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Nicolet National Forest


Thursday 9 Sept

Early Departure at 8 am return 5 pm


The Nicolet National Forest offers us the ability to view a number of wetland types, including bogs, swamps, impoundments, and marsh. Click on the map to enlarge.

click for larger map. A: Indian Lake has a well developed lake edge marsh. We will also visit Knowles Creek impoundment where a wetland was created by damming the creek

B: Little Cub Lake: We will visit a bog that has a boardwalk so we can get out onto the sphagnum mat. Bogs are acid and have a unique type of leathery leaved plants.

C: Deer Creek is another created wetland impoundment.

D: Here we will see examples of Black Ash swamp and Cedar swamp.

 

Click here for a slide show of some of the places we may be visiting.