Virginia installed 46 water-control structures across 150 miles of old drainage ditches to re-wet a swamp; restored peat now traps 200,000 metric tons of carbon a year

• The Fish and Wildlife Service restored peat wetlands at Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife RefugeNorth Carolina’s coastal peatlands are being restored to protect wetlands, reduce wildfire risks and keep carbon stored in the soil.
• The work is focused on bringing water back to areas that were once drained and altered for farming, timber harvesting and other uses.
• Peatlands are wetlands whose soils contain large amounts of partly decayed organic matter.