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Archive Home > 2009 > May > 16 > Rare floating peat mat is preserved

Rare floating peat mat is preserved

By Eric Mortenson / The Bulletin
May 16, 2009

WEST LINN — It’s like walking on a waterbed. The ground — or more accurately, the mat — gently sinks, bobs and quivers with every step.

Pause a second to take this in. You’re walking on a carpet of interwoven, bright green, peat moss that is 12....

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