It has a moss trail of 1.2 km on which different moss species and scientific information about them is displayed, he said. Two of the moss species found here i.e. Hyophila involuta (Cement Moss) and Brachythecium Buchanani figure in International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) red list, Chaturvedi said.

Moss Garden, Khurpatal houses around 30 different species of moss and certain other bryophyte species. The main aim behind developing the garden was to conserve the various species of moss and other bryophytes and to make people aware of its significance in the environment besides creating a recreation centre for tourists, Chaturvedi who heads the research wing of the state forest department, said. India's first moss garden has been developed at Khurpatal in Nainital district, officials said on Saturday.Īpproved in July last year under the CAMPA scheme by the Research Advisory Committee of Uttarakhand Forest Department, the moss garden, the first in the country, was inaugurated on Friday by renowned water conservation activist Rajendra Singh, Chief Conservator of Forest Sanjiv Chaturvedi said.

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