Volo Bog Overlook

From the top of this hill we can observe the marsh moat around Volo Bog as well as the tall shrub zone and the tamarack zone of the bog itself. Watch as the tamaracks turn golden around Halloween, drop their needles in November, then get covered in snow for the winter. Spring will green them up again and they will wear the verdant cloak of green through summer until they turn golden again in the fall. When the leaves are off the distant oaks overlooking Volo Bog, a landfill can be seen as the backdrop of this Illinois Nature Preserve and National Natural Landmark.