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And in peat bogs, the acid in sphagnum moss puts soft tissue through a tanning process that often preserves brain tissue.

This is often capped with sphagnum moss, making the ground soft and treacherous.

But their full decomposition was blocked by the chemicals that are produced when sphagnum moss, the main moss that comprises peat, degrades.

The Stillwater Bog Natural Area protects vulnerable sphagnum moss and a wetland area, excellent habitat for a variety of resident and migrant birds as well as other fauna and flora.

Often labeled as sphagnum moss or peat moss, it became popular in the 1950s because of its versatility.