Mantua Bog State Nature Preserve

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Mantua Bog State Nature Preserve
Map showing the location of Mantua Bog State Nature Preserve
Map showing the location of Mantua Bog State Nature Preserve
Map showing the location of Mantua Bog State Nature Preserve
Map showing the location of Mantua Bog State Nature Preserve
LocationMantua Township, Portage County, Ohio
Nearest cityMantua
Coordinates41°16′49″N 81°12′41″W / 41.28028°N 81.21139°W / 41.28028; -81.21139
Area104.8 ha (259 acres)
WebsiteOfficial website
Designated1976 (1976)

The Mantua Bog State Nature Preserve (or Mantua Swamp) is a 104.8-acre (42.4 ha) protected wetland in Mantua Township, Portage County in the U.S. state of Ohio. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1976 and a state nature preserve in 1990. The national landmark designation encompasses 285 acres (115 ha) which includes Marsh Wetlands State Nature Preserve, in addition to Mantua Bog State Nature Preserve.

The nature preserve includes different types of wetlands including swamp forest, boreal bog, and cattail marshes. Twenty-four state-listed plants have been identified in the bog including autumn willow (Salix serissima), bunchflower (Melanthium virginicum), and cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos). In 2000, the Ohio Odonata Survey found a breeding population of the brush-tipped emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora walshii), a species not previously known to exist in Ohio.

Access is by permit only (from the Division of Natural Areas and Preserves) due to the sensitivity of the wetland.

References

  1. ^ a b Glotzhober, Robert C.; Moody, Dwight L. (June 2002). "Somatochlora walshii (Odonata: Corduliidae), a new state record for Ohio". Ohio Journal of Science. 102 (3): 40–42. hdl:1811/23926.
  2. ^ a b "National Natural Landmarks - Mantua Swamp". www.NPS.gov. Archived from the original on 2019-07-13. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "Wetland areas designated as landmarks". Chillicothe Gazette. Chillicothe, Ohio. March 24, 1976. p. 20. Retrieved September 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  4. ^ a b c "Mantua Bog". Naturepreserves.ohiodnr.gov. Retrieved September 21, 2017.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Ohio has wetlands in Mantua". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 15, 1990. p. 20. Retrieved September 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  6. ^ "Marsh Wetlands". naturepreserves.ohiodnr.gov. Archived from the original on 2023-01-31. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  7. ^ Ohio Historical Society (August 29, 2000). "Rare insect found in Ohio". News-Journal. Mansfield, Ohio. Retrieved September 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon