What Happened to the Forest We Flooded?

In spring we flooded a forest, now 6 months later the area is dry but it has changed completely. In this video we explore what has happened to our wetland by going on a deep dive of the species that live in the area.
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⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️
0:00 Intro
1:06 The Flooding Cycle
3:11 Project Timeline
5:56 Botanical tour
8:50 Mammals
🔎 ABOUT THIS PROJECT
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Over recent decades, large swathes of Slovakia’s wetlands have been lost. They have been drained to make way for agriculture as a result of the construction of dams for hydroelectric power, as well as for timber production. Wetlands are an integral part of the Danube floodplain landscape in Slovakia and draining them to plant trees has detrimental impacts on the environment. Wetlands store large amounts of carbon and are home to a diversity of plant and animal species that are specially adapted to the wet conditions. One of these species is the nationally endangered and endemic Pannonian root vole, which has declined drastically in Slovakia in response to disappearing wetlands. This project will turn forest back into a wetland by digging 650 meters of ditches. This will kickstart a “flood” of change and bring back a healthy functioning, sustainable and wilder ecosystem.
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[@MossyEarth]

If you think this project is worth supporting then please consider becoming a Mossy Earth Member :) You can do so here: mossy.earth/

[@guycha0s380]

Just Subscribed😁

[@Joseph-mf3yi]

Hope to when i have a more stable income, i love your work guys

[@matthewlivergood9624]

Put a large number of goats, cows, sheep, and horses in there for a while, but only once or twice a year once everything dries up. You will make friends with some of the local farmers, who may need green pastures for a few weeks, and it will help you control the plant growth.You may also want to put some pits in there every few years to mix the soil every so often to bring up old seeds from deeper in the soil.

[@im_a_simulation433]

Meu caro quando terão tempo para arranjar o problema dos eucaliptos em Portugal.

[@pamelapamper]

Nah u guys are wasting ur time restoring local ecosystems and reintroducing species that help maintain equilibrium by eating plants & pooping plant food. I think ya'll should stop this nonsense & waste of time and just go to a museum and throw ketchup at an art piece or smth like that. /sarcasm

[@splintmeow4723]

If only our economy was centered around improving and fixing the environment. Beautiful work.

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Splint! - Cheers, Duarte

[@splintmeow4723]

@@MossyEarthall the thanks goes to you, your team, everyone that contributed and helped. Absolute heroes!

[@MossyEarth]

I will pass it along :)!

[@noahmiller91]

Doughnut ecoomics needs to be embraced further than just Amsterdam! kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJraXqqBZZiHidk

[@esbrasill]

I'm trying! Reforesting my land with native species, native bees, doing ecotourism and whatever else comes around!. Unfortunately mossy membership is too expensive for me

[@XXSQUIDGLEYXX]

Always frustrates me how little awareness projects like these get in general media. We need to be supporting guys like these more then ever these days

[@bdb1052]

Because the media makes money complaining about problems, same with governments. There is very little money in actually solving problems or finding solutions

[@kamalgill3256]

There is money in solving problems but media only highlights the problems in which corporation(s) can make money most likely the said corporation is sponsoring the media in some form of advertisement money or sometimes they are simply owned by same people or their friends.

[@End3rWi99in]

Because it's a dumb project?

[@zoeysnow8451]

@@End3rWi99in boomer detected

[@florent4995]

@@End3rWi99in xD 0 IQ

[@norielsylvire4097]

I was born in a fishing village in Romania, right next to the Danube river. We have a forest of I believe willows, and it floods every year. It looks magical I love the forest when it's flooded, makes me feel like I'm in a fantasy movie. The trees are doing great, flooding is something that happens every single year, since forever, and they love ig

[@norielsylvire4097]

@@isaiahc8390 no, you milk drinker. You have to bow down to the almighty Talos. His light is all encompassing, for his and his will alone crested the Empire. His willpower was so strong he resurrected the Numidium and with it broke the Merfolk's tyranny. Repent from your sins and follow the true God of humankind! Repent! Repent now!

[@shihabuddin4275]

can you upload some video?

[@norielsylvire4097]

@@shihabuddin4275 sadly I don't live theme anymore, so I can't upload a video though I think I can get a bird's eye view from Google maps if you want

[@KssN27]

That sounds really beautiful

[@gasca2033]

@@norielsylvire4097 Romania is Christian bro idk why u saying that stuff

[@nononattono]

I temporarily live in Chicago for school, and my apartment is near a wetland preservation, but it is so heartbreaking. It is never flooded as far as I can tell, and it is an incredibly small patch of land. It is entirely surrounded by concrete, cement, and brick. I walk by it every day on my way to work and always feel a sense of grief. This video and project is very nice to watch and gives me a sense of hope. It’s very nice to see that there are people fighting to protect our planet. I hope to find projects I can volunteer for as well

[@JoeSmith-sl9bq]

I really dont get why people waste money to concrete Nature for no reason

[@DD-ik6is]

That's very neat! I'm in the city as well, would you mind sharing the name of the preservation or general area? I'd love to check it out!

