Wide variety of old-growth ecosystems across the US makes their conservation a complex challenge

Wide variety of old-growth ecosystems across the US makes their conservation a complex challenge

by Reed Frederick Noss, University of Florida In an old-growth longleaf pine savanna, the absurdly long pine needles sing in the wind. Once considered forests, these landscapes in the southeastern U.S. coastal plain are open-canopied and sunny, more grassland than forest, with underbrush kept clear by frequent fires. Longleaf pines – their needles can be … Continue reading Wide variety of old-growth ecosystems across the US makes their conservat…