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The Cranberry Bogs of Massachusetts (Mrs. Henning 6th Period)
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The Cranberry Bogs of Massachusetts!
By Reagan Needham & Sydney Donner
How are Cranberry Bogs Formed?
Craberry Bogs can be formed both naturally and by man. Most of the natural bogs were formed by glacier deposits at the end of the ice age.
cranberry bogs
what's a cranberry bog's purpose?
Cranberry Bog Purpose
Cranberry Bogs are used to harvest cranberries. When cranberries are ready for harvesting, the bogs are flooded so all the cranberries can float to the surface. While some of them are manmade, a lot of them are natural.
Bog Size
How Large are They?
While the majority of cranberry bogs are 2-5 acres in area, some of them can reach ten acres! The collection of cranberry bogs in Massachusetts adds up to approximately 13,500 acres! For reference, an acre is 43560 square feet, which is a little less than a football field.
When flooded, (which they are not always,) the water typically reaches down one foot.
What Lives in These Bogs?
What lives in Cranberry Bogs?
Believe it or not, the most common plants that thrive in cranberry bogs are cranberry bushes! However, many other living things call the bogs home. Herbivores such as deer and rabbits visit the bogs. Fish and reptiles also habitat these wetlands. Other plants that may grow are pine trees and spruce trees.
SPIDERS!!!!
how would you feel if a few hundred of these silly guys were crawling up your body?! <33
spiders??!
In order to thwart bugs and pests that attempt to eat the cranberries in these bogs, farmers use wolf spiders, (also known as bog spiders,) as a natural pesticide. Thousands of these bog spiders can be spread in a single bog.
Bog Spiders
What are the Benefits?
Cranberry bogs provide many benefits for both wildlife and people. They provide wet habitats for reptiles and amphibians, and they serve as a food source for some other animals.
For humans, they provide business and food, as they make cranberry growing much easier.
Benefits
What Would Happen Without Bogs?
What if bogs went Bye bye?
If bogs were destroyed, we would lose a valuable home for wildlife, and may see a change in the habitats of animals.
Humans would lose their cranberry farms, and some may lose their jobs.
Sources
Sources
https://www.cranberries.org/how-cranberries-grow
https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/botany/cranberry-bogs.htm#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20and%20Canada,square%20kilometers)%20of%20cranberry%20bogs.
https://www.cranberries.org/exploringcranberries/into/ecopart1_back.html#:~:text=In%20Massachusetts%2C%20the%20cranberry%20bog,lily%2C%20spruce%20and%20pine%20trees.