The bog’s keystone species, sphagnum moss, plays a key role in its storage capacity. Sphagnum acts like a sponge — it holds up to 20 times its weight in water.

The bog’s keystone species, sphagnum moss, plays a key role in its storage capacity. Sphagnum acts like a sponge — it holds up to 20 times its weight in water.

The Tannersville Cranberry Bog in Monroe County is a relic of the ice age. It’s one of only two natural formations like it in Pennsylvania. How a rare bog in Pennsylvania formed 13,000 years ago ...

Sphagnum moss is the key ingredient of a bog. This group of mosses has tremendous water-holding capacity, potentially retaining 25 times its dry weight in water.

What Is A Cranberry Bog? Cranberry bogs are wetland environments characterized by thick sphagnum moss, acidic waters, and ...

Origin: Dead parts of sphagnum moss that accumulate at the bottom of the bog and are harvested. Composition: Decayed sphagnum moss and other plant and insect materials in an acidic (3.0-4.5 pH ...

His remains were found in Porsmose Bog, near Naestved, Denmark, in 1946 ... Layers of sphagnum moss and peat help pickle bodies by saturating the tissue in a cold, ...

The bog’s keystone species, sphagnum moss, plays a key role in its storage capacity. Sphagnum acts like a sponge — it holds up to 20 times its weight in water.