Bogs hold a climate solution through carbon capture, but many have been drained

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Bogs hold a climate solution through carbon capture, but many have been drained

Reading Time: 4 minutesPeat bogs sequester a massive amount of the Earth’s carbon dioxide. But even as scientists work to better understand bogs’ sequestration, the wetlands are under threat.On a cold winter afternoon, naturalist and educator Mary Colwell guided visitors on a chilly tour of the Volo Bog Natural Area in northern Illinois. Crouching down from a boardwalk that runs through the wetland, Colwell pointed to one of the stars of the tou…