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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

🌍 World Peatlands Day What better way to celebrate than by visiting a peatland? A great way to learn about and appreciate these unique ecosystems, which are essential for biodiversity and the climate. 💬 Share your favorite peatland trail or site in the comments! #WorldPeatlandsDay

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Celebrating Line Rochefort, named to the 2026 Women Changemakers in the World of Wetlands At 16, she taught herself botany after being excluded from science camps for boys only. Today, she’s a global pioneer in #peatland #restoration and continues to champion women in science. shorturl.at/n67Nb

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Line Rochefort, Canada | The Convention on Wetlands

Biography At 16, Dr Rochefort wanted to be a biologist. But it was 1977 – the natural sciences camps were boys-only. That did not stop her. She took the plant identification guide that one camper gave...

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

🎉 On February 18, 2026, 105 participants gathered at Université Laval for the Peatland Science Symposium, co‑organized by PERG and Can‑Peat under the leadership of Line Rochefort and Maria Strack. 🏆 Congratulations to all the students who received awards! 💡 Abstract booklet: url-shortener.me/F8KC

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Busy week at PERG! We kicked things off with a workshop on defining success criteria for #peatland #restoration. Great conversations about what, when, how, and by whom. Key takeaway: success criteria need to be context‑specific and reflect restoration trajectories, not fixed thresholds.

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

C’est la Journée mondiale des zones humides 🌿💧 On en profite pour rappeler l’importance de ces milieux, dont les tourbières. Pour en savoir plus, on écoute l’entrevue de Line Rochefort à Feu vert 🎙️ surl.li/vpvmau

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Restaurer des tourbières, et consommer des fruits 100 % locaux en hiver | OHdio | Radio-Canada

Écoutez l’épisode de l’émission Feu vert : Restaurer des tourbières, et consommer des fruits 100 % locaux en hiver

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

🌿 New paper out! Congrats to PERG PhD student Laura Catalina Riaño Peña on publishing the first article of her thesis, comparing vegetation and environmental conditions of restored pools with natural ones. 🔗 Article: url-shortener.me/A29K 🔗 Open data on Borealis: url-shortener.me/A29L

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

🎄✨ Line Rochefort and the entire team at the Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) wish you a wonderful Holiday Season! 🎅🤶

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Join us for the Peatland Science Symposium! 📍 Université Laval, Québec City 🗓 Feb 18, 2026 Students, researchers & partners will share cutting-edge peatland research. Don’t miss this chance to connect! ✅ Register now: my.weezevent.com/peatland-sci... #Peatlands #ScienceSymposium #Research

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Peatland Science Symposium 2026

The 2026 Peatland Science Symposium will be jointly hosted by the Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) and Can-Peat. The Symposium will consist of presentations and posters from these teams on the l...

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Congrats Gwendal Breton, Mélina Guêné-Nanchen @melinaguene.bsky.social and Line Rochefort for this nomination!

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

✨ 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

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

📣 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

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Lorna Harris, PhD @lornaharris.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

New on Peatpedia - an attempt to demystify #peatland carbon stores, sinks, and other gassy issues! open.substack.com/pub/peatpedi...

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Peatland carbon – the facts

Demystifying peatland carbon stores, carbon sinks, and other gassy issues

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Dr Scott J. Davidson @wetlandresilienceresearchgroup.com · 13/10/2025

🚨New Paper 🚨 The PeatPic Project: Predicting plot-scale green leaf #phenology across #peatlands So happy to see this paper online — one of my favourite projects! We explored how to capture how peatlands change colour using smartphones and community science! iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

🌍 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

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

🌿 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

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Mélina Guêné-Nanchen @melinaguene.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

🎓 Tons of grad school options… but this one stands out! Why do your master’s with me? 🌱 Help restore disturbed #peatlands 🌿 Join PERG, global leader in peatland science 🤝 Vibrant team (20+), weekly meetups, great vibes ➡️ shorturl.at/BgIPE #PeatSky #PeatECR

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

🛠️ Cool tool alert! Past PhD student Sebastián Gutierrez Pacheco built a method to estimate daily water table levels from sparse data — using PERG data 🌿 💸 Super handy when you can’t afford fancy loggers in every well! github.com/segupa03/gro... #hydrology #peatlands #opensource #python

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GitHub - segupa03/groundwater-daily-estimation-tsd: A Python package for estimating daily groundwater levels using TSD methodology

A Python package for estimating daily groundwater levels using TSD methodology - segupa03/groundwater-daily-estimation-tsd

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Sphagnum mosses are fascinating from physiology, ecology, and climate perspectives. I'm especially proud of this @newphyt.bsky.social paper meant to inspire new research on ecoevolution and biodiversity. Check out the incredible cover art by Blanka Aguero! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Image of the cover of the New Phytologist journal showing a close up image of brown and orange Sphagnum plants.