[@hydrolifetech7911]

The two guys in Chicago, please get together, recruit friends and families and start a small organisation to help revive it

[@csus4add9]

To be fair to Chicago, the Des Plaines park system has lots of great wetlands.

[@frankherbert3005]

If I have to deal with more mosquitoes so you guys can temporarily visit Chicago and try to “improve” it, I’m coming to your hometown to do the same!

[@graphite2786]

This project is very similar to the ephemeral floodplains we are trying to restore here in Australia. We are on our 3rd la Nina event which has meant 3 years of above average rains. Terrible for the eastern coastal regions as quite a few urban areas are built right in the floodplains; many people have had their homes ruined and lost a great deal. However for the inland riverine areas it has been wonderful for the natural world. Many swamps, water meadows, ephemeral ponds have been filled with water , drowning out many invasive plant species while also giving native species the ideal environment to boost populations. Hopefully we won't go directly back into drought and get a few years of neutral weather ! Good luck with the project Mossy Earth 😃

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Graphite! We appreciate the support :) I hope everything works out in your area :) - Cheers, Duarte

[@electronicfreak1111]

The rain actually has been great for where I live on the coast(Tuggerah Lakes) even though there was some flooding and rubbish getting into the environment it seems like it’s actually stabilised the ecosystem

[@adamsneath6976]

and projects like this to restore wetlands and divert water flow can reduce urban flooding, giving the water other places to go and acting like a sponge

[@matthewserrao2926]

Have you guys noticed an increase in runoff coefficient due to urbanization? I just finished a project analyzing an ephemeral concrete channel in Las Vegas & found that during a time series where the population increased by 71% the runoff coefficient increased by over 2,000%.

[@Soken50]

@@matthewserrao2926 There is definitely a strong correlation between urbanisation and runoff as most urban surfaces are impermeable : roofs, streets, parkings, although some cities try to alleviate this now by creating more soaking areas where the water can penetrate into the ground and re-join aquifers it's often too little to make a significant difference to runoff or aquifer depletion.

[@paulbauer5643]

We have the same problem in Vienna. An area called “Lobau” that used to be flooded regularly wasn’t since the regulation of the Danube and the government says you can’t flood it because it would damage the water supply of the area, but they don’t even proof that claim. If only we had an organisation like you here 😢

[@Zoulstorm]

Sometimes you yourself have to be the spark that ignited a movement. Get a few environmentalists on board and fundraise for a study of the area!

[@ItsIdaho]

Styrian here. Austrians unite.

[@danielbee2399]

@@Zoulstorm ok u do it then

[@fakeuber8254]

@@danielbee2399 he’s not the one complaining, why should he do it?

[@Zoulstorm]

@@danielbee2399 I'm already involved in projects in my own country, i have never been in Vienna and can't afford to go there i'm sorry.

[@DEATHBYFIRE09]

Its amazing to see how resilient the local ecosystem is - despite being parched for decades, a single flood event has it bouncing back with amazing progress! Looking forward to the spring, can't wait to see the delta in flood again!

[@DuartedeZ]

Thank you to everyone who has worked on this project so far! Really happy with the progress :)

[@angry_tortieshell]

Yes definitely

[@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist3]

Repent to Jesus Christ “Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.” ‭‭Daniel‬ ‭12‬:‭3‬ ‭NIV‬‬ R

[@BenDover-ei4oj]

@@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist3 no.

[@Maxzes_]

@@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist3Dude, seriously? Here?

[@sayantanmazumdar3]

@@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist3 You bigots can only promote your superstitions and propaganda while people at Mossy Earth are doing the actual God's work. Also, we know you are a bot.

[@tordlindgren2123]

Wetlands are incredibly important, and had been impeded on too much all over the world. I'm very happy to see projects such as this being launched.

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Tord! - Cheers, Duarte

[@jari2018]

one could also say wetlands a important for profiters to make money so its easy for them to buy the local representives and voila its has huge ditches diverting the flow , and the credit goes to the local politican so he can re-elect himself or his party or even make huge personal gains.. This world seems doomed since its to easy to such things and there are no reprocussions and basicilly 95% dont care

[@Kiralmao]

@@jari2018 and its incredibly easy to think that, or see the worst.

[@guerreiro943]

Wetlands are honestly one of my favourite types of ecosystem. There is just so much diversity and life surrounding wetlands - plants, insects, fishes, birds, etc. They're beautiful places to experience in person, despite the enormous amounts of mosquitos

[@Kiralmao]

@@guerreiro943 I hate wetlands they're disgusting but they're incredibly important, like seriously. So idk

[@jeffodabear]

As a brewer here in Canada, it was really neat to see wild hops growing in Central Europe like that! No wonder they became the flavoring and preservation choice for ancient beer brewers.

