Kuresoo Bog is a bog in

Viljandi County Viljandi County ( et, Viljandi maakond or ''Viljandimaa''; german: Kreis Fellin) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu and Valga counties. History Viljandimaa, under the ...

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

. The bog is located in

Soomaa National Park Soomaa National Park ( et, Soomaa rahvuspark) is a national park in south-western Estonia. Soomaa ("land of bogs") protects 390 km², the park was created in 1993. Soomaa is Important Bird Area since 1989 and a Ramsar site of protected w ...

. This bog is one of the largest in Estonia. The area of the bog is 10,843 ha.

Restoration Efforts

The restoration of Kuresoo Bog has been an ongoing effort in Estonia, the main goal of the restoration is to use different damming technologies, such that Sphagnum growth is at a good level.

References

{{Reflist Viljandi County Bogs of Estonia