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

🔥 Big weekend for #peatland news! Great coverage of the Carbonique project led by Michelle Garneau at UQAM. 🌿 So glad peatlands are finally getting the recognition they deserve — not just as smelly, mosquito-filled swamps! 😄 💚 These ecosystems are key to carbon storage and climate action.

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

🔥 Canada is burning — and so are its peatlands! Yet carbon emissions from peat fires aren’t counted in current government stats. 😶‍🌫️ 🌍 #Peatlands matter for climate action. 📖 Read this great piece on why they’re key to conservation and restoration

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Mike Waddington 🇨🇦 @peatofmind.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Check out our new paper "Ecohydrological drivers of Boreal Shield peatland fire refugia" in Ecohydrology. Authors: Alex Tekatch, Chantel Markle, Sophie Wilkinson, Paul Moore, @mercury-ecohydro.bsky.social, @peatofmind.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

🎙️ A must-listen! 🌿🔥 @peatofmind.bsky.social was recently interviewed on CBC’s Québec AM to discuss the importance of peatland restoration as a nature-based solution to reduce the impact of wildfires. shorturl.at/nEbt5 #PeatlandMatter #PeatSky #Wildfires #ClimateChange #EcologicalRestoration

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

🎉 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

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

🌍 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

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Mike Waddington 🇨🇦 @peatofmind.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Happy #WorldPeatlandsDay! This week @gret-perg.bsky.social celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Bois-des-Bel #peatland #restoration project! Throwback to 2000 and our first eddy covariance measurements on a restored peatland. #BDB25

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

We've long supported active #restoration of #peatlands post-extraction, using enhanced #rewetting and #moss transfer The Can-Peat project, synthesizing historical and recent data on C exchanges from restored areas in Canada, backs this approach! 📖 tinyurl.com/4cwvbs88 @wetland-ghg.bsky.social

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When do restored and reclaimed peatlands regain their typical carbon sink function? | Can-Peat | University of Waterloo

News article by Melanie Bird

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CRIV @ ULaval @ulcriv.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Félicitations à Aamir Shehzad Khan, étudiant au doctorat sous la direction de Line Rochefort @gret-perg.bsky.social qui a récemment reçu la bourse Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (Canada) lors du Cocktail de reconnaissance des bourses 2024-2025 de la FSAA @ulaval.ca #ulcriv

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

📢 Reminder: Time to Register! 📢 🎉 #BDB25: 25 Years of Research at Bois-des-Bel #Peatland 🎉 📅 June 3, 2025 📍 Auberge de la Pointe, Rivière-du-Loup & Bois-des-Bel Peatland, QC (Register by April 29 for a discount!) 🔗 tinyurl.com/yam87n3c #PeatlandsMatter #research #scicomm

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BDB25 : 25 ans de recherche en partenariat à la station expérimentale de la tourbière de Bois-des-Bel

Le 3 juin 2025, à Rivière-du-Loup (QC)

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

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

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

🌿 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

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

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

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

PhD student Aamir Shehzad Khan leads our first large-scale research on restoring cyperaceae-brown moss #peatlands (rich fens) in Quebec's Lower St. Lawrence. 📚✨ Post-restoration, vascular plants thrived more than bryophytes. Low helophyte presence and no flooding were key for effective #rewetting 🌱

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

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! 🎉

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

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

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

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: 🎄☃️

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Maria Strack @wetland-ghg.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Global mapping suggests that agriculture is the biggest source of peatland loss in Canada, but what do we really know about the area and potential GHG emissions? New review paper with Kelly Bona, Ph.D. and Chang Liang wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/EJN7C6...

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A First Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Agricultural Peatlands in Canada: Evaluation of Climate Change Mitigation Potential

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Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG) @gret-perg.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

🌿 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.

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