Peat Moss and the Environment - The CSPMA Preservation and Reclamation Policy

	The CSPMA Preservation and Reclamation Policy

The Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association and its members have adopted a Preservation and Reclamation Policy that sets out the procedures for opening a bog, harvesting a bog and closing a bog. Highlights of that policy are:

BEFORE HARVESTING

Reduce impact on environment
Record flora, fauna
Cooperate with environmental groups
Choose bogs for reserves

DURING HARVESTING

Minimize acreage
Leave buffer zone
Leave layer of peat moss
Design drainage so water can be restored

AFTER HARVESTING

Restore to peatland
Reclaim to berry or agricultural crop
Reclaim to forestry
Reclaim to functioning wetland and/or wildlife sanctuary

For the full text version, go to Preservation and Reclamation Policy.