[@twinarcher8123]

Sorry guys I got a little thirsty and drank the water.

[@pulvenberg1709]

As a guy from Slovakia, I am very surprised, happy and excited to see this happening. I wish you the best of luck in conserving these important wetlands that we have so mercilessly dried up in the past. Thank you for all the work and heart you put into these projects.

[@tomrake3264]

tell ur local govt. to open that damn dam

[@ayumuaikawa]

@@tomrake3264 if only it was that simple lol

[@tomrake3264]

@@ayumuaikawa yea man definitely not simple, dams generate power needed for hundreds if not thousands of homes. I just want to see more governments investing in other types of renewables like they say they will.

[@ayumuaikawa]

@@tomrake3264 That's one of the issue yeah, but mainly I rarely see government listening people unless it benefits them (next election or something)

[@robberbarron7602]

@@tomrake3264 This is interesting, we are told that hydroelectric dams are a positive renewable while clearly it destroys or seriously impedes local environment.

[@Jef_Vermassen]

Warms my heart to see the time and attention put into projects like these. Also, surprises me how 'little' effort makes such a big impact. Keep up the good work Mossy Earth!

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Jef! We try to be efficient with our budget and get as much rewilding as we can with it :) - Cheers, Duarte

[@andremoore810]

I have to admit, when you said the monthly money is going to restore forest wetlands, my jaw dropped as I realized that is the best way i've ever heard to support projects of this nature. Amazing work guys!

[@hannahoros]

I wish this was shown to us by our professors during our environmental law class. This made me appreciate the law even more. I couldn't afford to support you guys, but I will share your videos to spread awareness. Hope to support you guys soon!

[@Sinoochka]

This is such a delight to see young people making such an important change! You are an inspiration! Thank you for doing what you do, and also for sharing it with the world!

[@altforauditions9279]

As someone living in the Eastern US, it's interesting to see how invasive many of our native species (especially NY asters and goldenrods, which in their native range are keystone species supporting hundreds of insect species) can be outside their range. It's also good to see many plants that are invasive here filling important niches in Europe(Phragmites australis is hated by wetland ecologists in my area).

[@Wolfsification]

I was thinking exactly the same as an eastern canadian ecologist. I have so much hate for Phragmites australis.

[@liamblack3001]

phragmites is no phun

[@n1troni]

Its very fascinating that you people from the us who invaded a foreign country and claimed it yours, are now having problems with foreign plants and invasive species. Oh the irony in this comment😂😂

[@umungus518]

@@n1troni do you enjoy being xenophobic?

[@ArchOwl]

@@n1troni do we really wanna talk about europe and invading foreign countries to claim them for themselves?

[@vojtechvanek1686]

Many Thanks guys,this is just outside my city and I'm aware for long about these problems of our wetlands. We can not expect for the major river running through many big cities to ever look again like 2 thousand years ago,but I believe that many smaller scale projects like you shown here can help us achieve reasonable balance between the nature and the civilization.

[@MossyEarth]

You live in a beautiful place my friend! Enjoy it! - Cheers, Duarte

[@guerreiro943]

Rewilding is honestly one of the few things that give me some hope for the future of the planet

[@rikilshah]

Instead of pointlessly shouting "Save environment" , These guys are actually saving the environment. Great work!

[@CherryBotV2]

some people can only shout. its better to shout and advocate for change than to do nothing

[@brettbuck7362]

@@CherryBotV2 No it isn't. It's pointless virtue signalling that only tends to make you seem frivolous and will irritate the people you need to convince to achieve your goals.

[@PowerfuIPeter1]

Yes but it works, if you look into the past protests work. And some people can’t, like would you rather they didn’t put pressure on politics? So protest’s don’t work but it’s because 1, They didn’t do it long enough, 2, the problem isn’t real, mostly they are real like the climate protests. And lots of people actually help, from donating to going out and doing it themselves!

[@fadillah6014]

​@@PowerfuIPeter1put most protester who block street only yell "Just stop thing" and didn't offer solution, also the donation seems only used for more protest.

[@Constance_tinople]

@@brettbuck7362some people don’t have the power to physically enact change so they advocate for it. You just seem frustrated that people advocate for it because you don’t care thus find it annoying.

[@aszalai86]

A bit of a historical addition to the "luckily for us, the Hungarians did not do the same" part: Actually the Hungarian part of the plans included a water supply solution for the floodplains. So, stopping the Hungarian side of the constructions resulted in: 1) giving away the possibility for Hungary to control the water flow; 2) cancelling the water supply solution for the floodplains - this led to the now well-known results...

