Blending the boundaries between freshwater and terrestrial, peatlands are composed of partially decayed plant matter that has accumulated over time. This ecosystem is also home to some rare or regionally significant species.  

“They don’t stand out. They don’t have maybe as many charismatic sort of features or macrofauna that some ecosystems have,” said The Nature Conservancy Peatland Scientist Mark Felice. 

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