1973 NNL Designations

Molly Bog NNL located in Vermont. Picture was taken during the 1972 evaluation that recommended the site for designation and shows "a typical view of the drier bog in the foreground with abundant cotton grass in bloom and heath shrubs grading into the adjacent black spruce-tamarack bog forest."

Paul Favour/NPS

NNLs designated on May 31, 1973

State	NNL	Secretary Approval Date
California	Amboy Crater	5/31/1973
California	Cinder Cone Natural Area	5/31/1973
California	Tijuana River Estuary	5/31/1973
California	Turtle Mountains Natural Area	5/31/1973
Connecticut	Bingham Pond Bog	5/31/1973
Connecticut	Chester Cedar Swamp	5/31/1973
Connecticut	Pachaug-Great Meadow Swamp	5/31/1973
Indiana	Portland Arch Nature Preserve	5/31/1973
Maine	Colby-Marston Preserve	5/31/1973
Maine	Crystal Bog	5/31/1973
Maine	Orono Bog	5/31/1973
Maine	Passadumkeag Marsh and Boglands	5/31/1973
Maine	Penney Pond-Joe Pond Complex	5/31/1973
Nevada	Ichthyosaur Site	5/31/1973
Nevada	Lunar Crater	5/31/1973
Nevada	Timber Mountain Caldera	5/31/1973
New York	Bear Swamp	5/31/1973
New York	Big Reed Pond	5/31/1973
New York	Dexter Marsh	5/31/1973
New York	Lakeview Marsh and Barrier Beach	5/31/1973
New York	McLean Bogs	5/31/1973
New York	Montezuma Marshes	5/31/1973
New York	Moss Lake Bog	5/31/1973
New York	Oak Orchard Creek Marsh	5/31/1973
New York	Round Lake	5/31/1973
New York	Thompson Pond	5/31/1973
New York	Zurich Bog	5/31/1973
Pennsylvania	Hearts Content Scenic Area	5/31/1973
Pennsylvania	Tionesta Scenic and Research Natural Areas	5/31/1973
Tennessee	Dick Cove	5/31/1973
Tennessee	McAnulty's Woods	5/31/1973
Vermont	Barton River Marsh	5/31/1973
Vermont	Franklin Bog	5/31/1973
Vermont	Little Otter Creek Marsh	5/31/1973
Vermont	Molly Bog	5/31/1973
West Virginia	Germany Valley Karst Area	5/31/1973

 

Meltzer Woods NNLs in Indiana was designated on November 7, 1973. Pictured are Mrs. Jackson and Mr. Meltzer with one of the largest trees at the site, a Shumard's red oak. Photograph taken May 1973.

Paul Favour/NPS

NNLs designated on November 7, 1973

State	NNL	Secretary Approval Date
Alabama	Newsome Sinks Karst Area	11/7/1973
California	Pixley Vernal Pools	11/7/1973
Colorado	Garden Park Fossil Area	11/7/1973
Colorado	Morrison-Golden Fossil Areas	11/7/1973
Connecticut	McLean Game Refuge Natural Areas	11/7/1973
Indiana	Hemmer Woods	11/7/1973
Indiana	Hoot Woods	11/7/1973
Indiana	Kramer Woods	11/7/1973
Indiana	Meltzer Woods	11/7/1973
Indiana	Tamarack Bog Nature Preserve	11/7/1973
Indiana	Wesselman Park Woods	11/7/1973
Michigan	Strangmoor Bog	11/7/1973
Montana	Bridger Fossil Area	11/7/1973
Montana	Cloverly Formation Site	11/7/1973
Tennessee	Big Bone Cave	11/7/1973
Tennessee	Cedar Glades Natural Area	11/7/1973
Tennessee	Conley Hole	11/7/1973
Tennessee	Cumberland Cavern (Higginbotham and Henshaw Caves)	11/7/1973
Tennessee	Grassy Cove Karst Area	11/7/1973
Tennessee	Lost Sea (Craighead Caverns)	11/7/1973
Vermont	Cornwall Swamp	11/7/1973
Virginia	Butler Cave-Breathing Cave	11/7/1973
Virginia	Grand Caverns	11/7/1973
Virginia	Luray Caverns	11/7/1973
West Virginia	Greenville Saltpeter Cave	11/7/1973
West Virginia	Lost World Caverns	11/7/1973
West Virginia	Organ Cave System	11/7/1973
West Virginia	Sinnett-Thorn Mountain Cave System	11/7/1973
Wisconsin	Abraham's Woods	11/7/1973
Wisconsin	Cedarburg Bog	11/7/1973
Wisconsin	Chippewa River Bottoms	11/7/1973
Wisconsin	Chiwaukee Prairie	11/7/1973
Wisconsin	Finnerud Forest Scientific Area	11/7/1973
Wisconsin	Flambeau River Hemlock-Hardwood Forest	11/7/1973
Wisconsin	Kakagon Sloughs	11/7/1973
Wisconsin	Spruce Lake Bog	11/7/1973
Wisconsin	Summerton Bog	11/7/1973
Wisconsin	Wyalusing Hardwood Forest	11/7/1973

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