Grew up on the edge of Olympic National park and use to do a lot of hiking/camping in the park in the 60-70's. I've been in the that bog but never knew it was so special.
The bog is not new, for sure. What is new is its identification as the first and only 'raised bog' of this type to be identified in this region. Because it is different from regular bogs in all the ways mentioned. -Ed Jahn, Executive Producer
I grew up in western Washington. Sphagnum bogs are a top favorite of mine. The plant diversity is amazing. I grew up near one and got turned on to sundew, "floating land" etc. at a pretty young age. I just got to explore one in Alaska on an island that is part of the northern most rainforest in the Americas. It was incredibly lush. Fritillaria, orchid, heather, sedges...everything was blooming! The biggest healthiest sundew I have ever seen. blah blah blah. I love this. I have hiked in the Olympics all my life and I have not been here yet.
There are many places like this in the Boundary Waters, but there are on the shores of narrow lakes and slow-moving rivers. You can see many varieties of carnivorous plants! And they're easy to lift out if you wanted to grow them yourself.
Thank you so much, OPB! It's journalism like this that renews my hope for the future of our planet and humanity. The older I get, the more I realize how fortunate I was to have science teachers in 6th and 7th grade who took us on field trips to observe and study nature in all it's natural beauty, mystery and diversity. Mr. Orr lead a field trip on a cold, cloudless and moonless November night to help us learn the vastness of the universe by identifying constellations and learning just how far the nearest star outside our galaxy really is. We are less than specks of dirt in the greater cosmos! Rachel Carson's 'Silent Spring' (1962) was required reading in Mr. Brinker's 7th grade biology class in 1963. This experience, along with many hikes in the Rockies with my aunt, a Microbiology professor, has gifted me with a life long desire to preserve and protect places like this. I've done my best to teach my children and grandchildren to do the same. May this video help to do the same for all who watch it!
I was born in Colorado, but Oregon is my home. I love how beautiful and diverse the wilderness is here and I love learning about it from this channel, just watched the Adventure in Valhalla documentary yesterday. OPB is a prime example of what a public broadcasting station should be
We do have an Oregon Field Guide playlist, which is the next best thing? Thanks for the interest! th-cam.com/users/playlist?app=desktop&list=PLEFC2834D0B27B000
Recently travelled through the US Northwest from Canada and purposely took a ferry to Hendersonville so we could travel the rainforest of the Olympia Peninsula. Was not disappointed. Such a unique and special environment. Heartwarming to see this fellow revere it as he does.
Growing up exploring the forests of Wisconsin, there are bogs everywhere. But after spending half my life in Washington, I've really only ever seen one here. This is pretty awesome! Especially considering it is raised. Cool story!
Yes, according to Joe and the folks who have been studying bogs in Washington, there are of course many bogs, but this is the only 'raised bog' of this kind known to exist in WA. So far. www.dnr.wa.gov/CrowberryBog -Ed Jahn, Executive Producer
@@0hmventures There are actually lots of bogs; in fact there were several within what is now Seattle. From Ronald Bog (or what’s left of it) up on 175th St in Shoreline, all the way down to Union Bay, there was a long system of bogs. Also Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood is on what was once a lake filled in by a bog. The water table is still only a few feet below the surface there. What we don’t have is the large number of big open lakes with bogs along the edges that you find in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Lots of our bogs are a bit more hidden in forests so you’re less likely to find them unless you know where to look.
@@sazji Huh, cool! had no idea. I do lots of off-trail bushwhacking in the Cascades, but I don't imagine bogs would have much of a chance at the higher elevations with how steep and jagged the hills tend to be. Most likely why I haven't seen many.
Yeah especially after 300,000 people watched this video. Some will illegally visit and damage it. But i guess that's not OPB's problem. People have already worn permanent trails through it. Journalist love to stand above the fray and say education is important to protecting the resource but it doesn't take a genius to know more illegal visits will happen because of the video. OPB is worse than the individuals who will illegally visit, as they are driving new visitors. And they want us to donate money to do more stories like this.
