Cranberry Bog Helped Change the Game

Cranberry bog helped change the game

PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Glorianna Davenport looks out at hundreds of acres of protected wetlands that were once her family's cranberry farms. In her hands are laminated pictures of striking red cranberry bogs fed by razorstraight water channels. It's hard to…

How a retired cranberry bog helped change the game for wetland restoration

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Glorianna Davenport looks out at hundreds of acres of protected wetlands that were once her family’s cranberry farms. In her hands are laminated pictures of striking red cranberry bogs fed by razor-straight water channels. It’s hard to believe the land where she stands — full of sinuous streams, wildlife, moss and tall trees — once looked so different. The land’s transformation, documented through a network of cameras and …