Why is Burns Bog such an ecological treasure and why should people work hard at preserving it?
H. Though many people have many reasons for thinking of Burn s Bog as a special place, in an ecological sense, in a kind of a global sense looking at it s biological diversity significance. There is really no place like it on Earth. Its combination of plant species, the setting in the Fraser Delta, the water chemistry and the size of the bog all combine to indicate that this is unlike any other. Domed bog ecosystems themselves are not that abundant because they are a special creation based on the work of sphagnum mosses. Also, many domed bogs occur in Northwestern Europe and have long been converted for agricultural and other purposes. There is a great interest and effort to restore those bogs or to maintain the small fragments of them. On a global scale, the bog is ecologically exceptional. What makes it unique and important is that it is a self-contained ecosystem. It is self-constructed and grows out of its own accord. The bog provides an opportunity for people in Southern Canada an