[@MerryMoss]

I loved all the Cardus plant bits sticking to your jacket xD And I also love how you guys are transparent about things that go wrong and/or can improve on in the future💚

[@MossyEarth]

Haha glad you had a laugh Merry Moss! - Cheers, Duarte

[@Robo-xk4jm]

i hate them with a passion

[@patrickcorcoran4828]

@@MossyEarth It made me laugh out loud too!

[@merry_christmas]

Merry Christmoss! 🎄💚

[@timozkurt7944]

The project update we've all been waiting for! Glad to see the progress and a close-up of this stage of the cycle. Nice to follow the transitions and the effects on biodiversity.

[@MossyEarth]

Glad you enjoyed the video Tim! Excited to show everyone how it will look in spring :) - Cheers, Duarte

[@martonlipovszky6617]

As someone from Hungary, this project warms my hearth. Thank you!💚

[@noddy176]

This year my fiancee and me 'discovered' the BlackBerries in our forest were completely overgrown by enormous amounts of 'weeds' with bell-shaped seeds. The BlackBerry bushes are huge and overgrow everything, but these formerly unseen plants grew over 15 feet up, covering the BlackBerries even into the trees. Thank you for teaching me these plants are Common Hop. I will tell my love about this and maybe make some BlackBerryBeer in the future.😉😊

[@peternagy6067]

Fun fact in medieval Hungary they used to dig channels use this natural circle to boost the fatality of the fields and pastures. It was called fok-gazdálkodás.

[@thejuggernautofspades9453]

I like your funny words magic man

[@Maya-rq1jt]

I think you mean fertility, as fatality means they are trying to kill the fields and pastures instead of helping the harvests :)

[@happychappy2b252]

Thank you for all the work to bring back balance to our world. Thank you also for the great video with a good mix of education and entertainment. Hope the movement grows and grows.

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you happy! We appreciate the support and hope rewilding keeps on growing! - Cheers, Duarte

[@raifikarj6698]

@@MossyEarth what happen to the nursery fish ? Did the fish managed to escape or you find many tiny corpse of fish baby when you checked the place after the flood receded

[@joshsalter8581]

You guys are amazing. I’ve never seen such openness from a charity. I think all major wildlife/conservation charities could learn a lot from you!

[@tburrrg2502]

In Schaumburg IL they did this 30 years ago and it’s abundant of wildlife now. It’s wonderful! What a great mission y’all have!

[@awkwardatlas5623]

When the UK government has just green lighted a fekkin COAL MINE, it's great to see progress on a project like to balance things out. Keep up the good work guys

[@MossyEarth]

Unfortunate indeed... I can't believe they are doing that in this day and age while promising to change. Its embarrassing. - Cheers, Duarte

[@skipperg4436]

What did you expect to happen when you sabotaged the only real alternative to fossil fuels that there is? If not for actions of not-so-good people power generation would have been ~90% nuclear by now and that means that most of fossil fuel power plants would've been closed - naturally. However, coal is important not just for power: it is essential for steel manufacturing because of the chemistry of process being used (basically C + Fe(x)O(y) -> CO2 + Fe). It can be replaced by electrolysis but that requires at least 10 times cheaper cost of electricity, which is theoretically achievable by nuclear power but not in the short run.

[@Soken50]

@@skipperg4436 Did Mossy Earth sabotage nuclear power ?

[@knoll9812]

@@Soken50 nuclear power decline predates mossey earth.

[@Soken50]

@@knoll9812 And you're telling me this because ?

[@JuniperBoy]

Thanks for the update! With a project like this there are always going to be a lot of unknowns, and a restoring an ecosystem doesn't happen overnight. Look forward to seeing how this progresses over the next few years.

[@MossyEarth]

Expect an update in Spring! - Cheers, Duarte

[@maddiredfern]

I really love what you guys are doing. Your videos make me so happy. I love seeing all the little creatures and plants that you were able to restore the area for. This is truly amazing and such important work.

[@danilogouvea]

What a beatitful project you guys are carrying out! It's a such a relief to see that there are more people trying to recover the damaged parts of our planet. Keep up the good work, guys! Love from Brazil! ;)

[@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

There is a river in my home town of Lehi Utah, USA. called Jordan River. It flows through a place called Willow Park. in the last 20 years the park has been dying, the old growth willows are dying and there are no more new growth or saplings. The reason for this is that it is a park now, it used to flood every year and no long does so the willows are dying off.

[@salamandastron90]

perhaps you can raise this project that Mossy Earth does with your local council? Next budget might have a few K's earmarked to re-introduce some small wetland.

[@kevinbond2521]

I thought it was SLC siphoning off the water supplies...

[@bend8353]

Its pretty simple (especially for a municipality) to water some trees a few times of year. Willow trees don't need a wetland. Just a little drink every now and then. You should go to a council meeting

[@Jasmine-fu7qr]

The great salt lake is projected to dry up due to agriculture hogging the water supply. Search videos on this. We must lower the demand for meat products since the water is being used to grow crops for animals.

