The Bergen-Byron Swamp is a protected
swamp and nature preserve located in the towns of
Byron
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), known simply as Lord Byron, was an English romantic poet and peer. He was one of the leading figures of the Romantic movement, and has been regarded as among the ...
and
Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ...
,
New York. It is over 10,000 years old. The
Bergen Swamp Preservation Society was formed in 1935 to protect and preserve this delicate ecological environment.
It was designated a
National Natural Landmark
The National Natural Landmarks (NNL) Program recognizes and encourages the conservation of outstanding examples of the natural history of the United States. It is the only national natural areas program that identifies and recognizes the best ...
in 1964, the first such site to be designated.
[Bergen Swamp Preservation Society history](_blank)
Flora and fauna
A list of all some of the most common organisms in the swamp are as follows:
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Beech tree
Beech (''Fagus'') is a genus of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia, and North America. Recent classifications recognize 10 to 13 species in two distinct subgenera, ''Engleriana'' and ''Fagus''. The ''E ...
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Black rat snake Black rat snake may refer to:
*'' Pantherophis alleghaniensis'', the eastern ratsnake
* '' Pantherophis spiloides'', the central ratsnake
*''Pantherophis obsoletus
''Pantherophis obsoletus'', also known commonly as the western rat snake, black ...
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Black huckleberry
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Cardinal flower
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Cinnamon fern
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Coal skink lizard
* Death angel
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Dog-tooth violets
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Eastern massasauga rattlesnake
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Emerald swallowtail
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Gay wings
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Green snake
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Hine's emerald dragonfly
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Honeysuckle
Honeysuckles are arching shrubs or twining vines in the genus ''Lonicera'' () of the family Caprifoliaceae, native to northern latitudes in North America and Eurasia. Approximately 180 species of honeysuckle have been identified in both conti ...
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Jack-in-the-pulpit
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Marsh marigold
''Caltha palustris'', known as marsh-marigold and kingcup, is a small to medium size perennial herbaceous plant of the buttercup family, native to marshes, fens, ditches and wet woodland in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It flower ...
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Milkweeds
''Asclepias'' is a genus of herbaceous, perennial, flowering plants known as milkweeds, named for their latex, a milky substance containing cardiac glycosides termed cardenolides, exuded where cells are damaged. Most species are toxic to humans ...
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Purple pitcher plant
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Queen snake
The queen snake (''Regina septemvittata'') is a species of nonvenomous semiaquatic snake, a member of the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to North America.
Common names
''R. septemvittata'' is known by man ...
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Red salamander
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Ribbon snake
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Spotted turtle
The spotted turtle (''Clemmys guttata''), the only species of the genus ''Clemmys'', is a small, semi-aquatic turtle that reaches a carapace length of upon adulthood. Their broad, smooth, low dark-colored upper shell, or carapace, ranges in its ...
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White ash tree
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White-tailed deer
The white-tailed deer (''Odocoileus virginianus''), also known as the whitetail or Virginia deer, is a medium-sized deer native to North America, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia. It has also been introduced t ...
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Wolf spider
Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae (). They are robust and agile hunters with excellent eyesight. They live mostly in solitude, hunt alone, and do not spin webs. Some are opportunistic hunters, pouncing upon prey as they find it or ...
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Woodcock
The woodcocks are a group of seven or eight very similar living species of wading birds in the genus ''Scolopax''. The genus name is Latin for a snipe or woodcock, and until around 1800 was used to refer to a variety of waders. The English name ...
Visiting
Individuals may visit,
but groups need to as
permissionfirst.
See also
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List of National Natural Landmarks in New York
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The National Natural Landmarks in New York include 28 of the almost 600 National Natural Landmarks (NNLs) in the United States. Twenty-six landmarks are contained entirely within New York; the two exceptions are the Palisades of the Huds ...
References
External links
Official SiteScientific study of swamp
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National Natural Landmarks in New York (state)
Protected areas of Genesee County, New York
Landforms of Genesee County, New York
Nature reserves in New York (state)
Wetlands of New York (state)
Swamps of the United States
1935 establishments in New York (state)
Protected areas established in 1935