What Happened to the Forest We Flooded?

In spring we flooded a forest, now 6 months later the area is dry but it has changed completely. In this video we explore what has happened to our wetland by going on a deep dive of the species that live in the area.

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⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️
0:00 Intro
1:06 The Flooding Cycle
3:11 Project Timeline
5:56 Botanical tour
8:50 Mammals

🔎 ABOUT THIS PROJECT
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Over recent decades, large swathes of Slovakia’s wetlands have been lost. They have been drained to make way for agriculture as a result of the construction of dams for hydroelectric power, as well as for timber production. Wetlands are an integral part of the Danube floodplain landscape in Slovakia and draining them to plant trees has detrimental impacts on the environment. Wetlands store large amounts of carbon and are home to a diversity of plant and animal species that are specially adapted to the wet conditions. One of these species is the nationally endangered and endemic Pannonian root vole, which has declined drastically in Slovakia in response to disappearing wetlands. This project will turn forest back into a wetland by digging 650 meters of ditches. This will kickstart a “flood” of change and bring back a healthy functioning, sustainable and wilder ecosystem.

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