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Tree Spirit and Earth Repair (Do or Die)
There is no immediate gratification, no overnight old growth forest or pristine wilderness - rather a slow, cumulative process of getting to grips with what surrounds ... encircle the entire plot with a good mixed hedge, which will in itself be extremely valuable to wildlife. Secondly there is the human element - acknowledging that we do have a place ...
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New deadline for Jackson comments
It is the only state forest that is home to a significant percentage of mature redwoods, an increasingly rare and valuable forest ecosystem for both wildlife habitat and ... old-growth forest, wildlife habitat, and watercourses. I urge you to revisit the environmental impact report for Jackson Demonstration State Forest, and develop an alternative that would: o restore the natural forest ...
forestsforever.org

thtieten/defor-bol.html
Chimane boarders, and oil companies in search of black gold. ... are less likely to cut down old-growth forests. These individuals are less willing to invest the time that it takes to cut down old-growth forest and favor activities that have a ...
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Eco-Economy Indicators: FOREST COVER
Crucial to slowing the loss of the world's natural forests is finding alternative sources of energy for low-income countries, so that valuable wood is not ...
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FISHERS TO CLEARCUT THE LAST OLD GROWTH
GREENWOOD WATERSHED ASSOCIATION REBUTTAL.) A citizens' group of forest lovers visited this special old growth forest in Greenwood Creek ... Unit G-2. Clearcutting on these extremely steep slopes will result in loss of valuable topsoil-thousands of years in the making-landslides and dirt in the headwaters of ...
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Indiana Forest Alliance
When a forest is logged, these valuable services are degraded in order to benefit the private interest of only a ... organisms, some of which are important in the re-growth of a healthy forest. • Indiana has retained less than 1,500 acres of old growth forest. Old growth forests provide a unique and important habitat. The ...
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COUNTING FORESTS' SENIOR CITIZENS
The team hopes that discovering old-growth trees will bring awareness. ``There is this overall misconception that all of the forest ... . FACTS:IDENTIFYING OLD GROWTH Scientists use a dozen criteria to determine old-growth forest stands, although the definition of ``old-growth'' is up for debate. Here are some ways to pinpoint old trees by sight ...
savethepinebush.org

Old-growth forest destruction in Finland by governmental Metsahallitus (Forest and Park Service) 2001:
FPS Defending the Hämeenvaara old-growth forest Clearcutting at Hämeenvaara Old-growth forest already logged "Old-growth forest" Hundreds of years old Scots pines Birch pulp wood sold to Stora Enso. "...a considerable amount of exceptionally valuable old-growth forest ...
luontoliitto.fi

Press release Jan. 7, 2002: Government-owned old-growth forest is again felled in Taivalkoski
Finland. The Forest and Park Service's loggings in the old-growth forests of Northern Finland are continually destroying valuable old-growth forest habitats, which according to all ecological assessments are already too scarce. The profit target allows no flexibility, not even for loggings in forests especially valuable ...
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Jackson Forest EIR
It sets aside old-growth forest, and has a more focused approach to research, among other promising features. And it would appoint a bona fide public advisory committee for Jackson Forest. The one aspect ... 50,000 acres. It is the only state forest that is home to a significant percentage of mature redwoods, an increasingly rare and valuable forest ecosystem for both wildlife habitat and recreation. ...
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