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Boglands by Merritt Turetsky | Waterstones Buy Boglands by Merritt Turetsky from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

Yes this is what I spend a lot of time trying to understand in my science. They are wonderful ecosystems. You might be interested in this. www.waterstones.com/book/bogland...

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A big bog with green vegetation and open blue water.

A big bog with green vegetation and open blue water.

Dear friends.
We know where you can hide some unwanted bodies.

Sincerely,
Bogs all around the world.

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My response to the patriarchy. Keep grinding. Get stronger. Support women getting stronger in whatever capacity that means to them.

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My response to the patriarchy. Keep grinding. Get stronger. Support women getting stronger in whatever capacity that means to them.

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Pre-sale for BOGLANDS ends tomorrow. It has been a great honor of my life representing these underdog ecosystems and their critical importance to biodiversity, climate, literature and art, and society. Bogs are badass.

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Boglands by Merritt Turetsky | Waterstones Buy Boglands by Merritt Turetsky from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

For my bog and peat lovers! My upcoming book #Boglands is available to pre-order from Waterstones now at 25% off RRP! To redeem the offer, simple enter ‘FEB26’ at the checkout between now and 23:59 on Friday 20th February.

#WPreorder. Pre-order #Boglands here: www.waterstones.com/book/bogland...

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Boglands by Merritt Turetsky | Waterstones Buy Boglands by Merritt Turetsky from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

For my bog and peat lovers! My upcoming book #Boglands is available to pre-order from Waterstones now at 25% off RRP! To redeem the offer, simple enter ‘FEB26’ at the checkout between now and 23:59 on Friday 20th February.

#WPreorder. Pre-order #Boglands here: www.waterstones.com/book/bogland...

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Image of an Alaskan bog with water and red moss in the foreground and trees in the background.

Image of an Alaskan bog with water and red moss in the foreground and trees in the background.

Let’s make 2026 the year of the bog. The world’s most unique and interesting plants, clean water, cooler climate. Bogs deserve our thanks, care, and deep respect. Please join me and love a bog today.

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Post-fire Recovery of Soil Organic Layer Carbon in Canadian Boreal Forests - Ecosystems Conifer forests historically have been resilient to wildfires in part due to thick organic soil layers that regulate combustion and post-fire moisture and vegetation change. However, recent shifts in ...

Yes because most of what burns is on the ground and those fuels don’t accumulate in deciduous stands. Increasing deciduous dominance leads to big reductions in soil carbon, the only pool that persists long term in boreal regions. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Post-fire Recovery of Soil Organic Layer Carbon in Canadian Boreal Forests - Ecosystems Conifer forests historically have been resilient to wildfires in part due to thick organic soil layers that regulate combustion and post-fire moisture and vegetation change. However, recent shifts in ...

Yes because most of what burns is on the ground and those fuels don’t accumulate in deciduous stands. Increasing deciduous dominance leads to big reductions in soil carbon, the only pool that persists long term in boreal regions. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Folks, this deep pit in interior Alaska, swallowing the ground and mature trees, developed over a week or two as permafrost became unstable. Imagine what will happen to the North with prolonged warmth and warm rainfall.

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Folks, this deep pit in interior Alaska, swallowing the ground and mature trees, developed over a week or two as permafrost became unstable. Imagine what will happen to the North with prolonged warmth and warm rainfall.

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Need some hope in a dark world? Here is a breath of fresh air and resilience from Alaska’s boreal permafrost landscape.

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Need some hope in a dark world? Here is a breath of fresh air and resilience from Alaska’s boreal permafrost landscape.

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Snow covered black spruce trees in a boggy area of interior Alaska.

Snow covered black spruce trees in a boggy area of interior Alaska.

Happy new year from the bogland gnomes who hope you achieve your goals this year. May that include wetland protection and conservation around the world. If you care about stable food, clean water, your climate, or beautiful inspiring places, then you care about wetlands.

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Snow covered black spruce trees in a boggy area of interior Alaska.

Snow covered black spruce trees in a boggy area of interior Alaska.

Happy new year from the bogland gnomes who hope you achieve your goals this year. May that include wetland protection and conservation around the world. If you care about stable food, clean water, your climate, or beautiful inspiring places, then you care about wetlands.

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Another important reality is that Greenland holds major potential for future peat accumulation and carbon sequestration. Where will the bogs of tomorrow be? Not Canada. Not Siberia. But definitely Greenland.

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Oh yes! Physically and mentally.

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See y’all - bogs make the world such a better place. Love a bog today.

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Permafrost (frozen ground) is the backbone of northern ecosystems. Watch this field video for a visual demonstration of what happens when we lose that permafrost to thaw.

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Permafrost (frozen ground) is the backbone of northern ecosystems. Watch this field video for a visual demonstration of what happens when we lose that permafrost to thaw.

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LOL. Love this and very smart!

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I mean, I have been called worse things. Ha.

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Beautiful and muskeg is one of my favorite words. In the days of Flickr, my handle was muskegger. :)

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Butterwort and sundews

Butterwort and sundews

A close up photo of a sundew leaf with a small insect trapped on it

A close up photo of a sundew leaf with a small insect trapped on it

A green sundew growing among red sphagnum moss

A green sundew growing among red sphagnum moss

A sundew growing from a pool of water

A sundew growing from a pool of water

Love bogs! (More often called muskegs here in SE Alaska) Sphagnum moss and carnivorous plants are some of my favorite things

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Bogs are great, but I'm really into San Juan mountain fens and their restoration. 2026, year of the bogs and fens?

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Beautiful!

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Have you hugged a bog today?

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I am all in. Bog witches are what the world needs.

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For every day is a great day for bogging….

Last line of my book (coming later this year)!!!!

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