[@superturkeylegs]

Not to mention the looming ecological and environmental disasters related to the Great Salt Lake.

[@jcartist5881]

Thank you so much for the consistent updates and for making wildlife thrive and recover. I am quite curious if you guys plan to do projects on mangrove forests. Mangroves play a unique niche of being both a freshwater haven and a saltwater haven hybrid. With most of our mangroves today gone, it would be an amazing opportunity to help them make a comeback

[@MossyEarth]

We might look at some Mangrove projects in the coming years but nothing concrete just yet :) - Cheers, Duarte

[@Blackadder75]

Slovakia was on my short list of holiday destinations already, but this video made me actually plan a trip there. I have 2 weeks holiday in may 2024 and I will go to this area (and also to the regular tourist cities and places)

[@terramater]

That's such an amazing and exciting project! Our crew filmed a similar project that aimed to bring wilderness back to the UK. We had a chance to talk to people who managed to get Eurasian beavers back to Cornwall to transform their farm into a biodiversity hotspot. And also other projects, like the European bison reintroduction around Kent.

[@SaultheKing7]

The invasive Goldenrod spezies is actually Solidago canadensis(Canadian Goldenrod). There is also a local one which is not invasive. Both still have a use in many ways for humans. I am from Vienna and manage a ha of land next to the hungarian border in the south and Goldenrod is really problematic. It produces so much seed and is incredible fertile. One of those plant heads make hundreds of seeds and in a trial I did almost all of them germinated after winter. Love your work!

[@MossyEarth]

Interesting! We identified it as the Asian one I believe. Nevertheless problematic indeed… - Cheers, Duarte

[@SaultheKing7]

@@MossyEarth Oh my bad, I couldn´t have identified it, since I didn´t get a look. Just in Austria there is a lot of the canadensis one.

[@b.a.erlebacher1139]

I live in an area where goldenrod is native. It is a disturbance type plant that will grow wherever there is an open area like abandoned fields and pastures, as well as wherever it can find an untended spot in urban areas. Farmers can control it to some extent by mowing when it is in bloom but before seed matures. As well as preventing seeding, this seems to greatly increase winterkill -- as much as 90% of these perennials don't survive the winter if mowed at the right time. I don't know if this will work in your climate but it might be worth trying. Btw, goldenrod is an excellent bee plant, but the honey isn't especially good tasting. Beekeepers here usually leave it in the hive as winter food for the bees.

[@garywalton3482]

@@MossyEarth It also looked to me to Solidago canadensis which is common and native where I live in the US. Even so, it is a rampantly growing species often colonizing abandoned fields and disturbed soils. Many insects in the US feed on this goldenrod and keep it somewhat in check. The best clue to determining if this is Solidago canadensis (or its close relative Solidago altissima) is to look at the structure of the inflorescence which is somewhat triangular in outline and confined to the top of the stem. From what I have been able to find out about the Asian goldenrod (Solidago decurrens) the inflorescence is the "wand type" with clusters of flowers growing from leaf axils up and down the stem.

[@SeedGreed]

It’s strange to see our native US species being invasive in other areas! Goldenrods and asters are some of our best native competitors against the invasive European and Asian species here. They both like disturbed areas in full sun and can have wet feet but don’t really tolerate full on flooding much

[@HansVerburg]

Nice to have a follow-up video with the lessons learned. Would be great to have these every year until the system works.

[@MossyEarth]

You can expect the next one in spring! I am gonna try to do a lot of underwater filming :D - Cheers, Duarte

[@birger937]

This awesomely made video is kinda the first time I really really felt like understanding how and why this is important. Great work, thank you for presenting what you do to us!

[@Hobbsthetiger]

I worked on a project in New Mexico restoring the natural wetland habitat very similar situation to this, the main river had been controlled and straightened and no longer allowed for flooding, massively depleting the biodiversity of the area

[@skysmeller]

Hi from Ukraine! I`ve seen the first video long-long ago, but I doubt something will really happen, but right now I saw, that you guys made a very big piece of work! Keep going, the nature will be grateful(maybe)

[@BassGoThump]

This is so Amazing!!! Thank you for all of the hard work and thank you to all who donate!!! This is REAL conservationism in action!!!

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Travis! I know the team gets really motivated with comments like this :D - Cheers, Duarte

[@Minris1]

Great work. Keep making a difference. The world needs more people like you xx

[@philthytanks4952]

Happy to hear it’s still working n helping. I was worried with the beginning of the video as I had found your channel thru another channel earlier and just donated everything I can afford to. Keep up the good work!!!!

[@sombrero4316]

We may sometimes feel powerless to make a change, while you guys are doing the literal lords work on this god forsaken Earth. Amazing video, great job, definitely would love to see a follow up on how this project is going again.

