Peat is a nonrenewable resource because it is being consumed much faster than it can be produced; a bog regrows at a rate of ...

"This collection is very special to me," admits Faye Toogood as she tours a group through her latest exhibition at Friedman ...

But North America has its peat bogs, too, and some of them contain the ... These include those typical of hardwood hammock (live oak, ash, American elm, red mulberry) and freshwater swamp (black ...

The lower strata of deep peat bogs make the best peat ... an equal bulk of dry oak wood. We have no doubt that every peat meadow in our country might be rendered valuable for fuel, especially ...

Over the past few centuries, and likely before then, men harvesting peat in European bogs have struck upon remarkable and, to the peat cutters, no doubt frightening discoveries. More than a ...

By the 2080s, climate change will mean most of Britain’s peatlands could be too dry to form new peat. That’s the stark ...

Most gardeners live a long way from peat bogs and may not see the appeal or the value of them but every time someone uses peat they're contributing to the destruction of this special and important ...

alongside sister expressions focusing on oak (Garryana) and grain (Colere). The distillery employs an innovative harvesting technique for its peat, collecting it from below the waterline of a bog ...

What exactly is bog snorkelling? The clue is in the name, but basically participants swim along a water-filled trench that has been cut into a peat bog – using a snorkel and face mask to breathe ...

Peat bogs are found in areas where there is lots of rain but poor drainage. These vital ecosystems are relied upon to deliver drinking water, host rare plant and bird life and to mitigate the risk ...

Peat bogs are found in areas where there is lots of rain but poor drainage. These vital ecosystems are relied upon to deliver drinking water, host rare plant and bird life and to mitigate the risk of ...