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Better Place Forests is the company that created America's first conservation memorial forests. [1] Their forests are sustainable alternatives to cemeteries . Instead of graves and tombstones, families choose a private, protected family tree to return their ashes to the earth together.
For 70-year-old Kathee Pfalmer, who grew up in the shadow of Northern California's towering redwood forests, nothing seemed more appropriate than eventually spending an eternity among them. When ...
List of forests in France; List of forests in Iceland; List of forests in India; List of forests in Ireland; List of forests in Israel; List of Liberian national forests; List of forests in Lithuania; Forests of Mexico; Forests of Poland; List of forests in Serbia; List of forests of South Africa; Forests of Sweden; List of Forest Parks of ...
National forests listed in this column in small text are constituent national forests managed by, but not included in the name of, the named national forest in normal text. To reach the figure of 154 national forests, count hyphenated names as two forests, with the exception of Manti–La Sal, which is the official name of one forest.
List of individual trees, including actual and mythical trees; List of largest giant sequoias; List of old growth forests; List of oldest trees; List of superlative trees. List of superlative trees in Sweden; List of tallest trees; List of tree genera; List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family
In the tropics, this region is typified by montane rain forest (above 3,000 ft) while at higher latitudes coniferous forests often dominate. Lowland layer: [4] [23] This lowest section of mountains varies distinctly across climates and is referred to by a wide range of names depending on the surrounding landscape. Colline zones are found in ...
Mangrove forests grow only at tropical and subtropical latitudes near the equator because they cannot withstand freezing temperatures. [7] Many mangrove forests can be recognised by their dense tangle of prop roots that make the trees appear to be standing on stilts above the water. This tangle of roots allows the trees to handle the daily rise ...
Almost half of Australia's identified old-growth forest is in NSW, mostly on public land. [5] More than 73% of Australia's identified old-growth forests are in formal or informal nature conservation reserves. [6] In 2001, Western Australia became the first state in Australia to cease logging in old-growth forests. [7]