We had a one day camp only dedicated to the construction of mires. We worked with the environment ministers of Estonia. The restoration of mires is very important, indeed, mires are the most ancient landscapes in Estonia and irreplaceable ecosystems that provide habitats for various bird and plant species and regulate carbon storage. 

Modern industry, forestry, and agriculture have exposed mires to drainage, which directs and enhances water flow out of the mire, and degrading the ecosystem. Closing off the drainage network is the paramount activity for wetland restoration. 

The work site was in the middle of the mire and it wasn't accessible by car. So, we had to walk about 1-2 km to the site, and carried all the work equipment. Our main tools at the worksites was shovels, which we used to dig peat for building the dams.

Then, in the second international camp; our accommodation place was in a school, next to a manor. The working site was at a few kilometers by car; about 20 minutes and then we had to walk around 2 km in the forest. The work was the same, so we had to built some others dams and in 4 days of work we have built about 10!

Steps of the construction of a dam.