Interesting that Oregon Public Broadcasting does better coverage of sites and natural resources in Washington state than the aforementioned state I live in.
After 30 years in Oregon I really appreciate the beautiful alpine rainforeats of the cascades - hearing more about these areas and that they are off-limits to most visitors for now. The PNW is so popular that it's too easy to let them get overrun or overused. Thank you for making this video. ❤
Amazing. I volunteered for a DNR water quality study at a local river and was stunned at how much hidden life there is. Probably one of the most memorable things I've done. Perfect weather, sun slowly setting, gentle breeze. Wonderful experience
A rare bog… a rattlin bog??? I used to teach outdoor education, so both that kids song as well as actual bogs themselves are near and dear to my heart!
Very cool video. These natural open spaces are so special for us, as most of our land out here is wooded and quite hard to walk through with downed trees and thick undergrowth and challenging topography. When I find a natural flat open space where I can see around and see the sky and across aways and walk in different directions.. it's awe-inspiring. Good job finding this space! Thank you for the educational video. Made me excited to see dung moss. :)
I visited a bog in South King County with a bouncy surface. Many years ago there was a peat bog near Northgate mall. The bog was still actively mined, and today you’d never know it was there. A strip mall was built over it.😊
That does seem to be the experience with so many natural bogs. The Northwest had many more in the past than folks realize . -Ed Jahn, Executive Producer
I fished an old cranberry bog that’s now called (creatively named….) Cranberry lake in Pierce County. It’s very small and circular. It’s in the general vicinity by rapjohn and kapowsin. There’s a house and a road that is next to the bog it’s very hard to see because of the overgrowth. Ask the owner if you can fish the lake in the summer 😊
I wish more people would take the time to really look more carefully at our natural environment and see these types of wonders. There are many such wonders, if not in our own backyards, parks, forests, beaches, mountains, flat lands, Etc... maybe we would take better care of our planet.
Great video and very nice graphics. You packed a lot of nice info in there, like the tiny old trees. And the world war sphagnum use is total news to me.
This kind of comment keeps us going. We try our best to find and share stories that get people engaged with the wonders of the Pacific Northwest in the best way we know how.- Ed Jahn, producer
This story on the raised bog on the Olympic Penninsula and the efforts to preserve the ecosystem that is created because of it, really gave me a lot of heart. It is a positive and uplifting tale of a smart person doing good work. Let's hope this continues. After all the horrible political news in this country, watching a conservationist talk about biodiversity and things that actually matter really makes me feel that there is hope out there. Thank-You
Nature's rain garden! Rain gardens are very popular to create in residential and community gardens in WA state, especially the western side. My dream job!
This reminded me very much of Potter Marsh, on the outskirts of Anchorage, Ak. It was formed when an embankment was constructed for the railroad in 1917, restricting the flow of the creek and impounding water from other sources. I grew up on the bluff overlooking the marsh, and while visitors on the main highway were limited to the boardwalk with views of wetlands, I had “backstage” access from firmer ground. And it is very much like in this presentation - but on a much smaller scale. The zone I’m talking about is only a few acres (the marsh itself is 564 acres. Imagine the area I’m talking about as the cuticle on a fingernail - the marsh being the fingernail)… but there’s such diversity; such a magical quality to this special little pocket that I had access to as a child. I remember the Roundleaf Sundew in particular! As well as that sproungy bounce underfoot... So special ❤️
Great story. I live near the Cranberry Glades in the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia. I am surprised at how similar Crowberry Bog is to the Cranberry Glades. It looks similar in many ways, including the plant species.
i went to this spot a couple months ago on my quest to visit every sphagnum producing bog in washington. definitely an awesome spot and probably the most traditionally 'bog-like'. bogs are awesome. love bogs
Grew up on an island in puget sound. The biodiversity is my favorite part of living in washington. Living in the city now, but i plan to move back to the island. I miss the wetlands and forests and fields.
