DEMONSTRATIVE RESTORATION OF THE TYRULIAI BOG AS A PART OF THE INITIATIVE OF THE RE-WETTING OF LITHUANIAN PEATLANDS

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1 The International Workshop BEST EXPERIENCES IN CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF HABITATS IN RAISED BOGS AND MIRES EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER TO AUKSTUMALA June 2014, Šilutė, Lithuania DEMONSTRATIVE RESTORATION OF THE TYRULIAI BOG AS A PART OF THE INITIATIVE OF THE RE-WETTING OF LITHUANIAN PEATLANDS (Tyruliai-LIFE, LIFE12 NAT/LT/001186) Gintaras Riauba Lithuanian Ornithological Society Tyruliai-LIFE 1

2 DEMONSTRATIVE RESTORATION OF THE TYRULIAI BOG AS A PART OF THE INITIATIVE OF RE-WETTING OF LITHUANIAN PEATLANDS (Tyruliai-Life, LIFE12 NAT/LT/001186) DURATION: Start: 19/08/2013 End: 31/08/2017 PROJECT CO-FINANCER: Ministry of Environment PROJECT S IMPLEMENTORS: Coordinating beneficiary: Lithuanian Ornithological Society Associated beneficiary: UAB "Didysis Tyrulis" Tyruliai-LIFE 6/29/2014 2

3 Total area ha. Project area ha State Nature Zoological- Botanical Reserve (since 1992); SPA (since 2004): Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana) Common Crane (Grus grus) Footer Text 6/29/2014 3

4 Nearly 75 % of the area is managed by the State forest enterprises (Šiauliai FE and Tytuvėnai FE); 200 ha of the area is still used for peat extraction; Tyruliai Bog SPA covers heavily destroyed peatland: 40 % of the total amount of the peat is excavated; All the territory is drained; Site still supports important populations of threatened bird species. Tyruliai-LIFE 6/29/2014 4

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8 Main project objective is to ensure favourable conservation status of the priority bird species (Bittern, Spotted Crake and migratory Common Cranes). The objective will be achieved through: improvement of the habitat conditions and increasing their capacity; restoration of the hydrological regime (habitats) in dry peat areas; supporting natural succession of the sedge-grass communities ; reducing of the bird disturbance; maintaining fire prevention scheme; raising public awareness in restoration of destroyed peat-bog. Tyruliai-LIFE 6/29/2014 8

9 MAIN ACTIVITIES: Construction of the set of simple dams on the drainage ditches in order to restore destroyed hydrological regime on large area of the bog (more than 500 ha; dams); Removing of the woody vegetation in formerly open bog areas including dry peat-land sites used for re-wetting action (a couple of Actions); Proper management of the reed stands using two different methods (two different Actions); Implementation of fireprevention measures improvement of the local roads for fire-engine, setting bounds for public traffic, re-wetting (a couple of Actions). Tyruliai-LIFE 6/29/2014 9

10 MAIN ACTIVITIES: Construction of the set of simple dams on the drainage ditches in order to restore destroyed hydrological regime on large area of the bog (more than 500 ha; dams); Removing of the woody vegetation in formerly open bog areas including dry peat-land sites used for re-wetting action (a couple of Actions); Proper management of the reed stands using two different methods (two different Actions); Implementation of fireprevention measures improvement of the local roads for fire-engine, setting bounds for public traffic, re-wetting (a couple of Actions). Tyruliai-LIFE 6/29/

11 MAIN ACTIVITIES: Construction of the set of simple dams on the drainage ditches in order to restore destroyed hydrological regime on large area of the bog (more than 500 ha; dams); Removing of the woody vegetation in formerly open bog areas including dry peat-land sites used for re-wetting action (a couple of Actions); Proper management of the reed stands using two different methods (two different Actions); Implementation of fireprevention measures improvement of the local roads for fire-engine, setting bounds for public traffic, re-wetting (a couple of Actions). Tyruliai-LIFE 6/29/

12 MAIN ACTIVITIES: Construction of the set of simple dams on the drainage ditches in order to restore destroyed hydrological regime on large area of the bog (more than 500 ha; dams); Removing of the woody vegetation in formerly open bog areas including dry peat-land sites used for re-wetting action (a couple of Actions); Proper management of the reed stands using two different methods (two different Actions); Implementation of fireprevention measures improvement of the local roads for fire-engine, setting bounds for public traffic, re-wetting (a couple of Actions). Tyruliai-LIFE 6/29/

13 EXPECTED RESULTS: Increasing of the breeding populations of the SPA trigger bird species: Bittern (> 20 males) & Spotted Crake (>30 males), staging migratory cranes (>1000 birds) as well as other threatened bird species; Hydrological regime restored in the area of more than 500 ha with following regeneration of the bog vegetation; Habitat capacity of more than 500 ha of former open sedge-grass areas as well as reed stands improved; Fire prevention (prevents also habitat loss because of regular peat fires) measures implemented for all area of the Tyruliai bog. Tyruliai-LIFE 6/29/

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