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Old Growth Forest, Oswald West State Park, Oct 2010 You are free to use this image with the following photo credit: David Patte/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Old growth Cedar tree | Flickr
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The older and larger a tree is, the more greenhouse gas (GHG) they absorb from the atmosphere. These trees store GHG as carbon in their “leaves, branches, and trunks for decades and even centuries. When these trees get cut down, all this carbon gets released all at once. It’s important for old-growth forests to be connected in order to support these ECOSYSTEMS. But with the increase in logging, these enormous trees are becoming more disconnected from each other. It's all about biodiversity.
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Over 1000 years old this Red Creek Fir is the largest Douglas Fir in the world.
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You can see Alaska's history in the mountain ranges, the glaciers, and the old growth trees in the Tongass National Forest.
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Trees are essential to all life on earth. We’ve all heard it before. However, not everyone knows that age is much more than just a number in the realm of trees. Think of the 1000+ year old Redwoods of California, or the Hemlocks in Virginia which were standing during the Revolutionary War.
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Less than 320,000 ha of old-growth forests are now thought to remain in CEE, with 100,000 of those located in Ukraine.
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© All Rights Reserved - Black Diamond Images The Hallidays Point region of the NSW Mid North Coast still has areas of coastal Tallowwood, Iron Bark,Turpentine,Grey Gum, Brush Box, White and Red Mahogany and also Coastal Blackbutt despite well over a hundred years of clearing firstly for forestry, then dairying and grazing and more recently rampant coastal rural acreage developments as well as burgeoning tourism infrastructure growth. This old blackbutt tree at Diamond Beach stands alone as a…
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Amazingly tall Giant Red Cedar trees in Stanley Park Vancouver, British Columbia
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Old Growth Forest, British Columbia | Adam Gibbs | Flickr
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Alaska's old growth trees are one of the oldest living things in America. These trees dot the landscape of the Tongass National Forest.
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The soaring canopy and dense understory of an old-growth forest could provide a buffer for plants and animals in a warming world, according to a study from Oregon State University published today in Science Advances.
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