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A **bog** is a mire that accumulates peat, a deposit of dead plant material—often mosses. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, quagmire and muskeg; alkaline mires are called fens. - [|Wikipedia]

Events
Hastag: [|#bogday]
 * July 26** International Bog Day is celebrated the 4th Sunday of July. Established in Scotland in 1991, International Bog Day is celebrated throughout Canada, USA and northern Europe, including Soomaa National Park of Estonia

Facebook
[|International Bog Day USA] [|Friends Of Langlands Moss]

[|@IUCNCommitteeUK] [|@HumberheadLevel] [|@moorsforfuture] [|@ypp_peat] [|@YorksWildlife] [|@reluuplands] [|@4peatssake] [|@JonnyEcology] [|@Ruukel] [|@NEYorksNLincs] [|@YorksWildlife]
 * Twitter**

Elsewhere on the Web
[] [] [|https://www.burnsbog.org] [] [] [] [] http://www.moorsforthefuture.org.uk - [|@moorsman] http://www.moorsforthefuture.org.uk/news/new-audio-tours-south-pennine-moors http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article19162923.html

Where to find bogs?
england estonia ireland scotland usa wales

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