Seedfork said:...
I have built the level of the bog up several feet over the past few years, that is right, several feet.
I'm really impressed! You must have access to a lot of leaves and clippings, and a lot of energy!
I would probably have excavated soil from the bog onto the tops of the paths, wasting the boggy topsoil and never achieved several
feet of height difference.
Your method gave you walkable paths. Even if they do eventually decompose, you'll have added huge amounts of OM to that bog. My understanding is that bogs tend not to be very aerobic, so the OM should stop decaying once it sinks,
Then you'll basically have a big "compost mine" available.
Those boards should last longer than anything else. Maybe divert future green grass clippings to your compost bins, and only put wood and brown leaves on the paths.
Maybe a power shovel or bulldozer could turn it into a pond plus a border of drier, higher soil, if you ever want a pond more than a bog.
