To find out more about the restoration measures implemented in Germany’s Biesenthaler Becken site, check out the clarifications by NABU’s peatland expert in the short videos below. Restoration measure: conversion of mire birch forest Jonathan Etzold, NABU’s national coordinator for LIFE Peat Restore, explains the need to carry out forest conversion on Germany’s Biesenthaler Becken … read more
In March 2021, the restoration of the water regime, which lasted 8 months, was completed in Suursoo-Leidissoo in Estonia. The Suursoo restoration area (approx. 3 300 ha) is one of the largest wetland restoration areas and the largest fen restoration area in Estonia. Up to four excavators worked at the same time. Although the conditions … read more
At the end of February, the last steps of the rewetting measures at the largest of the three project sites in the Biesenthaler Becken, at the Pfauenfließ, were successfully completed. Already at the end of October, drainage ditches could be closed at the two smaller peatland areas between Plötzensee and Hellsee in order to improve … read more
Traditionally, the International Scientific Conference of the University of Latvia is held at the beginning of year, now already for the 79th time. Topics from all scientific fields are discussed during 130 sessions from January until March. In 2021 two presentations were given by the LIFE “Peat Restore” project Latvian team. On February 4, at … read more
In November 2020, water regime stabilization was carried out in Engure Lake Nature Park. Two plastic dams were installed to prevent quick runoff of water, thus supporting waterlogged conditions in the fens.The shores of Engure Lake are rich in alkaline fens that have developed in wet depressions after water lowering in the lake. As part … read more
After a long planning and approval phase, finally on October 12th the peatland restoration measures in the German project site Biesenthaler Becken started. The contracted company started on the smallest of the three peatland sites to be restored – the kettlehole mire “Moor birch forest” which covers only 0.6 ha. Across this small peatland runs … read more
In order to acquaint the interested parties with the peatland restoration technique used by LIFE Peat Restore in the project areas in Latvia, the project team organized a demonstration seminar on 9 October 2020. The seminar took place in Madiešēni Mire in Augstroze Nature Reserve (Latvia) and gathered 25 participants, mainly peatland experts and practitioners. … read more
Last week, we started survey of the peat deposit in Suursoo project area using georadar. Georadar is a high-tech apparatus used in geophysics, where the image of the internal structure of the soil is displayed using the pulses of radio waves. In other words, radar allows us to see underground. In the peat deposits of … read more
In mid-July after the bird breeding season, water regime restoration works begun in the Estonian project area in Suursoo. The restoration will reduce the draining effect of ditches that have been built in the area for long time, extending to around 46 km. Mostly, peat dams will be built on the ditches. Two ditches (Kaldemäe … read more
The technical designs of the dam construction in the LIFE Peat Restore project areas in Latvia are completed and agreed with the responsible authorities. In August, after the bird breeding period the earth work to block the drainage ditches will be done in all project areas – Engure, Augstroze and Baltezers Mire. Before starting the … read more
