Momoge’s reserve system covers about 144,000 hectares, according to a 2023 Forestry and Grassland Administration profile; more than 70,000 hectares are marsh. The profile names the Nenjiang, Tao’er and Erlongtao among rivers crossing the reserve and places the wetland in a migration landscape used by birds in spring and autumn.
From the journal
Keeping Water Moving at Momoge: Wells, Watchers and Wetland Work
Follow Momoge’s connected rivers and the restoration of land disturbed by former well sites, then meet the local bird-protection network and conservation work that reaches nearby livelihoods.
In the same city · Baicheng ↗A reserve shaped by rivers and marsh
Restoring land at former oil and water well sites
A 2026 China Environment News report republished by Jilin’s Ecology and Environment Department says more than 600 oil and water wells in Momoge’s core, buffer and experimental zones were closed and sealed. It also reports removal of old pipelines and well platforms, leveling and treatment of disturbed soil, and subsequent vegetation restoration. The same report describes river–lake connectivity, ecological water replenishment and water-quality monitoring as part of wetland protection.
Local photographers built a bird-protection team
A 2024 People’s Daily report republished by Jilin’s Ecology and Environment Department traces Momoge’s bird-protection flight team to 2018, when more than ten local photographers organized it; the report says it had grown to more than 200 members by 2024. The report describes patrols, rescue and public education. A separate 2026 China Environment News report, also republished by the department, names Pan Shengyu in connection with organizing the team and reports about 500 members.
The 2026 report says local residents were given priority for ‘ecological grid’ posts covering patrols, bird monitoring and public education. It also records Euryale ferox cultivation and regulated aquaculture within the reserve.