Wow! How cool a job is this? I want it; too bad I was born 60 years too early to discover it. I love wandering in natural spaces & taking my time to look for the tiny things. A lot of my photography was focused on what others might easily overlook. I think I've seen something similar in the mountain meadow section of Yosemite NP, & would have loved to have the time to stop & just walk around for a couple hours.
This is the type of place where you might find a random bug or plant that is either very rare ore sometimes found nowhere else, its special and needs to be kept safe
Thanks so much for this. I would be interested in finding out what gets such a bog started when most, as you stated, are formed in lowlands. Amazing what thousands of years of prototyping can create! Thanks for protecting it from getting trampled to death.
I was looking at property for sale back in the 80's on Camano Island, WA. and one property had a good sized bog on it. It was truly very cool. It was at a higher elevation on the island, house was on "one side of the road" and the bog was on the "other side of the road" and visible. "Wet Land" protections were in place along with fencing. I wouldn't have been able to harvest & sell the peat moss and what property was useable wasn't enough for a garden & some fruit trees.
Lovely and I’m so glad this bog is now protected. I’m just a little disappointed that the video doesn’t make clear that raised bogs like this are not uncommon, but further North. This vegetation complex is made possible especially in previously glaciated landscapes where the retreating ice caps left a pockmarked land surface.
As someone who has grown up in Washington State, I have that found similar bogs. I didn't realize that they are very special. So yeah it's kind of interesting.
theres a small lake near Chester California thats like this it is almost completely covered and you can walk out on it and fish for giant trout in the middle, its like standing on a water bed and fishing
This man has one of the coolest jobs I've ever heard of.
@@Viperina-gj9fj Absolutely!
@@Viperina-gj9fj Exactly, that's what I thought. Hi, name is so&so and I get paid to find natural wonders .
Word.
It's a fun job. He gets to explore beautiful places in nature. I wonder if he's a scientist.
Seriously. I think I just found my new dream job.
Grew up on the edge of Olympic National park and use to do a lot of hiking/camping in the park in the 60-70's. I've been in the that bog but never knew it was so special.
So often when scientists discover something they speak as if they are the first of mankind to know of it.
@@peterchristensen9585 --Well...they likely ARE the first of mankind to actually evaluate it, and study it!
@@curbozerboomer1773 Its called Crowberry Bog. Known about since the 70's.
I've been on one very similar near North Bend off middle fork road
The bog is not new, for sure. What is new is its identification as the first and only 'raised bog' of this type to be identified in this region. Because it is different from regular bogs in all the ways mentioned. -Ed Jahn, Executive Producer
I grew up in western Washington. Sphagnum bogs are a top favorite of mine. The plant diversity is amazing. I grew up near one and got turned on to sundew, "floating land" etc. at a pretty young age. I just got to explore one in Alaska on an island that is part of the northern most rainforest in the Americas. It was incredibly lush. Fritillaria, orchid, heather, sedges...everything was blooming! The biggest healthiest sundew I have ever seen. blah blah blah. I love this. I have hiked in the Olympics all my life and I have not been here yet.
There are many places like this in the Boundary Waters, but there are on the shores of narrow lakes and slow-moving rivers. You can see many varieties of carnivorous plants! And they're easy to lift out if you wanted to grow them yourself.
@@erickborling1302 I would love to explore there some day. I was told to be ready for bugs, bugs and more bugs if I ever do go there.
Thank you so much, OPB! It's journalism like this that renews my hope for the future of our planet and humanity. The older I get, the more I realize how fortunate I was to have science teachers in 6th and 7th grade who took us on field trips to observe and study nature in all it's natural beauty, mystery and diversity.
