Ink Blot Natural Area Preserve is a Washington state
Natural Area Preserve located in
Mason County. The preserve totals , mostly wetlands and
Sphagnum bog
A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and muskeg; a ...
s in three parallel
glacier-formed basins.
The preserve was created in 2010 with a purchase by the State of Washington from a private landowner.
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Photographs and commentary by Joseph Rocchio conservation ecologist
Ink Blot and Shumocher Creek NAPs Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition
Protected areas of Mason County, Washington
Washington Natural Areas Program
Landforms of Mason County, Washington
Bogs of Washington (state)
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