Photos

Measuring the leader length of black spruce

Measuring leader length of black spruce at a forest plantation on cutover peat at Paxson, Alberta

Researcher holding a sample of near surface Sphagnum peat

Near surface Sphagnum peat from Sibbald Research wetland

Two field technicians building a boardwalk.

Kimberley Murray and Melanie Bird building boardwalks at Sibbald Research wetland

A cutline through a boreal bog.

A cutline through a treed peatland near Peace River, Alberta

Two field assistants in a revegetated peatland.

Spontaneous revegetation following peat extraction at Moss Spur, Manitoba

Ground penetrating radar in a foggy, cutover peatland.

Ground penetrating radar at Seba Beach site restored following peat extraction.

Methane flux chambers in a restored peatland.

Methane flux chambers at Bois-des-Bel, Quebec 14 years post restoration.

Researchers setting up a meteorological station

Research from NAIT Boreal Research Institute set-up the meteorological station on a restored well-site near Peace River, Alberta

Vacuum-harvesters extracting peat.

Vacuum harvesters extracting peat at Seba Beach, Alberta

Old wood in a peat field.

Wood exposed from the peat profile during peat extraction and oxidation at Seba Beach, Alberta

Close-up of moss on the ground surface.

Marker flag with a spider.

Spiders love the brightly coloured flags used to mark sample plots at the restored peatland at Seba Beach, Alberta

Close-up of Sphagnum moss.

Woman carrying lumber.

Kimberley Murray constructs boardwalk at the donor site used as a source of propagules for restoration at Seba Beach, Alberta

Research conducting methane flux measurement.

Martin Brummell measures methane flux at a poor fen near Fort McMurray, Alberta