Future generations will look back at The Living Bog Project as a measure for how real community engagement can help save an endangered ecosystem. The Living Bog Project plans to re-create over 750 hectares of active raised bog and improve 2,649 hectares of bog habitat – the equivalent of almost 7,000 Croke Parks. Formally launched in 2016, The Living Bog Project is the largest raised bog restoration project ever undertaken in Ireland. Communities engage with raised bogs projectLocal communities have been the driving force behind initiatives like the Carrowbehy looped bog walk. Restoration works are going very well.” Ireland’s raised bogs are among Europe’s oldest near-natural ecosystems, dating back over 10,000 years.

Source: Irish Examiner October 29, 2020 14:26 UTC