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  2. Old-growth forest - Wikipedia

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    Old-growth forests are unique, usually having multiple horizontal layers of vegetation representing a variety of tree species, age classes, and sizes, as well as "pit and mound" soil shape with well-established fungal nets. [19] As old-growth forest is structurally diverse, it provides higher-diversity habitat than forests in other stages.

  3. List of old-growth forests - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of areas of existing old-growth forest which include at least 10 acres (4.0 hectares) of old growth. Ecoregion information from "Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World". [1] (NB: The terms "old growth" and "virgin" may have various definitions and meanings throughout the world. See old-growth forest for more information.)

  4. After years of logging and land clearing, there are few remaining areas of old-growth trees left in NC's Pisgah and Nantahala national forests.

  5. Old-Growth Forest Network - Wikipedia

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    The Old-Growth Forest Network was founded by Joan Maloof, Salisbury University, Maryland, now Executive Director of the organization.She spends her time lecturing, writing, visiting forests, assisting private landowners, and supporting local groups trying to protect community forests from development. [3]

  6. Biden administration moves to protect old-growth forests as ...

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    The Forest Service and federal Bureau of Land Management combined oversee more than 50,000 square miles (129,000 square kilometers) of old growth forests and about 125,000 square miles (324,000 ...

  7. Trump-era rule change allowing the logging of old-growth ...

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    A federal judge has found that a Trump-era rule change that allowed for the logging of old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest violates several laws. U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew Hallman on ...

  8. Pre-Columbian woodlands of North America - Wikipedia

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    In the southeast, longleaf pine dominated the grassy woodlands and open-floored forests which once covered 92,000,000 acres (370,000 km 2) from Virginia to Texas. These covered 36% of the region's land and 52% of the upland areas. Of this, less than 1% of the unaltered forest still stands. [9]

  9. Old-growth forests are a disappearing treasure. This is how ...

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    Saving old-growth forests Conserving what old-growth trees are left should be a priority for Washington state. These older trees are critical in storing massive amounts of carbon.