In North Carolina, a race is on to restore critical peatland before it dries up or is destroyed
The birds are up with the sunrise—warblers, flycatchers, sparrows and towhees calling across the treetops. Deer browse on tender buds emerging from dense shrubs. Black bears scrounge for roots, insects and other edibles.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: ABC News · Sep 9, 2026 at 9:33 AM ET
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In North Carolina, a race is on to restore critical peatland before it dries up or is destroyed(opens original report in a new tab)ABC NewsTier B
In North Carolina, a race is on to restore critical peatland before it dries up or is destroyed(opens original report in a new tab)Scientists and investors are restoring a 23-square-mile tract of peatland in North Carolina to help curb climate-warming emissions and restore native habitat — ABC News
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