Old growth forests

Old growth definitions and values - Province of British Columbia

The Timber Harvesting Land Base is approximately 22.3 million hectares, of which about 3 million hectares is old-growth forest. To put this in ...

Ohio now has more 'old-growth' forests than any other state. Here's ...

With the inclusion of Stage's Pond State Nature Preserve near Columbus and the Lindy Roosenburg Preserve near Athens, the Old-Growth Forest ...

Protect Old Growth Forests Before September 20 - Outdoor Alliance

The Forest Service wants to protect old growth trees on our National Forests. Take action to protect old growth forests by sending your ...

The old-growth expert and the forests he vowed to protect - YouTube

When Jerry Franklin was just a boy, he vowed to protect the forests and trees he saw as his friends. During his career as a forest ecologist ...

Forest Service Fails to Protect Mature & Old-Growth Forests

The letter calls for bold leadership and a science-based approach that protects mature forests to help recover and expand old-growth ecosystems ...

Let's protect the old-growth forests of tomorrow, today. | REI Co-op

The US Forest Service just shared a landmark new rule aiming to strengthen conservation measures for all 128 forest land management plans nationwide.

Mature and old-growth forests contribute to large-scale conservation ...

Mature and old-growth forests contribute to large-scale conservation targets in the conterminous United States ... Mature and old-growth forests ( ...

Protecting America's old-growth forests: A call for immediate action

This collective action seeks an immediate executive moratorium to halt logging activities within all MOG forests across the nation's public lands.

WA's fight over the old-growth forests of tomorrow | The Seattle Times

A new timber war is taking place over some of the state's older forests managed and logged by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). These ...

What is an 'old-growth' forest? » Yale Climate Connections

In the 1970s, researchers started using the term “old growth” to describe complex, biodiverse forests at least 150 years old. Environmentalists ...

Environmental groups and industry at odds over plan to conserve ...

... older forests and limit logging, but the agency stopped short of a ban on logging old-growth forests. The Forest Service proposal would ...

Old-Growth Forests Know How to Protect Themselves from Fire

“It's a natural solution for addressing the climate crisis just as it is. It is fire-resilient just as it is. Instead of worrying about the ...

Why no one knows exactly how much old-growth forest we have left

By: Nathan Gilles - May 22, 2024 1:09 pm ... This story was first published by Columbia Insight. It's said that the map is not the territory.

Land Management Plan Direction for Old-Growth Forest Conditions ...

The United States Department of Agriculture (Department) is proposing to amend all land management plans for units of the National Forest System (128 plans in ...

LAST CHANCE to Tell the USFS to Save Our Old-Growth Forests!

Unfortunately, the USFS' Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the NOGA does not do enough to protect ancient trees from ongoing threats like ...

first ever usa mature & old-growth forests mapping assessment: a ...

EO 14072 – “within 1 year of the date of this order, define, identify, and complete an inventory of old-growth and mature forests on Federal lands, accounting ...

How much U.S. forest is old growth? It depends who you ask - Science

Of the nearly 72 million hectares of forest managed by the two agencies, 45% are mature and 18% are old growth, according to a report released last week.

500-Year Forest Foundation | Conserving old growth forests

The 500-Year Forest Foundation conserves mature forests and the biologically diverse species they nurture. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, we work in ...

What are old-growth forests and why do they matter?

Old-growth forests provide numerous benefits to people, climate and ecosystems, supporting a push to offer them stronger protection from ...

Ecological Concepts and Diversity of Old-Growth Forests

Abstract. An ecological understanding of old-growth requires a multiscale perspective, ranging from individual trees to regions. A consensus on a single ge.