But as a result of climate change, the peat bog is losing water, drying out, overgrowing, and therefore may lose these ecological functions.
For people, the peat bog is not yet fully utilizing its potential. After all, at the moment it attracts only the biggest nature enthusiasts, although it could be a place for family recreation, education, and inspiration for the townspeople.
The NGO “Danube-Carpathian Program” together with the Lviv City Council and with the support of the Restore4Life Foundation as part of the EU mission “Restoration of Oceans and Water Bodies” are starting the implementation of the project “Restoration of Wetlands within the Landscape Reserve of Local Importance “Bilogorshcha Peat Bog”.
What exactly will we do
First of all, let’s slow down the rate of water loss. While research, study of hydrological features, and discussions with stakeholders are underway. But we already know that the most important step for the preservation of the bog will be to increase the bog’s ability to retain and accumulate more water. This can be achieved by eliminating the melioration canals and building dams to retain water. We have already used similar methods, for example, in the Valley of Narcissus.
we will make visiting the peat bog more pleasant – we will lay 5 wooden platforms and install two towers for bird watching and remove invasive plant species.
we will hold a number of volunteer and eco-educational events with the involvement of local communities (two-thirds of the peat bog belongs to the city of Lviv and one-third to the Zymnovodivka Village Council).
This will be just the beginning of the work, which we hope to continue in the future, so that the peat bog becomes more comfortable not only for wildlife, but also for people’s recreation, and for psychological recovery, which is so necessary in times of war.
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