Mr. Orr lead a field trip on a cold, cloudless and moonless November night to help us learn the vastness of the universe by identifying constellations and learning just how far the nearest star outside our galaxy really is. We are less than specks of dirt in the greater cosmos! Rachel Carson's 'Silent Spring' (1962) was required reading in Mr. Brinker's 7th grade biology class in 1963. This experience, along with many hikes in the Rockies with my aunt, a Microbiology professor, has gifted me with a life long desire to preserve and protect places like this. I've done my best to teach my children and grandchildren to do the same.
May this video help to do the same for all who watch it!
What a wonderful and thoughtful note. Thank you! -Ed Jahn, Executive Producer, Oregon Field Guide
What wonderful memories. 🙂🖖❤️
Great to see we have protected places like This.
@@gersonhay984 We need to ensure these areas stay protected, no matter who holds the White House.
@@samsmom1491 lmao
@@samsmom1491 Ha that isn't going to happen with trump.
I was born in Colorado, but Oregon is my home. I love how beautiful and diverse the wilderness is here and I love learning about it from this channel, just watched the Adventure in Valhalla documentary yesterday. OPB is a prime example of what a public broadcasting station should be
I live out on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. I love this place. You couldn't get me to leave it for anything.
@@Susweca5569 A visit to a doctor, good food, a kick ass punk show.
@markpreston6930 all of that is available within a 90 minute (or less!) drive. I will take that any day over living in the big city. 😍🤘🏻😎
@@Susweca5569 I live in PA. I see Vancouver Island from my front door and the Olympic mountains from my back door. I love it too!
Wonderful to see that it was found so that it can be preserved. Thank you 😊 🙏
I grew up in Oregon for most of my early childhood. The Pacific Northwest we'll always hold a special place in my heart.
Washington and oregon are my favorite states
Thank you OPB! Love all these videos on the PNW!
Glad you like them! We try to find stories unlikely to be covered elsewhere. -Ed Jahn, Executive Producer
Can you make an Oregon Field Guide channel?
We do have an Oregon Field Guide playlist, which is the next best thing? Thanks for the interest! th-cam.com/users/playlist?app=desktop&list=PLEFC2834D0B27B000
I love Olympic National Forest
It is a real treasure.
@@JoyceMiller-w3o Me too! It’s a beautiful place to live
Fascinating! Thanks for sharing this with us!
Glad to know these quirky ecology stories are appreciated -Ed Jahn, Executive Producer
@OPB YES they are.😊I spent a great deal of my childhood in the Olympic National Park. Finding new wonders is what OPB is about.🐦
@@OPB I live halfway across the US in Arkansas and they're appreciated even over here. I watch a ton of these with my kiddos and they love them.
Recently travelled through the US Northwest from Canada and purposely took a ferry to Hendersonville so we could travel the rainforest of the Olympia Peninsula. Was not disappointed. Such a unique and special environment. Heartwarming to see this fellow revere it as he does.
Love it. PNW rocks! Thanks for bringing some good news
Growing up exploring the forests of Wisconsin, there are bogs everywhere. But after spending half my life in Washington, I've really only ever seen one here. This is pretty awesome! Especially considering it is raised. Cool story!
Yes, according to Joe and the folks who have been studying bogs in Washington, there are of course many bogs, but this is the only 'raised bog' of this kind known to exist in WA. So far. www.dnr.wa.gov/CrowberryBog -Ed Jahn, Executive Producer
Another person who grew up in WI, that's in WA and likes bogs? I used to love going out wandering swamps and bogs in a canoe.
@@pulda015 If you lived in Wisconsin and didn't ever canoe, did you even really live in Wisconsin?
@@0hmventures There are actually lots of bogs; in fact there were several within what is now Seattle. From Ronald Bog (or what’s left of it) up on 175th St in Shoreline, all the way down to Union Bay, there was a long system of bogs. Also Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood is on what was once a lake filled in by a bog. The water table is still only a few feet below the surface there.
What we don’t have is the large number of big open lakes with bogs along the edges that you find in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Lots of our bogs are a bit more hidden in forests so you’re less likely to find them unless you know where to look.
