A Volcanic Eruption is Reforesting Iceland - here’s how
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 Published On Sep 14, 2022

In this video, we want to tell you a really unique story of how an eruption and a mysterious phenomenon known as a mast year were perfectly timed together to create a new forest in Iceland.

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⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️
0:00 Intro
1:06 History
2:11 Hike to forest
5:17 How a volcano made a forest

🧐 ABOUT THIS VIDEO
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This summer we started planting trees in Iceland. But what does an Icelandic forest look like? This set us on course to Bæjarstaðaskógur, the closest thing you can get to an ancient Icelandic forest.

Some quick research and a chat with our Icelandic partners, Skógræktin, uncovered a fascinating tale. It was the story of how an eruption and a mysterious phenomenon known as a Mast year synced together perfectly to create a huge area of new-growth forest, on the glacial outwash plains in the south of Iceland.

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