Grotmoor rewetting project

23 February 2026, Schleswig-Holstein, Heidmoor: Cornelia Schmachtenberg (l, CDU), Minister for Agriculture, Rural Areas, Europe and Consumer Protection, stands with Tobias Goldschmidt (r, Alliance 90/The Greens), Minister for Energy Transition, Climate Protection, Environment and Nature, during a press event in the Grotmoor, holding moor peat in their hands. In the Grotmoor south of Bad Bramstedt, 96 hectares of moorland are being rewetted. Special excavators are being used to convert the areas so that the water is kept in the moor in future. The project is being implemented jointly by the Schleswig-Holstein Nature Conservation Foundation (SNSH) and the Schleswig-Holstein State Forests (SHLF). Photo: Marcus Brandt/dpa (Photo by Marcus Brandt/picture alliance via Getty Images)