@@sazji Huh, cool! had no idea. I do lots of off-trail bushwhacking in the Cascades, but I don't imagine bogs would have much of a chance at the higher elevations with how steep and jagged the hills tend to be. Most likely why I haven't seen many.
Thank you for sharing rare places that need protecting.
It's wonderful to learn about such unique places and environments.
Beautiful discovery, we the people will certainly defend nature.
Rare bog! So cool. I loved watching the squishy wave.
A very weird surface to walk on all day. It felt like stepping off of a boat when we hit dry ground. -Ed Jahn, Executive Producer
Mind BOGgling!
😂
The surface moving as he stomped on it was amazing!
Joe possibly has the best job known to man.
@@alexarnold5091 He DOES have the best job. Ever!!!
@@alexarnold5091 change 'possibly' to 'definitely' and i'm 100% co signed!
my thought exactly!!!!
Came here to say this. What a fantastic, fulfilling, epic job!
I was just wondering "how can I get a job like this?!" haha. How awesome for him.
Thanks for this important information! Great report!
My great-grandfather had a peat bog in western Washington back in the 30s. This is awesome.
Thank you that is cool I hope it stays protected.
Had the most amazing experience there. Thousands upon thousands of butterflies hatched while we were camping off an old logging trail. It was magical
It's beautiful and should be protected ♥
Yeah especially after 300,000 people watched this video. Some will illegally visit and damage it. But i guess that's not OPB's problem. People have already worn permanent trails through it. Journalist love to stand above the fray and say education is important to protecting the resource but it doesn't take a genius to know more illegal visits will happen because of the video. OPB is worse than the individuals who will illegally visit, as they are driving new visitors. And they want us to donate money to do more stories like this.
Interesting that Oregon Public Broadcasting does better coverage of sites and natural resources in Washington state than the aforementioned state I live in.
After 30 years in Oregon I really appreciate the beautiful alpine rainforeats of the cascades - hearing more about these areas and that they are off-limits to most visitors for now. The PNW is so popular that it's too easy to let them get overrun or overused.
Thank you for making this video. ❤
The world is a better place because of people like Joe.
Thank you for producing such vital programming to raise awareness and educate-protect ecosystems & rare species! 🤗🌱
FASCINATING discovery! Thank You!
One of the joys of the job is shedding a little light on the unexpected wonders of nature. -Ed Jahn, Executive Producer
Discovered in the 70's by other people though.
Oh, this place is so worth loving! I hope the folks out there wake up and treasure that jewel of a bog.
we're wide awake.
Amazing. I volunteered for a DNR water quality study at a local river and was stunned at how much hidden life there is. Probably one of the most memorable things I've done. Perfect weather, sun slowly setting, gentle breeze. Wonderful experience
A rare bog… a rattlin bog??? I used to teach outdoor education, so both that kids song as well as actual bogs themselves are near and dear to my heart!
This taught me about a new bog type, thanks so much!
Wow....i was just mesmerized!!! Thank you Joe for protecting and sharing your discovery!!!
I love the muskeg! The sundews what a treat. And the moss is amazing ❤
Grateful for living in Alaska❤
Very cool video. These natural open spaces are so special for us, as most of our land out here is wooded and quite hard to walk through with downed trees and thick undergrowth and challenging topography. When I find a natural flat open space where I can see around and see the sky and across aways and walk in different directions.. it's awe-inspiring. Good job finding this space! Thank you for the educational video. Made me excited to see dung moss. :)
I'd love to visit there maybe someday! Sundew are so beautiful. Glad the bog hasn't been massively harvested
Thanks for the video!
@@AIvey-qs1so pack up your home before you come because once you arrive you wont want to leave ☺️
@@1greatNorthwestmomso true!! 😍😍
Portland Oregon and Bend Oregon are great cities. Great video
How incredibly fascinating 👍🤗👏!!
