✨ New open-access publication! ✨

This study sets a benchmark for defining reference ecosystems in Sphagnum-dominated #peatlands of Eastern Canada, analyzing 168 peatlands to describe #bryophyte habitats.

🔗 Read the article: shorturl.at/8VND2
📂 Access the dataset: shorturl.at/H4vG8

📣 Save the Date!

You’re warmly invited by Line Rochefort, Maria Strack, and their teams to an upcoming event you won’t want to miss.

🗓️ Details coming soon on the www.gret-perg.ulaval.ca — stay tuned!

@wetland-ghg.bsky.social

🌍 PERG is shining at #SER2025 in Denver!
Line Rochefort delivered two inspiring talks on peatland #restoration — from private sector roles to the magic of moss & biocrusts🌱
Plus, Tomotsugu Yazaki shared innovative research on straw mulch alternatives 👏

#ecologicalrestoration #peatlands #science

🌿 New PERG publication in #RestorationEcology

We tracked 147 restored #peatland sectors over 20 years to assess the Moss Layer Transfer Technique #MLTT.

➡️ Up to 80% success in under 10 years in the St. Lawrence Lowlands region

🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#PeatSky #PeatECR

🎉 Today we celebrate 25 yrs since the restoration of the Bois-des-Bel peatland — the first large-scale peatland restoration project in North America.

🌱 A milestone that shaped the future of peatland science.

#Peatlands #Restoration #PeatlandsMatter

🌍 Today is World Peatlands Day!
For over 30 years, peatlands have been at the heart of our research — from understanding their ecology to restoring them.

Let’s raise awareness and fall in love with peatlands — because we protect what we love. 💚

📷 Iris Duvivier

#PeatlandsMatter #WorldPeatlandsDay

Roxane Andersen, a peatland scientist and Trustee of the Flow Country Partnership, is taking on her longest run yet to raise awareness and funds for the world's first UNESCO World Heritage Site #peatland 🌍

Support her: tinyurl.com/y488rbj7

#PeatlandsMatter #FlowCountry

🌿 New Report Alert! 🌿

D. Campbell and L. Rochefort have published an annotated bibliography covering major stressors and mitigation strategies for #peatlands in the Hudson Bay Lowland and Boreal Shield.

📄 Report rb.gy/qd5au7
📚 Bibliography (Zotero) rb.gy/3lq0fj
🔍 How to use rb.gy/e7492w

#PeatSky

We are looking for a MSc or PhD candidate for a project aiming at developping of innovative #revegetation methods for mineral substrates in the Low Arctic tundra

More info: www.gret-perg.ulaval.ca/en/join-our-...

#Nunavik #restoration #biocrust #Rough&Loose

Reflecting on 2024

We:
🌍 Conducted fieldwork across Canada
🌱 Launched the Chair in Ecosystem Restoration
🎓 Celebrated Line Rochefort's honorary doctorate
🧪 Hosted the first Peatland Science Symposium
🌏 Had students participate in internships abroad and defend their theses

Excited for 2025! 🎉

Yesterday, Talal Asif successfully defended his thesis under the supervision of Line Rochefort and Chris Freeman.

We wish him much success in his future projects and hope he will continue to contribute significantly to the research and restoration of peatland ecosystems 🎓✨

📸: Iris Duvivier

Line Rochefort et toute l’équipe du Groupe de recherche en écologie des tourbières (GRET) vous souhaitent :

Line Rochefort and the entire team of the Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) wish you:
🎄☃️

🌿 The Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) is excited to join the #PeatSky community! 🌿

Founded in 1992 by Line Rochefort, PERG is a collaboration between the academic scientific community, the Canadian horticultural peat industry, and federal and provincial government agencies.