Scanlon Bog
Scanlon Bog was briefly described by Hub Vogelmann in part 2 of Natural areas of Vermont [1969]. According to Vogelmann, the bog is in the town of Brandon in Rutland County; however, the GPS coordinates given by him happen to be in the town of Leicester in Addison County. I assume Vogelmann obtained his GPS coordinates from a USGS hardcopy map, in which case they should probably be taken with a grain of salt. In any case the precise location of Scanlon Bog remained a bit of a mystery (to me) until recently.
I used the iNaturalist Explore tool to find bog plants in the general area specified by Vogelmann. These seemed to be clustered in an area just east of Town Farm Road in Brandon. On July 15, 2023, I traveled to this area, parked the car along the side of the road, and looked around. I was surprised to find a small sign in the trees that read: Natural Area, managed by The Nature Conservancy. I found Scanlon Bog!
Okay, that's the good news. The bad news is that the bog was impenetrable due to high water. I walked along the edge of a woods looking for an entry point but the water prevented access to the interior of the bog. I know it's accessible since numerous people have posted observations in Scanlon Bog. Oh well, I'll just have to try again at a later time,.
RESOURCES
- The Nature Conservancy sign is at GPS coordinates (43.84127, -73.07976)
- "Scanlon Bog" in: Indridason, Louise and Ottar (1974). "Vermont's Natural Areas: Part 5, Bogs." Vermont Life 28 (4), 57–59.
- Scanlon Bog (16 acres), Vermont Chapter of The Nature Conservancy: Visitation Guidelines
- Scanlon Bog in the Brandon Town Plan
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@trscavo thanks for sharing! I'll have to check it out when the flooding goes down!
Thanks @micholoko I see you visited Lake Carmi Bog recently…was the water high there as well?
@trscavo The beach to the North was flooded but it didn't rise up onto the grass. None of the roads were flooded at the Park and there were plenty of campers. The entire drive up was fine as well. The bog was completely accessible, but there are many rotten parts of the boardwalk so I would be careful!
UPDATE: I downloaded a boundary polygon for Scanlon Bog from the Vermont Open Geodata Portal. Using this, I made an online map for Scanlon Bog.
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