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Sphagnum moss has been growing at the Tannersville Cranberry Bog for thousands of years. For thousands of years, dead vegetation has sunk below the bog’s living layer.

The bog’s keystone species, sphagnum moss, plays a key role in its storage capacity. Sphagnum acts like a sponge — it holds up to 20 times its weight in water.

Scientists and students gather each summer at the remote Shingle Shanty Preserve and Research Station to study birds, bogs ...

Cranberry bogs are wetland environments characterized by thick sphagnum moss, acidic waters, and spongy peat. During the growing season, the bog remains dry; it is only during harvest time that ...

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Sphagnum moss is the key ingredient of a bog. This group of mosses has tremendous water-holding capacity, potentially retaining 25 times its dry weight in water.

Photo of bog turtle in its sphagnum moss wetlands habitat is available for media use with appropriate credit. Credit: Nathanael Stanek/Turtle Conservancy. Image is available for media use.

She said at the bog, visitors can find a species of the natural community called Sphagnum rubellum. It is a small cranberry moss carpet.

The ancient blanket bog of northern Scotland is reaching a turning point in its long history: degrade or flourish. Which way it goes will have significant consequences for the climate.

This particular bog surrounded a small lake that was ringed by wild orchids, stunted spruce and hemlock, and ever-present sphagnum moss.