How scientists are working to restore Minnesota's peatlands

Name: How scientists are working to restore Minnesota's peatlands
Uploaded: 2025-12-02T22:19:00-0600
Duration: 4 min 47 s
Description: In Minnesota, scientists say we are sitting on a climate change superhero. Peatlands, a type of wetland, cover more than 10% of the state — that's the most of any in the lower 48. But over time, peatlands have been misunderstood and mistreated. Now, some are trying to change that.

In Minnesota, scientists say we are sitting on a climate change superhero. Peatlands, a type of wetland, cover more than 10% of the state — that's the most of any in the lower 48. But over time, peatlands have been misunderstood and mistreated. Now, some are trying to change that.