Bogs

 by Mel Harcum


an image from the Tannersville Bog itself

**WHERE:** The Tannersville Cranberry Bog is located in Pennsylvania. **'TUDES:** It has a latitude of 41.04N and an altitude of 883ft, like most of the town of Tannersville. **CLIMATE:** The climate is rainy and humid to allow the mugginess and stagnant water to remain in the area. **SOIL:** Therefore, the bog is made up of very wet soil and mud, unmoving water, and loose dirt with various plants and animals. **REGION:** Being as the bog is in Pennsylvania, it is probably surrounded by woods and undergrowth. Most bogs would be in similar areas, though there is no specific part of the earth they are located at. **PLANTS:** The Tannersville Cranberry Bog is home to many species of plants such as cranberries and sphagnum moss. **ANIMALS:** It is home to a variety of animals such as porcupines and bog turtles. **CONCERNS:** In the present and future, we must beware of digging to build developments and homes. While bogs may not be the most attractive of biomes, they are important to our overall biosphere.

From left to right, we have images of cranberries, sphagnum moss, a porcupine, and a bog turtle. All of these can be found in the Tannersville Cranberry Bog.