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Sombrero! I am really excited to film all the flooding in the Spring :) - Cheers, Duarte

[@dlejon1044]

Wrote my thesis on Microtus agrestis so I am impressed by the woman listing all those species in latin. And I so identify with her smile after. That is the smile of "Yes, I know I am crazy, but this is what happens when you work with stuff like this."

[@amritanshusingh2828]

wow... i am really amazed that this kind of revival can be done and a healthy ecosystem can be reinstated. great work MOSSY EARTH...keep doing the good work and maybe I will support you guys when I start earning. ;)

[@Vestajik]

11:21 As a Canadian who often sees a lot of Eurasian plant species as invasive and problematic to our ecosystem, it’s super interesting to see and be reminded that you guys in the “old world” also have the same problems that we face when we are trying to protect native species.

[@sarantissporidis391]

Greece, which is my country, and the whole of the Mediterranean coast are actually flooded by American species, Texan and Mexican mostly who thrive in the warm weather we are having. After WWII, a great deal of help arrived at my country in the form of American grains, and guess what, they were contaminated with seeds of various american plants. The livestock we have weren't exactly keen on the newcomers, and we are again flooded by invasive species....

[@dominusetdeus060644]

You do good work guys. Well done. One of the best channels on KZbin

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Vlad! Your support means a lot to us :) - Cheers, Duarte

[@jenn976]

2 things - first, thank you SO much for doing the work you’re doing! These videos are inspirational informative and show the kind of dedicated work we need to be doing, and to be a part of. Thank you. Second, I only just watched the 2015 doc. by the Sclambergers, “Danube, Europe’s Amazon” because I used to live in Vienna. It was great until they got to the dam. Unbelievable - but unfortunately, not surprising. However, your work and dedication helps fight back against those effects (not just your project on the Donau). I’m so glad to have found your channel.

[@MinecraftProLord]

This is amazing, I wish more people focused on our environment like you guys do!

[@Michalosnup]

I love it. I hate when people just plant trees without consideration if that is really what they should be doing. I personally try to fight against invasive species as much as i can in my situation and seeing how the number of them decreased there really made my day

[@shitpostfella5528]

I'm really glad you make videos like these, that show the succes and/or failures of your hard work. Keep it up and help the Earth!

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you! I think showing the failures is crucial to make this work long term :) - Cheers, Duarte

[@attilakovats5139]

Randomly clicked on the video and I was really surprised when I heard Gabčíkovo and Danube. I live here, we use to walk and hike in these woods, love to see some progress in revitalization. Keep up the good work! ❤❤❤

[@tarwin]

Thanks for keeping us updated on the project. Exciting !

[@SlappoLS]

I watched your first video on this idea a few weeks back, awesome to be able to see the progress! You’re doing a great job restoring natural basins and habitats. Keep it up, hope to see many more projects like this!

[@elvenkind6072]

Thanks a lot for the really inspiring movie. I'm so tired of hearing about everything going wrong on the planet, and so channels like this really help a person like me, growing up as part of Generation X, and seeing the world growing and doubling in population from 4-8 billion people in barely a half lifetime, and all the problems that have come with that.

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you! Glad we can make your day a bit brighter :) - Cheers, Duarte

[@Sadokas]

Thank you guys for everything you do!

[@billbillson3129]

I hope these videos will help drive decision making regarding continual shepherding of the land thank you all for sharing your hard work!

[@Airdown]

We do something akin to this in Arkansas, albeit for different reason. We call them green trea reservoirs, and they're used for seasonal migratory bird species. The reservoirs are essential for the survival of several important species EDIT: The reason we have to do this is because much of the original wetlands have been replaced or had their waters drained by farmlands

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you for the info! That is very interesting. Added to my list of things to look into. - Cheers, Duarte

[@adel19997]

Farmlands are the benefit of people survival

[@iainmackenzieUK]

So exciting Educational and optimistic. I believe what you are doing is not just good for this region but also an inspiration (and proof of concept) for other groups around the world to 'have a go'. Great "can do" attitude.

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Iain! We appreciate the kind words :) - Cheers, Duarte

[@isaiahc8390]

Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven, you must become a new creation and be born again by responding to the Holy Spirit. - Matthew 7:21-23, Revelation 3:15-16 cf. Hebrews 10:26-29. Pay close attention to your thoughts and how you respond to your inner monologue because it has a greater impact than you think. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life, and do all that you can to follow His ways.

[@Magstarcutie]

You guys are doing amazing work thank you for caring for our planet and giving us a brighter future

[@artscrafts4685]

Videos like this are so important, thank you for all of your hard work in saving this ecosystem 💚💚💚💚 so inspiring ✨

[@shayandevi9870]

It's so relieving to see you in action, to appreciate the enormous evolution of the project ! Thank you for these emotions of pure happiness !

