta prairie blazing stars, blue Jacob's ladders, pink wild petunias, wild orchids and yellow black-eyed Susans.
Know Before You Go: The site and visitors center is periodically closed to the public. Call before you visit the bog.
Editorial Reviews
A former lake gone to pot has developed into a rare ecosystem.:
In Short
This is the only quaking bog in Illinois where the ""ground"" is a floating mat of moss, decomposed plants, cattails and sedges surrounding an open pool of water. If you were to...
This is the only quaking bog in Illinois where the ""ground"" is a floating mat of moss, decomposed plants, cattails and sedges surrounding an open pool of water. If you were to...
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Volo Bog State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Illinois, United States, preserving Volo Bog. The bog was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1973 as the only remaining open-water quaking bog in Illinois. The site also contains woodlands, savanna, marshes, prairie restoration areas, shrubland and old fields. Maintained by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (Illinois DNR), the...
