Iron Springs Bog SNA

Iron Springs Bog SNA is a scientific and natural area (SNA) of Minnesota, United States. It is located in Clearwater County and spans 231 acres. Iron springs bog is located two miles northeast of Lake Itasca, the headwaters of the Mississippi River and a popular tourist destination. Contrary to its name, Iron Springs Bog does not actually contain a bog. Rather, the wetland portions of the SNA is a fen fed by mineral-rich groundwater. The SNA includes four main habitat classifications: mesic hardwood forest, forested rich peatland, wet meadow/carr, and acid peatland.[2]

Iron Springs Bog SNA
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1]
Map showing the location of Iron Springs Bog SNA
Map showing the location of Iron Springs Bog SNA
Location in Minnesota
Map showing the location of Iron Springs Bog SNA
Map showing the location of Iron Springs Bog SNA
Location in United States
LocationClearwater County, Minnesota
Nearest cityShevlin, Minnesota
Coordinates47.25859°N 95.24018°W / 47.25859; -95.24018
Area231 acres (93 ha)
Established1983
Governing bodyMinnesota Department of Natural Resources

Ecology

Iron Springs Bog SNA is located within the Chippewa Plains section of Minnesota's Ecological Classification System.[2]

Research at Iron Springs Bog SNA

Nitrogen cycling

Professor David Biesboer, former director of the Itasca Biological Station, conducted research on nitrogen cycling at Iron Springs Bog.[3][4]

Carbon cycling

In 1953, Dr. Gilbert A. Leisman published work on organic matter accumulation in bogs surrounding Itasca State Park, including Iron Springs Bog.[5]

References
  1. Protected Planet Website- Retrieved March 24, 2023
  2. "Iron Springs Bog SNA | Minnesota DNR". www.dnr.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
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