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Nick Moyes (Peat free) @nickmoyes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Great to have someone fighting the corner for wet feet or knees. #peatlands

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Curious @curiouscompany.ooo · 30/09/2026

This post zooms way out and close in on dense life in wet earth. Step into Dr. Turetsky’s storyscape.

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

As a scientist, I wish everyone knew that getting ‘bogged down’ isn’t actually a bad thing. Here’s why. 🧵 1/

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As a scientist, I wish everyone knew that getting ‘bogged down’ isn’t actually a bad thing. Here’s why. 🧵 1/

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Caught by the River @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

'Can we comprehend a place suspended between life and death? Do we want to?' Dead nor alive, safe nor dangerous, beautiful nor dreadful, bogs are thresholds that refuse categorisation, writes @queenofpeat.bsky.social, in an extract from her book 'Boglands' www.caughtbytheriver.net/2026/09/bogl...

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I am a mom and scientist begging everyone to look closer at the muck. We’ve been conditioned to see wetlands as wastelands. But three decades of research, I see a fiercely defiant wilderness. The boreal mire is a dynamic carbon-trapping vault that in some places has outlasted ice ages. 1/

A woman scientist - me! - standing over the boreal forest in interior Alaska.

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Walking through wet tundra in northern Alaska forces you into the present moment. This ancient ground has its own rhythms. Would you brave this squelch? Let me know. 👇

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Smörhuvud (he/surprise me) @guncelawits.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

BOREAL MIRE! BOREAL MIRE!

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Immunoprof (she/they) @immunoprof.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A very important insight into why wetlands are critical ecosystems!

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Happy Sundew Sunday! Want to learn 5 super cool facts about miniature-yet-so-complex sundew plants? Follow along to learn some unusual botany. 🧵 1/

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ClimateBook @climatebook.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Wetlands are fantastic. Thanks for promoting them. Shall we name some of our favourites? Here are a few of mine: *Trap Grounds, near home in Oxford. Saved from developers by fierce community action and diligent historical research. *Patvinsuo, SE Finland *Iso Molosjänkkä, near Aakenustunturi, FI

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Today, don’t forget to LOOK DOWN, and appreciate what lies beneath your feet. Discover an entire world of unique, powerful life, marching to its own beat. We can't protect what we don't notice.

Image of moss diversity including green feather moss and red Sphagnum moss.

Image of white lichen, green moss and red moss sporophytes.

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Today, don’t forget to LOOK DOWN, and appreciate what lies beneath your feet. Discover an entire world of unique, powerful life, marching to its own beat. We can't protect what we don't notice.

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Fall deeply in love with the vertical archive that is peat, and the incredible life it supports. If you love bogs, moss, and all things peaty, share your thoughts with me!

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Fall deeply in love with the vertical archive that is peat, and the incredible life it supports. If you love bogs, moss, and all things peaty, share your thoughts with me!

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A reading from Bogland. Boglands is out in the UK (Profile), soon to be in North America (WWNorton). Picking up your copy this week will help keep this book alive. Join me in a global movement to protect these wild spaces. wwnorton.com/books/bogland profilebooks.com/work/boglands/

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Eden Mills Writers Festival here I come! For every day is a great day for bogging, and bog writing.

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Profile Books @profilebooks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Take a grand tour of Earth's most strange and enchanting landscapes... ✨️ #Boglands by world-leading ecologist @queenofpeat.bsky.social is out now! Step into to these remarkable ecosystems here: tinyurl.com/BoglandsMerr...

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

What is tiny but has a PLANET-sized influence? Sphagnum of course. A 🧵 on why this moss matters more than ever. Holding more than 20× its dry weight in water, halting decay, shaping entire ecosystems, thwarting fire. Never underestimate a moss. 1/

Close up image of a tiny red Sphagnum moss.

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Rain on a bog pond and a short passage from Bogland reminding us to slow down and appreciate the unusual beauty of wetlands. wwnorton.com/books/bogland profilebooks.com/work/boglands/

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Rain on a bog pond and a short passage from Bogland reminding us to slow down and appreciate the unusual beauty of wetlands. wwnorton.com/books/bogland profilebooks.com/work/boglands/

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Aimee Cunningham @thisisaimeec.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

@queenofpeat.bsky.social Merritt Turetsky's enthusiasm for boglands is contagious. Her new book celebrates the dueling realities of these incredible ecosystems: Filled with decay but teeming with life; places of refuge and risk; an ally in a changing climate as well as a potential foe. My review:

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Bogland explores beautifully strange ecosystems

An ecosystem ecologist at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Turetsky evocatively describes the beauty, danger and vitality of these ecosystems in her book, Bogland.

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Want to learn about permafrost thaw and how it affects land and water? Follow me for more videos like this, where I give you a personal glimpse into the science of permafrost, why it is truly the backbone of the Arctic, and what happens when the “perma”’disappears.

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Happy Sundew Sunday! Want to learn 5 super cool facts about miniature-yet-so-complex sundew plants? Follow along to learn some unusual botany. 🧵 1/

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

BOG WALKERS UNITE! The same precarious, waterlogged conditions make peatlands powerful: they store a HUGE FRACTION of global soil carbon (>30%) in a tiny landbase (3%). To learn more, please check out Bogland: wwnorton.com/books/bogland profilebooks.com/work/boglands

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Permafrost (frozen ground) is thawing, triggering huge changes across Alaskan landscapes. Find out how and why as I trek across collapsing permafrost bogs. I write more about this and other climate trends like underground zombie fires that outlast winter in Bogland (wwnorton.com/books/bogland).

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Move over, pumpkin spice: September belongs to the BOG HARVEST. While many flock to apple orchards, the world’s peatlands are hitting their peak. Far from muddy swamps; bogs are the secret agricultural powerhouses you didn't know you needed. Join me in protecting these undervalued landscapes! 🧵 1/

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Forget planting trees for a second. Let's talk about BOGS. Did you know that peatlands cover a tiny 3% of Earth’s land, but store MORE CARBON than all the world's forests combined?They are an ultimate MVP of our climate system and it’s time we start hyping them. Join me! 🧵 1/

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Field Naturalist @fieldnaturalist.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Sphagnum capillifolium Northern peatmoss

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It's a great day for a permafrost mash-up! Let's combine a few things I love - permafrost, language, & culture. Follow this thread if you want to learn some *cool* words from across the Arctic. Great for Scrabble or your next northern adventure. 1/

Photograph of permafrost bog in northern Canada with mountains in the background.

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Some of the most valuable things on Earth are hidden in places most people would rather not walk. Peatlands look like wastelands: wet, buggy treacherous. But beneath the moss lies a living archive of ecological and human history, and one of the planet’s great stores of carbon. 1/ 🧵

Image of a forest bog mosaic in northern Canada with patches of bog and green conifer forest interspersed with some ponds.

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

We tend to think of bogs as dangerous places — landscapes where you can lose your way, disappear into the monotonous mist, or become trapped in deep peat. But for centuries, bogs also offered something remarkably valuable: Refuge 1/ 🧵

Image of an Alaskan peatland with water and sedges at the edge and moss and trees in the distance.

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Energy security isn't just about what we build. It's also about what we protect. 🌍🌱🧪 Peatlands cover just 3% of Earth's land but store double the carbon of all global forests. Yet, critical mineral extraction and energy infrastructure are putting them at risk. 1/

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Happy Fen Friday! Excited and so nervous for Boglands to be published soon (next month in the UK; October in North America). The book covers climate, archaeology, strange lifeforms, and the importance of peatlands as safe havens during wartime. Same book, two covers. Which is your favorite and why?