Pohorje bogs

Pohorje is a mountain range in the north-eastern part of Slovenia. It is mostly composed of silicate rock. The impervious ground often leads to water stagnation, resulting in typical peat bogs with small lakes and bog forests, surrounded in places by peat spruce forests. The dense forests give Pohorje its typical image. They are home to birds like capercaille and black grouse. The pilot area covers 2,568 ha. It consists of two separate units: a connected greater area around lakes Lovrenška jezera and bog Ribniško barje and the area between lake Črno jezero in the south and bogs Klopnovrška barja in the north. The project’s goal is to improve the water regime in the bogs of Klopni vrh, Javorski vrh and Lovrenc by building barriers on drainage channels. This will improve the condition of active bogs, transition mires and bird habitats of capercaille and black grouse. The improved water regime will significantly slow down or maybe even completely stop the overgrowing of the area and improve its biodiversity. Building footpaths over parts of the area will prevent the negative impact of tourism on target habitats.