🦎 Volo Bog State Natural Area

United States · Americas · Nature Reserve · 42.35°N, 88.19°W

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, the site is located about a mile west of U.S. Route 12 between the towns of Volo and Fox Lake, Illinois.

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Quick facts

Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Protection type	🦎 Nature Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	42.35°N, 88.19°W · view on map

Volo Bog State Natural Area is a nature reserve in United States, in Americas. The details of why Volo Bog State Natural Area is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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