Guide John Bates explores a remaining old growth forest, the Van Vliet Hemlocks. Forest guide John Bates leads educational walks through Van Vliet Hemlocks State Natural Area, one of Wisconsin's rare ...

Most of Europe's original natural forests have been transformed for agriculture and managed forests producing energy, paper, and timber. The few remaining "old-growth" natural forests are relics of ...

In an old-growth longleaf pine savanna, the trees’ pine needles sing in the wind. Once considered forests, these landscapes in the southeastern U.S. coastal plain are open-canopied and sunny, more ...

Old-growth lumber from ancient forests features dramatically tighter grain than modern plantation timber, which affects how it performs over time. Historic heart pine flooring and old-growth framing ...

Most of Europe’s original natural forests have been transformed for agriculture and managed forests producing energy, paper and timber. The few remaining “old-growth” natural forests are relics of the ...