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Beckley Bog

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in 1957. It was the first purchase by the Conservancy in Connecticut and is now part of the Northwest Highlands group of preserves.
367: 207: 74: 303: 226: 214:. It is the southernmost sphagnum heath bog in New England. The peat moss is over 51 feet deep. It was declared a 215: 163: 222: 151: 203: 88: 278: 249: 336: 196: 211: 78: 60: 115: 102: 192: 28: 199: 277:. The Conservation and Research Foundation. Archived from 170: 161: 157: 147: 139: 131: 94: 84: 70: 21: 353:Protected areas of Litchfield County, Connecticut 16:Natural area in the U.S. state of Connecticut 8: 373:Landforms of Litchfield County, Connecticut 252:. National Park Service. February 5, 2004. 18: 343:National Natural Landmarks in Connecticut 302:. The Nature Conservancy. Archived from 250:"NPS National Natural Landmark summary" 238: 328:Nature Conservancy Northwest Highlands 244: 242: 169: 160: 7: 256:from the original on 15 January 2009 227:Conservation and Research Foundation 69: 51: 14: 50: 43: 27: 138: 83: 358:Nature reserves in Connecticut 275:"Acquisition of Natural Areas" 164:U.S. National Natural Landmark 1: 348:Nature Conservancy preserves 389: 363:Bogs of the United States 216:National Natural Landmark 182: 178: 38: 26: 368:Wetlands of Connecticut 223:The Nature Conservancy 152:The Nature Conservancy 135:12 acres (4.9 ha) 300:"Northwest Highlands" 116:41.96889°N 73.16222°W 281:on February 22, 2014 221:It was purchased by 148:Governing body 121:41.96889; -73.16222 112: /  33:Beckley Bog in 2012 306:on 2 December 2008 208:Litchfield County 186: 185: 85:Nearest city 75:Litchfield County 380: 315: 314: 312: 311: 296: 290: 289: 287: 286: 271: 265: 264: 262: 261: 246: 127: 126: 124: 123: 122: 117: 113: 110: 109: 108: 105: 54: 53: 47: 31: 19: 388: 387: 383: 382: 381: 379: 378: 377: 333: 332: 324: 319: 318: 309: 307: 298: 297: 293: 284: 282: 273: 272: 268: 259: 257: 248: 247: 240: 235: 166: 120: 118: 114: 111: 106: 103: 101: 99: 98: 66: 65: 64: 63: 57: 56: 55: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 386: 384: 376: 375: 370: 365: 360: 355: 350: 345: 335: 334: 331: 330: 323: 322:External links 320: 317: 316: 291: 266: 237: 236: 234: 231: 184: 183: 180: 179: 176: 175: 172: 168: 167: 162: 159: 158: 155: 154: 149: 145: 144: 141: 137: 136: 133: 129: 128: 96: 92: 91: 86: 82: 81: 72: 68: 67: 58: 49: 48: 42: 41: 40: 39: 36: 35: 32: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 385: 374: 371: 369: 366: 364: 361: 359: 356: 354: 351: 349: 346: 344: 341: 340: 338: 329: 326: 325: 321: 305: 301: 295: 292: 280: 276: 270: 267: 255: 251: 245: 243: 239: 232: 230: 228: 224: 219: 218:in May 1977. 217: 213: 209: 205: 202:located near 201: 198: 194: 190: 181: 177: 173: 165: 156: 153: 150: 146: 142: 134: 130: 125: 97: 93: 90: 87: 80: 76: 73: 62: 46: 37: 30: 25: 20: 308:. Retrieved 304:the original 294: 283:. Retrieved 279:the original 269: 258:. Retrieved 220: 197:black spruce 188: 187: 212:Connecticut 189:Beckley Bog 140:Established 119: / 95:Coordinates 79:Connecticut 61:Connecticut 22:Beckley Bog 337:Categories 310:2009-01-10 285:2009-01-10 260:2009-01-10 233:References 171:Designated 107:73°09′44″W 104:41°58′08″N 254:Archived 225:and the 193:sphagnum 71:Location 204:Norfolk 195:-heath- 89:Norfolk 59:Map of 191:is a 174:1977 143:1957 132:Area 206:in 200:bog 339:: 241:^ 210:, 77:, 313:. 288:. 263:.

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Map showing the location of Beckley Bog
Connecticut
Litchfield County
Connecticut
Norfolk
41°58′08″N 73°09′44″W / 41.96889°N 73.16222°W / 41.96889; -73.16222
The Nature Conservancy
U.S. National Natural Landmark
sphagnum
black spruce
bog
Norfolk
Litchfield County
Connecticut
National Natural Landmark
The Nature Conservancy
Conservation and Research Foundation


"NPS National Natural Landmark summary"
Archived
"Acquisition of Natural Areas"
the original
"Northwest Highlands"
the original
Nature Conservancy Northwest Highlands
Categories
National Natural Landmarks in Connecticut
Nature Conservancy preserves

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