Hydrologic Restoration Handout

Hydrologic Restoration Handout
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Hydrologic Restoration of Peat Soils on Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge CART Case Study Handout

Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (GDS) is one of the only places in Virginia with pocosins–wetland bogs that contain peat soil and woody shrubs. Historical drainage has disrupted the hydrology of the swamp. In response, the USFWS has undertaken hydrologic restoration to rewet the peat and reduce wildfire risk by installing water control structures across the refuge over the course of decades.

Read the full case study here: https://www.fws.gov/project/nature-based-solutions-hydrologic-restoration-peat-soils

 

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