Making cranberry land what it once was

 

In New England, where cranberries are traditional (but not necessarily the main place they come from), cranberry bogs are being converted back to wetlands. Sounds like a good move.

Why cranberry country is turning into wetlands

"Southeastern Massachusetts has been cranberry country for more than 200 years, ever since a Revolutionary War veteran discovered he could transplant wild vines to a swamp near his home on Cape Cod. But falling prices, competition from cranberry growers in Wisconsin, Quebec and Chile, and climate change have made it increasingly difficult for the state’s farmers to continue on — and has led to a boom in conservation projects as some look for an exit strategy."

So it's a good idea as sea level rises, and it also protects the land from coastal development. And you can get your cranberries from Wisconsin if you need them to be domestic. (By the way, "cranberry" is "canneberge" in French and arándano in Spanish.

"But 12 years after the first bog restoration was completed, the results suggest a path other states might follow as they warm to the idea that time-honored defenses like sea walls and dikes may not be enough in a changing climate."

It may not look like much, but it is a wetland.