[@isaiahc8390]

Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven, you must become a new creation and be born again by responding to the Holy Spirit. - Matthew 7:21-23, Revelation 3:15-16 cf. Hebrews 10:26-29. Pay close attention to your thoughts and how you respond to your inner monologue because it has a greater impact than you think. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life, and do all that you can to follow His ways.

[@drharnsaft1005]

Great to see it had a positive effect, hopefully the dam owners will agree.

[@MossyEarth]

In some way they have to as they are run by the government. They have been collaborative. Fingers crossed for Spring. - Cheers, Duarte

[@Platypi007]

Floodplain forests are so interesting and diverse! I live very close to the Congareee National Forest here in the US and love to visit the national park that's been set up there at various times of the year to see the changes.

[@quinnbero8221]

Your teams knowledge of ecosystems and habitats and natures short and long term priorities is fascinating and so thorough

[@RosscoAW]

Kudos to the water management team(s) at the dam for being facilitative and open to sustainable reparative approaches for their water system. 💜Can't wait to see more!

[@Piter_Play]

Can you visit Poland? We have many rivers which have concrete floor and walls...

[@MossyEarth]

Its on the list but we are a small team :) - Cheers, Duarte

[@WontBeSaved]

Thanks for the update on this wonderful project, very inspirational :)

[@ahahahahahahahahahahahahah7766]

The information in this video is SO COOL im also so impressed by the camerawork and production of the vid this was such an amazing video

[@gnarmarmilla]

Hooray! How precious you found that vole! You guys inspire me to work to protect nature. I’m very thankful for what you are doing and I pray to God often that you will receive help and wisdom to keep up the good work. I have been working with a wise man to control feral cats after he alerted me of the problem we have with them here in southern Illinois where many precious bird, reptile, weasel and rodent species are under serious threat because of people being irresponsible with cats and because I have seen them go into the forest at night for food I have been especially concerned for our local voles, especially after watching your channel and Rob’s “Leave Curious” channel and understanding more how important those little fellas are. Fortunately, we have been able to remove 6 feral cats from this precious marsh land and flood plain just off of the Kaskaskia river in Baldwin, Illinois. One of these cats, “Sunny,” was the first one we caught and my step son loved her so we kept her. I believe that all animals, plants and other living organisms are so precious that they are worth far more than money so people should be educated to understand how important Mossy Earth’s work is. You people give me hope that the human race can indeed save much of the glorious natural world we have been losing at an ALARMING rate. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Peace

[@MossyEarth]

Well done and keep up the good work yourself :) its great to hear these stories!- Cheers, Duarte

[@eddieaaronson3775]

thank you for supplying a link to donate! this is incredible work, keep it up : )

[@TheBobador]

Fascinating work! Looking forward to the Spring update! 🙌

[@RNG-999]

As an American living in the Pacific Northwest, this inspires me so much. Thank you for this video and your efforts.

[@Levimillsap07]

We need to help our area too.the pnw is full of invasives especially queen annes lace and Himalayan black berry

[@tschaboo19]

Thank you for your efforts! Really liked the good vibes with still lots of infos. I’m proud to support you folks and root for your success!

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you my friend! I am glad you enjoyed the update. We are very happy with the progress on this project. Excited to show you what happens in Spring :) - Cheers, Duarte

[@TheLovelorn192]

I got to see this on a much smaller scale growing up. I used to always play out in the creek behind my house growing up and after a while a lot of run down pollution sealed off half the water to the creek and you could notice plant species vanish and certain animals go missing too. Years later it’s only got two or three plant species and the only things that live in it are creek chubs and algae

[@michaelhansen9826]

I agree in my kitchen i always install outlets without switches. I usually plug in things like mixers, crock pots, etc. And it's all fine. But in my living room for instance i like to have switches on the plugs that are easily accessible, i use those for light chains and then i can easily turn them on and off. But for outlets in corners, behind the couch etc i don't install switches. Also it's worth noting that in Denmark the style of outlets with switches are 50% larger than the ones without. Our normal layout is also to have an outlet with a switch under the switch for thr lights by the entrance of the room. All in all, a kitchen is different than other rooms, where switches on outlets might make more sense. Love your videos! Keep up the good work.

[@nyxnox2135]

This series and the Wisent video got me to support you guys a few months ago, you're doing gods work out there. Hope everything works out with the water management

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Nyx! Glad to have you as a member! Many more projects to come and hopefully some wisent in 2023 :) - Cheers, Duarte

[@PatrikInNature]

Been waiting for this video! It's great to see the progress and all the lessons learned so far. May the success continue :D

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Patrik! Glad you enjoyed it mate :) Keep up the good work! - Cheers, Duarte

[@folkingadams]

I recognised a lot of species mentioned in your videos. I’m in east anglia uk. Many of our waterways our breaking ground there banks and some wetlands are naturally refilling each winter. With sea encroachment to we are set to be under water in next few centuries, much like the lost land of Doggerland to the East of us before the last ice age . Truelly amazing what you are doing . Will continue to watch from a distance! :)

[@buzzabuzza3494]

Brilliant work thank you to everyone who are participating in these projects 🙏🙏🙏

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Buzza! - Cheers, Duarte

[@anniehill9909]

This was fascinating. Is this an area where beaver would also help retain water a little longer, (They like willow, don't they?) or does it dry out too much in summer? The complexity and interconnectedness of life is so clearly demonstrated by these floodplains, with some species actually requiring the wet alternating with the dry. I love these 'before and after' videos and am impatient for more. It's hard to live at Nature's slow and progressive pace! It was so inspiring to see more water voles getting a chance!

