I recently started working on the history of peatland restoration science in Finland, with a focus on forestry-drained #peatlands. Here are some beautiful peatland landscapes from this week's field trip, for y'all.
#histsci #envhist #peatlandrestoration #moss

Check dams slow the water down and help keep more of it on the peatland, creating the wetter conditions that the bog needs to recover.

#PeatlandRestoration #Meenletterbale #Inishowen #Donegal #GreenSodIreland #Volunteering #NatureRestoration.

Despite the wet and muddy conditions, we made great progress on our peatland restoration day! @inishowenrivers.bsky.social

#PeatlandRestoration #Meenletterbale #Inishowen #Donegal #GreenSodIreland #Volunteering #NatureRestoration.

Check out our hands-on day of peatland restoration at Meenletterbale with @inishowenrivers.bsky.social This is part of the ongoing work to restore three hectares of peatland at the site.
#PeatlandRestoration #Meenletterbale #Inishowen #Donegal #Volunteering #NatureRestoration.

'The Nature Restoration Regulation: last best hope for peatland rewilding' with special guest speaker Prof John Feehan

Special talk in Tailors' Hall, Dublin 13 October 7.30pm

Tickets via An Taisce's Eventbrite page:
www.eventbrite.ie/o/1084980700...

#peatlandrestoration #rewilding #restorenature

‘the hardest part has been convincing people in their community not to “slash and burn,” or illegally clear the land by burning it… a cheap and effective way to clear land for crops such as oil palm.

That, and breaking down the village patriarchy.’

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