An Assessment of the pH of the Soil in the Tamarack Bog

The purpose of this research project was to assess the pH of the Tamarack bog. The research was conducted once a month, weather permitting, at the Tamarack bog at the Bath Nature Preserve in Akron Ohio. Data collection began on July 31st, 2019 ended October 2020 and was supplemented with pilot data collected in 2018. The pH was taken with a pH probe at specific sampling sites and transects that have been placed by Dr. Mitchell previously for other experiments. It was found that the Tamarack bog presented as a mosaic bog with features of a fen as well. The pH values ranged from 3.63 to 7.90 and while water level did not have a significant effect, surrounding vegetation, time of year, temperature and location within the bog all did