[@MossyEarth]

Beaver are in the are but they prefer streams that run all year so they are only in the permanent side arms I believe. I agree with you, I would love to see immediate change but unfortunately this is the closest we get to a "fast project" - Cheers, Duarte

[@TheSime0n]

@@MossyEarth There are examples in the western United States of people restoring seasonal streams into year round streams utilizing what are called beaver dam analogs. And after a number of years reintroducing beavers 🦫.

[@nicolalivornomannu]

It's so great to see all the updates about this project!

[@zacharydavis4398]

Thanks for spending the time to create and share this content awareness 💚🙏🏾

[@NyxarionAchlys]

What an amazing project! It's fun to see so many similarities with plants that we have in the Netherlands, especially the western part. Also loving the jacket at 7:27, great fashion choice

[@isaiahc8390]

Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven, you must become a new creation and be born again by responding to the Holy Spirit. - Matthew 7:21-23, Revelation 3:15-16 cf. Hebrews 10:26-29. Pay close attention to your thoughts and how you respond to your inner monologue because it has a greater impact than you think. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life, and do all that you can to follow His ways.

[@NyxarionAchlys]

@@isaiahc8390 I already believe in God, stop trying to convince people via a KZbin comment. Whatever one wants to believe, it's their own choice and it should never be forced upon someone

[@jonathanryals9934]

There is a natural forest flood cycle. Mostly involves beavers. The ponds/lakes they make build up nutrients in the ground then they move the dam after they eat all the good stuff in it and leave behind enriched land for plants.

[@kuarifu]

OH MY GOD BLESS YOU ALL! SUCH A GREAT PROJECT! BEAUTIFUL RESULT!

[@juliannacrandall4448]

This is amazing... I had no idea that you could sort of undo or go around the effects of dams like this to restore wetland habitat!

[@fajarmaulanaramadan7438]

I just tell people in reddit that nature can be healed by pointing at your videos. Glad i found your channel

[@MossyEarth]

Thank you Fajar! That means a lot to the team here. I think we need to get more active on reddit as well :) - Cheers, Duarte

[@GeorgeCorty]

Hello, it was really nice seeing you all do this amazing work, it inspires me to think about all the amazing things I can do with my own power. It was also really amazing to see all of the positive change when you restored the natural rhythms. I live near the Mississippi river in Minnesota and I am thinking about all the ways we have changed the river and what would happen if we reverted some of those changes! Again, an amazing video that, really, changed my perspective on this life we are all living together.

[@isaiahc8390]

Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven, you must become a new creation and be born again by responding to the Holy Spirit. - Matthew 7:21-23, Revelation 3:15-16 cf. Hebrews 10:26-29. Pay close attention to your thoughts and how you respond to your inner monologue because it has a greater impact than you think. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life, and do all that you can to follow His ways.

[@GeorgeCorty]

@@isaiahc8390 sometimes I pleasure myself to pictures of Moms on the internet. I also binge eat food sometimes, and I have a few tattoos. I have homosexual thoughts occasionally and will probably act on them someday. I would worship chaos any day over some heavenly lies. Why waste life being all goody two shoes when there is evil to conduct.

[@cloutsteezo2269]

This is an amazing project. Good for you man honestly

[@ImTerasHD]

Amazing work that you do! Thank you so much on the behalf of.. people 🤷‍♂️ 🥰 If only there was more people like you and your team.

[@dmytrostepanyuk7808]

Full respect to you because u made me happy to see that something is now busy with recovery, I hope you will get it to final step to let us see how beautiful nature are in real !

[@danielf4438]

I live on the Hungarian side of the river and we go there kayaking every year. It is indeed wonderful, I was actually very suprised when this recommended video turned out to be about this place. We call it "Szigetköz" which means "island alley" in english.

[@vicrewilding6162]

Very nice to see that you check your projects. So tired of projects that do random actions that doesn't sustain with the time.

[@davidgraham2673]

Great update video with good news on your successes. Kudos on a well thought out plan.

[@johncnorris]

It's great that you can have this project. I hope it inspires more just like it around the world.

[@solopotato19]

Great to see that change can be made to fix some of our mistakes. hopefully we have people like this in canada

[@MossyEarth]

Glad you enjoyed the update :) - Cheers, Duarte