Located in St. Joseph County, Lydick Bog is one of the group’s most unique properties. It’s home to at least 630 plant species and is one of Indiana’s last remaining sphagnum bog habitats.

Sphagnum moss is the key ingredient of a bog. This group of mosses has tremendous water-holding capacity, potentially retaining 25 times its dry weight in water.

The bog’s keystone species, sphagnum moss, plays a key role in its storage capacity. Sphagnum acts like a sponge — it holds up to 20 times its weight in water.

Cranberry bogs are wetland environments characterized by thick sphagnum moss, acidic waters, and spongy peat. During the growing season, the bog remains dry; it is only during harvest time that ...

The bog’s keystone species, sphagnum moss, plays a key role in its storage capacity. Sphagnum acts like a sponge — it holds up to 20 times its weight in water.

Tuberculosis Research Section scientists collapse in the bog after a long day collecting sphagnum core samples at Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Maine. Front: Clif Barry (Left ...

<p>The Broadhead Watershed Association invites you to join them at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17 for a guided walk through the Tannersville Cranberry Bog Preserve.</p> ...

Tuberculosis Research Section scientists collapse in the bog after a long day collecting sphagnum core samples at Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Maine. Front: Clif Barry (Left ...

The bog’s keystone species, sphagnum moss, plays a key role in its storage capacity. Sphagnum acts like a sponge — it holds up to 20 times its weight in water.

Located in St. Joseph County, Lydick Bog is one of the group’s most unique properties. It’s home to at least 630 plant species and is one of Indiana’s last remaining sphagnum bog habitats.