Pitcher Plant - Peacham Bog, Groton State Forest - Peacham, VT - Carnivorous Plant Localities on Waymarking.com

For the preservation of this locality, collection is prohibited

In Peacham, deep within the Groton State Forest, is Peacham Bog, a large peat bog with plenty of Pitcher plants.

The bog is deep in the woods. It can be accessed via the Peacham Trail, which starts at the Nature Center by the north end of Groton Lake. To get there, from Vermont Highway 232, turn at the sign for Groton Woods, then head generally east around the pond to the nature center sign on the left. Park in the parking lot. The trailhead is at the opposite end of the parking lot from the nature center. Before you go, make sure that you have a map with you as there are several turns and trail crossings. The loop is about 5 miles total, through hilly terrain over a ridge that is not steep but it is strenuous enough that you should review the route before undertaking it and be sure to bring water.

As you approach the bog, you will first encounter signs stating that you are entering the Peacham Bog Natural Area, 748 acres in size. As such, it is protected as a special and fragile environment and, thus, stay on the plank boardwalk trails within the bog and don't disturb or pick anything here. The boardwalk goes through the southern part of the bog, with a spur that goes north to a lookout point. Along the way are several flora and fauna signs to explain the bog. Pitcher plants were all along the boardwalk and into the distance, nestled in other plants such as spagnam moss, cranberries, and sedges. The tall trees are black spruces. Insects could be seen floating in the bowls of some of the pitcher plants.

The bog is 125 acres in size, making it the second largest peatland in Vermont. The bog is higher in center due to the build up of peat - one of only two documented in the state. Surrounding the bog are many more acres of wetlands and woods.

Vermont Watershed Management (Wells River Watershed): http://www.watershedmanagement.vt.gov/mapp/docs/mapp_basin14wellsaug2014.pdf

New England Wild (Purple Pitcher Plant): https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/sarracenia/purpurea/

Parking Location: N 44° 17.158 W 072° 15.881 Type of Locality: Wild Terrain Difficulty: Species Present: Pitcher Plant Sarracenia: yes Aldrovanda: Not Listed Byblis: Not Listed Cephalotus: Not Listed Darlingtonia: Not Listed Dionaea: Not Listed Drosera: Not Listed Drosophyllum: Not Listed Genlisea: Not Listed Heliamphora: Not Listed Nepenthes: Not Listed Pinguicula: Not Listed Triphyophyllum: Not Listed Utricularia: Not Listed

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