Old growth forests

about or brush aside. One of which is Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. Petrified Forest is arguably the most well known of all areas that contain these fossilized woods and boasts a rare Arizona grassland environment, an abundance of prehistoric cultural artifacts, and around 290 plant and animal species. Geologically, Petrified Forest National Park stands out with stunning colors, formations, and variety. Beginning with its name, Petrified Forest is

Forms and Function One of the most biologically complex organisms across all ecosystems is the northern flying squirrel (G. sabrinus). In the most general sense, the northern flying squirrel can be labeled an occupant of boreal conifer and mixed forests and an organism who has developed the ability to glide from tree to tree (Smith et al. 2011, Thorington and Santana 2007, Weigl 2007). This basic overview of the G. sabrinus, however, does not even begin to show the complexity of this organism’s lifestyle

deforestation still occurs today and that will be further investigated. Victoria’s forest management police have reviewed in response to that logging may have contributed to the severity of bushfires in wet forests, such as the fires on Black Saturday in February 2009. In the areas affected by the Back Saturday fires research has shown that extensive logging had occurred before the fires. The most sever fires occur

is considered by many to be the crown jewel of the North Shore, but don’t be fooled by the men and women riding the trails. Day hikers are also welcome in the area and the Big Cedar trail to Kennedy Falls is a must see. Who can resist a 600+ year old red cedar, cascading waterfalls, boulders, deadfall and creek crossings? I know I can’t! The hike to Kennedy Falls is approximately 10km long, and in terms of mountain trails it is relatively flat. As an added bonus, due to the low elevation of the

Perfect example would be the deforestation of our rain forests. Ecuador is located on the equator in the tropical Andes of South America. Its territory includes four principal regions: the Amazon, the Andes, the Pacific Coast, and the Galapagos Islands; and is home to at least 14

percentage of it is solid wood. The rest is scrap or recycled material. The same is true to an even greater extent with laminates. Although supplies are somewhat limited, recycled wood such as antique wood is an option. Old barn wood was once a very popular choice and still is, but old barns are unfortunately not sustainable, and are becoming scarcer with each passing year. There many examples of non-wood sustainable flooring, including stone, ceramic, vinyl, rubber, and of course, carpeting. Many

to the small diameter trees. Trees with larger diameters take more time for fire to burn through. The large diameter trees were the source of seeds for regrowth in a forest since they had a higher chance of surviving the fire. When Yosemite has wildfires from now on, the more trees will be lost, will take longer to grow back the forest, and will have a loss of habit for many species (United States Geological Survey, 2009). As California is in a drought due to the warming, Yosemite is affected by the

the Richter scale, at around 8:32 in the morning. That did it. Mount St. Helens blew apart with the force of over 500 times more powerful than the atomic bomb. The lateral blast traveled at over 300 miles an hour, and destroyed 230 square miles of forest in just 3 minutes.

The logging industries punch new roads into pristine forests, invade indigenous lands, parks and preserves, and murder those who stand in their way. Brazil does not have the means to fully regulate the logging industries however, the Asain logging companies were fined over one million dollars for illegal logging last year. The loggers have cut more than 3,000 miles of roads into the intact forest regions. The Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has taken action against

cleared plots for agriculture can be found on parallel sides of the road. It is clear that the production of roads in old growth forests have numerous amounts of negative effects such as soil erosion, sediment runoff into waterways, habitat fragmentation and loss of massbiodiversity. Road construction near or through forestry also has the unintended side effect of exposing the forest to no native pest, disease to wildlife species(Miller et al 2015). While roads are often constructed for the extraction