Lambert Peat Moss is a member of the Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association. This members have adopted a Preservation and Reclamation Policy that sets out the procedures for opening a bog, harvesting a bog and closing a bog.
Highlights of that policy of Lambert Peat Moss adhere:
- Before harvesting
- Reduce impact on environment
- Record flora, fauna
- Cooperate with environmental groups
- Choose bogs for reserves
- During harvesting
- Minimize acreage
- Leave buffer zone
- Leave layer of peat moss
- Design drainage so water can be restored
- After harvesting
- Restore to peatland
- Reclaim to berry or agricultural crop
- Reclaim to forestry
- Reclaim to functioning wetland and/or wildlife sanctuary
Canadian Peat Moss and the Environment
Less that 0.2% of Canadian bogs are used for horticulture, providing literally thousands of years of harvestable peat (approximately 29,000 years.) Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss is growing more than 70 times faster than the current harvests.
Several environmental agencies oversee all aspects of the peat bogs to insure a safe and sustainable ecosystem.
Canadians are proud to share this sustainable resource to improve your soil and provide soil-less media.
Lambert is committed to and practices sustainable peatland management and is a member of the Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association.