Old Forest/Old Growth

Drafting….

Old Growth
Page on this website listing info available from DNR

The Lost Forests of New England: Eastern Old Growth
New England Forests (YouTube Video Channel) Mar 15, 2018. “The story of New England’s ancient, old growth forests… what they once were, what changes have taken place across central New England since European settlers arrived, and what our remnant old growth stands look like today. With David Foster, David Orwig, Neil Pederson (Harvard Forest) and others. See companion blog at www.neforests.com

Old Growth Forests – Nature’s Biotic Water Pump
YouTube Video posted on New England Forests channel “Old, natural forests created the Earth’s terrestrial environment. They not only maintain, regulate, and moderate our climate, they bring fresh water inland to themselves and us. They are fundamental and critical to our way of life. Two atmospheric physicists, Millán Millán, and Anastassia Makarieva, explain how forests control our climate, and “pump” water across continents. More at the New England Forests blog, https://newenglandforests.blogspot.com/2025/04/old-growth-forests-natures-biotic-water.html

What is Old Growth?
Set of pages on nsforestnotes.ca