Two years ago we flooded a forest- now it's full of life

Mossy Earth July 19, 2024
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Two years ago we flooded a forest and since then this place has undergone an extreme transformation that has been beautiful to witness. We hope you enjoyed the ride so far! 🌾 To support our work you can become a member here: https://mossy.earth MOSSY EARTH MEMBERSHIP =============================== The rewilding membership that restores nature across a wide range of ecosystems. 🌲 Support a diversity of ecosystems 🐺 Rewild habitats to bring back biodiversity 🦫 Fund neglected species & ecosystems Learn more and become a member here: https://mossy.earth 💪 OUR PARTNERS IN THIS VIDEO =============================== BROZ: https://broz.sk/en/ 📝 Field notes channel - https://www.youtube.com/@MossyEarth-FieldNotes ⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️ =============================== 0:00 Intro 1:02 Winter 1:24 First flood 2:32 Eggs clutches 5:35 The plants 10:36 Helping BROZ 12:13 May floods 🔎 ABOUT THIS PROJECT =============================== Over recent decades, large swathes of Slovakia’s wetlands have been lost. They have been drained to make way for agriculture as a result of the construction of dams for hydroelectric power, as well as for timber production. Wetlands are an integral part of the Danube floodplain landscape in Slovakia and draining them to plant trees has detrimental impacts on the environment. Wetlands store large amounts of carbon and are home to a diversity of plant and animal species that are specially adapted to the wet conditions. One of these species is the nationally endangered and endemic Pannonian root vole, which has declined drastically in Slovakia in response to disappearing wetlands. This project will turn forest back into a wetland by digging 650 meters of ditches. This will kickstart a “flood” of change and bring back a healthy functioning, sustainable and wilder ecosystem. Read more about this project here: https://www.mossy.earth/projects/restoring-wetlands