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Wide variety of old-growth ecosystems across the US makes their conservation a complex challenge
In an old-growth longleaf pine savanna, the absurdly long pine needles sing in the wind. Once considered forests, these ...
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Variety of old-growth ecosystems across US makes their conservation a complex challenge | The Conversation
There are many other old-growth forests across the continent. Each of these forests has a unique ecology, but all are under ...
Wild Appalachia: Hungry Beech Preserve
ROANE COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — West Virginia is a great state to hike but if you live in the Kanawha Valley area, you may feel a little detached from the core of hiking country. However, right up the ...
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Why preserving old-growth forests is a complex task
In an old-growth longleaf pine savanna ... Great Lakes red pine and jack pine woodlands, southern Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests, and Great Basin bristlecone pines reaching nearly 5,000 ...
Facing new spruce budworm outbreak, Maine foresters look to history as a guide
The state’s Maine Spruce Budworm Task Force has outlined steps forest owners can take in at-risk areas to minimize damage, ...