| Iron Springs Bog SNA | |
|---|---|
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1] | |
  Location in Minnesota  Location in United States | |
| Location | Clearwater County, Minnesota |
| Nearest city | Shevlin, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 47°15′31″N 95°14′25″W / 47.25859°N 95.24018°W |
| Area | 231 acres (93 ha) |
| Established | 1983 |
| Governing body | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
Iron Springs Bog SNA is a scientific and natural area (SNA) of Minnesota, United States.[2] It is located in Clearwater County and spans 231 acres.[2] Iron springs bog is located in Minnesota's Chippewa Plains, two miles northeast of Lake Itasca, which is the headwaters of the Mississippi River and a popular tourist destination.[2] Contrary to its name, Iron Springs Bog does not actually contain a bog.[2] Rather, the wetland portion of the SNA is a fen fed by calcium-rich groundwater.[2] The SNA is composed of both wetland and forest habitats.[2] Iron Springs Bog hosts numerous rare plant species, notably orchids and carnivorous plants.[2] Due to Iron Springs' proximity to the University of Minnesota's Itasca Biological Station, it has been the subject of various research papers focusing primarily on nutrient cycling and chemistry.[3][4][5][6] The land occupied by the SNA is the ancestral land of the Anishinaabe and Lakota people.[7]
- ^ Protected Planet Website- Retrieved March 24, 2023
- ^ a b c d e f g "Iron Springs Bog SNA | Minnesota DNR". www.dnr.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ Mullen, Steven F.; Janssens, Jan A.; Gorham, Eville (2011-02-02). "Acidity of and the concentrations of major and minor metals in the surface waters of bryophyte assemblages from 20 North American bogs and fens". Canadian Journal of Botany. doi:10.1139/b00-045.
- ^ Leisman, Gilbert A. (January 1953). "The Rate of Organic Matter Accumulation on the Sedge Mat Zones of Bogs in the Itasca State park Region of Minnesota". Ecology. 34 (1): 81–101. doi:10.2307/1930311.
- ^ Biesboer, David D. (July 2002). "Nitrogen balance in Iron Springs Bog: a coniferous seepage slope". SIL Proceedings, 1922-2010. 28 (2): 1151–1156. doi:10.1080/03680770.2001.11901898. ISSN 0368-0770.
- ^ Biesboer, David D.; Benik, Scott R. (2000-11-01). "Nutrient and nitrogen cycling in Iron Springs Bog: a coniferous seepage slope". SIL Proceedings, 1922-2010. 27 (3): 1641–1644. doi:10.1080/03680770.1998.11901518. ISSN 0368-0770.
- ^ "Minnesota | Activity 2.2: Dakota and Anishinaabe Native Lands". PBS LearningMedia. Retrieved 2023-04-21.