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Description
The Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association’s Preservation and Reclamation Policy sets out procedures for opening a bog, harvesting a bog and closing a bog. It calls for the:
- identification of bogs for preservation through environmental assessment
- use of careful harvesting techniques to facilitate restoration
- return of harvested bogs to functioning wetlands
Additional Information:
Regions: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Canada, Nunavut
Submitted by: WetlandNetwork