Ink Blot Natural Area Preserve is a Washington state Natural Area Preserve located in Mason County. The preserve totals 153 acres (62 ha), mostly wetlands and Sphagnum bogs in three parallel glacier-formed basins.[1]
Ink Blot Natural Area Preserve | |
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Location | Southwest Washington, Washington, United States |
Coordinates | 47°17′35″N 123°14′31″W / 47.293°N 123.242°W |
Area | 153 acres (62 ha) |
Established | 2010 |
Governing body | Washington Department of Natural Resources |
Website | dnr.wa.gov |
The preserve was created in 2010 with a purchase by the State of Washington from a private landowner.[2]
References
edit- ^ Ink Blot Natural Area Preserve, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, archived from the original on 2013-04-13, retrieved 2013-05-21
- ^ Commissioner of Public Lands - Annual Report 2010 (PDF), Washington State Department of Natural Resources, March 2011, retrieved 2013-05-20
External links
edit- Official website
- Photographs and commentary by Joseph Rocchio, conservation ecologist
- Ink Blot and Shumocher Creek NAPs, Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition