Peatland restoration workshop in Manitoba

Winnipeg, Canada
23.06.2022
Open for all
Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Organised by GRET/PERG
23 – 24 June 2022, near Winnipeg, Canada

It is intended for anyone involved in planning, implementing or evaluating peatland restoration projects. The workshop will focus on restoration of ombrotrophic and minerotrophic peatlands with an emphasis on active rewetting management.

The first day will be an indoor session with seminars where discussion is encouraged.

On the second day, we invite you in the field, in a peatland to restore, to see how to properly rewet a peatland, what type of vegetation to spread depending on the type of peatland, good practices for harvesting donor material, how to effectively apply a protective mulch and more!

Instructors:
Dr. Line Rochefort
Dr. Pete Whittington
International Guest Speakers

Agelaius, blackbird in Manitoba. Photo by Eduardo Bergen