I visited a bog in South King County with a bouncy surface. Many years ago there was a peat bog near Northgate mall. The bog was still actively mined, and today you’d never know it was there. A strip mall was built over it.😊
That does seem to be the experience with so many natural bogs. The Northwest had many more in the past than folks realize . -Ed Jahn, Executive Producer
@@OPB I think the bog in South King County is a protected area.
I fished an old cranberry bog that’s now called (creatively named….) Cranberry lake in Pierce County. It’s very small and circular.
It’s in the general vicinity by rapjohn and kapowsin.
There’s a house and a road that is next to the bog it’s very hard to see because of the overgrowth.
Ask the owner if you can fish the lake in the summer 😊
@@dabberdan3200 I know that little lake! I used to hunt deer and elk past the end of Dean-Krager rd.
@@dabberdan3200that property is so cool. Those people are so lucky
I wish more people would take the time to really look more carefully at our natural environment and see these types of wonders. There are many such wonders, if not in our own backyards, parks, forests, beaches, mountains, flat lands, Etc... maybe we would take better care of our planet.
@@ericswain4177 I agree. Time will tell if our legacy will be as a higher level of life or a cancer that killed the planet.
@@ericswain4177 we are blessed to be able to drive to this great place
Great video and very nice graphics. You packed a lot of nice info in there, like the tiny old trees. And the world war sphagnum use is total news to me.
Travel has the power to broaden your perspective and help you appreciate the diversity of cultures around the world
I live on the other side of the country yet, I'm excited about this cool find. Glad it's being protected and treasured. 🌱
Wow, I never heard of such a thing as that.
Very cool
This is a Real Kool Find!!! Thank You for sharing!!! 💜
This story had my full attention. I love what you do, and your dedicated attention to preserving this natural wonder👍👍
This kind of comment keeps us going. We try our best to find and share stories that get people engaged with the wonders of the Pacific Northwest in the best way we know how.- Ed Jahn, producer
Thank you so much for sharing this unique and rare habitat! I'm so glad to know that it is out there and being protected!!!
This story on the raised bog on the Olympic Penninsula and the efforts to preserve the ecosystem that is created because of it, really gave me a lot of heart. It is a positive and uplifting tale of a smart person doing good work. Let's hope this continues. After all the horrible political news in this country, watching a conservationist talk about biodiversity and things that actually matter really makes me feel that there is hope out there. Thank-You
love this content! great work Joe!
I worked in wetlands for six years, this is the first time I've heard of such a phenomena. Thanks for sharing.
Nature's rain garden! Rain gardens are very popular to create in residential and community gardens in WA state, especially the western side. My dream job!
Love it! I recently took a class in wetland plant identification in western WA and I remember a lot of these plants
WoW . I never knew about bogs . So interesting. Thank you for sharing . 😊
This bog is across the river from my house! We pick cranberries there every thanksgiving! The dwarf pine trees are really cool.
Yesterday it was "Mel's Hole" today it's learning about newly discovered rare bogs. I lived in WA for 25+ years and am still learning things about it.
Absolutely stunning! Thank you so much!
Glad you like it! -Ed Jahn, Producer
Joe has the coolest job I could ever imagine
This reminded me very much of Potter Marsh, on the outskirts of Anchorage, Ak. It was formed when an embankment was constructed for the railroad in 1917, restricting the flow of the creek and impounding water from other sources.
I grew up on the bluff overlooking the marsh, and while visitors on the main highway were limited to the boardwalk with views of wetlands, I had “backstage” access from firmer ground. And it is very much like in this presentation - but on a much smaller scale. The zone I’m talking about is only a few acres (the marsh itself is 564 acres. Imagine the area I’m talking about as the cuticle on a fingernail - the marsh being the fingernail)… but there’s such diversity; such a magical quality to this special little pocket that I had access to as a child. I remember the Roundleaf Sundew in particular! As well as that sproungy bounce underfoot... So special ❤️
One of the coolest things I’ve learned about the pnw in awhile…thnx ofg!
