Forest Service urged to bolster protections for forests in proposed policy
Comments call for addressing major gaps on selling old growth and protecting mature forests. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, February 2,...
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Biden administration moves to protect old-growth forests
Environmental groups welcome needed action on old-growth, urge future action on mature forests For Immediate Release: Tuesday, December...
Native Insects and Mature Forests
Native insect outbreaks have been critical elements of cyclical forest ecology for millennia. Tree-mortality from these outbreaks creates...
Mature Trees are Fire Resistant
The rate of forest fire spread is typically dictated not by the total quantity of fuels, but by the quantity of highly flammable small...
Biodiversity Co-Benefits of Mature Forests
Mature and old-growth forests and trees provide diverse habitat for wildlife and vegetation to a degree that younger forests cannot....
Carbon Sequestration and Storage Capacity of Older Trees and Forests
Mature and old-growth trees and stands are powerhouses of carbon absorption and carbon storage throughout their lives and well after they...
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