Old growth forests

Management of Old-growth Forests in the Pacific Northwest When westward expansion brought settlers to the Northwest in the 1800s, they discovered that coniferous trees “forty feet in circumference [that] shot two-hundred feet straight up” flourished in the forests of the Pacific coast (Ervin 55). These early pioneers found the opportunity for economic growth in logging these vast forests of towering trees unlike any they had seen before. Today, the timber industry still remains the backbone

with high snow accumulation, deer prefer old growth forest. Old stands of cedar, fir, and spruce provide good cover from the snow. Old growth forest has more of a diverse tree structure with greatly varying tree heights and diameters, which makes better tree canopies. Tree canopies reduce the depth of snow on the ground by intercepting the snow. When there are low snow accumulating winters, deer prefer early successional forest. Early successional forest has smaller trees and shrubs and grasses,

Saving the Old Growth Forests America’s Old Growth Forests are an endangered resource that is quickly disappearing. The ancient forests are being unnecessarily wasted, and are growing smaller and smaller with each passing moment. Because the logging industry and the organizations in control of much of the remaining old growth (approx. 5%) are failing to see its value from an ecological/spiritual perspective, the children of tomorrow may never gaze upon the history of today if we do not take

most productive timberland. Pacific Lumber holds the last private forest of old-growth Redwood. In addition to it’s unique hardwood, the Redwood forest hosts an ecosystem supporting virgin ground never logged, and the endangered Marbled Murrelet. After being purchased in 1985 by the Maxxam firm and it’s owner Mr. Hurwitz, Pacific Lumber tripled logging volume and looked to log the previously privately protected Redwood forest. Due to the use of junk-bonds for financial backing, Maxxam Inc. needed

should sing praises daily of both the physical and the spiritual. In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, Tom Bombadil is a mystical character who appears to be unaffected by the corruption of the world outside of the Old Forest. Other than his tenuous relationship with Old Man Willow and the Barrow Wights, he is innocent to the evil lurking outside his influence. He also sings and dances constantly, content to describe interact with his physical surroundings. Tom Bombadil appears as an ideal

1889 when Seattle began to take ownership of the watershed, about 3000 acres of timber had already been logged (seattle.gov). Sometime between 1650 and 1675 a large fire sweep through the area about 1600 feet elevation, by 1900 the upper forest was over 250 years old and consisted of fir, hemlock, and small amounts of cedar and spruce (seattle.gov). Between 1900 and 1924 a lot of

above the forest floor. Until Steve Sillett and his group we had no way of entering the canopy of the old growth forest. The canopy is home to many organisms such as insects, mites, spiders, fungi mosses, lichens, bats, salamanders, and even smaller mammals (Robert 2014). There are many spots high up in the trees that collects dirt. Eventually it collects enough dirt so when a seed is blown into that dirt spot a play will begin to grow. These kinds of plants happen often in old growth forests and are

made the decision about the forests of Temagami. By going through everybody’s needs and wants, I have decided that not the old growth pine forests but instead, the regular forest trees are the ones that are going to be cut down for Temagami’s economy. Since cutting down no trees is not an option, the best choice left is to let our old growth trees live. Old growth forests are home to more than half of the world’s red and white pine trees. Only a tiny fraction of these forests is left and if we keep on

because it is more valuable for Costa Rica’s economy. The United States is larger than Costa Rica so it can benefit its economy in more ways such as exploiting the land. Costa Rica also is a popular site for tourists because of their natural rain forests. If more land is set aside for biodiversity conservation in Costa Rica, they will receive money from tourists which helps them financially as well. The United States should reserve more of its land for this purpose because the more biodiversity they

humans have on Old Growth Forests in the Temperate Rainforest Biome with heavy emphasis on the deforestation of the Boreal Forest. In addition, the majority of the research will be focused in Canada with some comparisons to other Temperate Rainforests in different countries. Forests are a very important part of our planet; not only do they supply resources for humans, but they also provide food and shelter to many different species of animals, insects, birds and plants. Old Growth Forests are characterized