So nice I watched it twice!
I’m glad this is protected. We need to expand wild spaces for the health of our home planet.
Love this !
This is a living gem.so cool.i live near there.
I stay in covington. There is a bog there going towards maple valley. Super mossy and spongy. its awesome.
thanks for the video!
This is great to see. Well done on finding and preserving this place.
This reminds me of where I grew up on Dartmoor in England. Sundews and bouncy bogs, just no bears to worry about 😄
Wow I never knew anything about bogs. Thank you for sharing 😊
Great story. I live near the Cranberry Glades in the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia. I am surprised at how similar Crowberry Bog is to the Cranberry Glades. It looks similar in many ways, including the plant species.
i love joes job!!!!!
i went to this spot a couple months ago on my quest to visit every sphagnum producing bog in washington. definitely an awesome spot and probably the most traditionally 'bog-like'. bogs are awesome. love bogs
these kind of videos worry me. such a sensitive ecosystem, and now hundreds of thousands more people know of this location and may visit.
Grew up on an island in puget sound. The biodiversity is my favorite part of living in washington. Living in the city now, but i plan to move back to the island. I miss the wetlands and forests and fields.
Wow! How cool a job is this? I want it; too bad I was born 60 years too early to discover it. I love wandering in natural spaces & taking my time to look for the tiny things. A lot of my photography was focused on what others might easily overlook. I think I've seen something similar in the mountain meadow section of Yosemite NP, & would have loved to have the time to stop & just walk around for a couple hours.
I get so bogged down in work I seldom get to watch something uplifting.
This discovery is very exciting!!
This is the type of place where you might find a random bug or plant that is either very rare ore sometimes found nowhere else, its special and needs to be kept safe
What an awesome job you have.
extremely beautiful!
Thanks so much for this. I would be interested in finding out what gets such a bog started when most, as you stated, are formed in lowlands. Amazing what thousands of years of prototyping can create! Thanks for protecting it from getting trampled to death.
He is so blessed. I am sure he earned it though.
Why didn't my career counselor tell me this guy's job exists? I feel robbed now but very happy that he enjoys that job.
I was looking at property for sale back in the 80's on Camano Island, WA. and one property had a good sized bog on it. It was truly very cool. It was at a higher elevation on the island, house was on "one side of the road" and the bog was on the "other side of the road" and visible. "Wet Land" protections were in place along with fencing. I wouldn't have been able to harvest & sell the peat moss and what property was useable wasn't enough for a garden & some fruit trees.
Great job finding a treasure.so glad it will be protected rather than a golf club.
Well, that could all change with the state of our country next year. He loves to destroy special places like this. 😢
Thank you Joe! It’s si important!
This is such a great video!!
Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it! -Ed Jahn, Executive Producer
I just found one of these in the the mountains of mission bc, just across the border, came across it scouting for hunting. I need to go back
You could see it moving when he was squishing up and down. Amazing.
So freaking cool! Thank you for the video
Lovely and I’m so glad this bog is now protected. I’m just a little disappointed that the video doesn’t make clear that raised bogs like this are not uncommon, but further North. This vegetation complex is made possible especially in previously glaciated landscapes where the retreating ice caps left a pockmarked land surface.
As someone who has grown up in Washington State, I have that found similar bogs. I didn't realize that they are very special. So yeah it's kind of interesting.
theres a small lake near Chester California thats like this it is almost completely covered and you can walk out on it and fish for giant trout in the middle, its like standing on a water bed and fishing
That's pretty boggin cool.
Have to admit. I thought you would of found a Civil war mass grave, or some ancient dinosaur bones. A Raised Bog it pretty cool to!
In Ireland there is the Feather Bed. There road across it moves up and down and use to make me sea sick when I lived there
I love skunk cabbage. I would like to see this in early spring when they are at their peak.
Very cool. Would love to visit that place someday.
It boggles my mind...