Restoring the Kuresoo bog, Estonia

General

National Id:

Estonia_02

Site name:

Kuresoo bog, Soomaa National Park

Summary:

Kuresoo bog restoration action is an example in Estonia where it will be possible to assess the impact of hydrological regime restoration to Sphagnum mossgroth and effectiveness of different damming technologies. Even though there were studies made for the area and restoration then in practice it turned out that additionally to wooden dams also peat dykes were built as wooden dams did not rise the water lever equally. The measures were implemented in 2013.

NUTS Code:

Eesti

RBD code:

EE1

Transboundary:

0

Data provider:

Sandra Oisalu, BEF Estonia

Source(s):

Soomaa Rahvuspargis Kuresoo raba kaguosas asuva rikutud raba taastamine

Restoration of Kuresoo

NWRM(s) implemented in the case study:

Wetland restoration and management

Site information

Climate zone:

cool temperate moist

Type:

Actual Test Site

Light or indepth?:

Light

Average slope range:

0-1%

Vegetation class:

Pleurozium schreberi, bog blueberry, Ledum palustre, S. angustifolium, S. magellanicum, S. fuscum, S, rubellum, pine

Monitoring maintenance

Monitoring impacts effects:

0

Administrative annual cost information:

not known

Monitoring parameters:

suggested parameters are - hydrological monitoring - piesometric levels, ground pH and electrical conductivity, chemical copmposition of ground andand water od ditches, hydraulic conductivity of peat. Vegetation cover(1,2,4,6 and 10th year). Topographic surveying after 10 years.

Performance

Performance impact estimation method:

Catchment outlet

Performance impact estimation information:

Monitoring will show if the priority habitat types (7110* and 91D0*) have improved

Biophysical impacts

Water quality overall improvements:

Not relevant for this application

Information on Water quality overall improvements:

water uality is in good status. Problems were with hydrological regime.

Lessons, risks, implications...

Key lessons:

Kuresoo will be definitely bog restoration example area in Estonia where it will be possible to assess the impact of hydrological regime restoration to Sphagnum mossgroth and effectiveness of different damming technologies. Even though there were studies made for the area and restoration then in practice it turned out that additionally to wooden dams also peat dykes were built as wooden dams did not rise the water lever equally.

Financing mechanism:

1

financing funding solutions:

Application for practical work was financed by European Regional Development Fund via Estonian Environemntal Investment Centre. The background searches and restoration plan was made in frame of INTERREG IIIA programme with co-financing from Estonian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Estonian Environmental Investment Centre, Estonian Energy and WWF Switzerland.

Success factor(s):

Type	Role	Comments
Conducted assessments (incl. economic)
Financing possibilities

Financing:

Type	Comments
	Application for practical work was financed by European Regional Development Fund via Estonian Environemntal Investment Centre. The background searches and restoration plan was made in frame of INTERREG IIIA programme with co-financing from Estonian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Estonian Environmental Investment Centre, Estonian Energy and WWF Switzerland.

Barrier:

Driver:

Socio-economic

Costs investment:

161900

Costs investment information:

includes construction of barrier dams and dykes and surveillance

Costs operation maintenance:

No maintenance needed, one time activity

Costs total:

161900

Costs total information:

Does not include the background studies - only construction works

Compensations basis unit:

€/ha

Information on Ecosystem improved biodiversity:

Implementing the measure has positive impact for habitat and protected speices (7110*, 91D0*).

Ecosystem impact climate regulation:

Impact on GHGs (net emissions and storage) including soil carbon

Information on Ecosystem impact climate regulation:

Reduction of CO2 emissions and

Policy, general governance and design targets

Policy description:

Kuresoo bog is one of the largest and well conserved consistent bog complexes in Europe (main habitat types 7110*, 91D0*) with total area 11 000 ha. In the south-east part there is 80 ha area we forest drainage system was built in 1970s. Drained area impacts directly ca 300 ha bog area nad the drained area as been designated as 7120 area (restoration is possible). Restoration of the drained area water regime will help to reduce its impact to the main bog. Since 2009 Soomaa national park belongs to PAN Parks network and Kuresoo bog is its core area. Kuresoo bog has salso been noted as internationally important bird area (IBA - International Bird Area), internationally ipportant wetland (RAMSAR) and it is also part of Natura2000 network.

Policy pressure:

Policy requirement directive:

Policy impact:

Policy wider plan:

Policy area:

Policy target:

Target purpose
Improved Biodiversity

Design & implementations

Application scale:

Field Scale

Installation date:

2013-02

Age:

1

Area (ha):

80

Area subject to Land use change or Management/Practice change (ha):

80

Design capacity description:

the overflows of the barrier dams bring down the water level either 20 or 25 cm each. There were built 29 wooden dams (5 different types to test applicability of different types) and 28 peat dykes

Design contractual arrangement:

Design consultation activity:

Design land use change:

Design authority:

Authority type	Role	Name	Comments
NGO	Initiation of the measure	Estonian Fund for Nature	bog restoration project in frame of which inital research about the area and restoration plan was developed
Other	Implementation	State Forest Management Centre
		Universities	scientific reseach in the area

Log in to post comments

Last updated: 12 Jan 2015 | Top

Miscellanous

Main menu

Restoring the Kuresoo bog, Estonia

Partners