Preserve Our Forests
For the sake of wildlife and our climate, we must protect our remaining forests from logging, development and other threats.
Our planet needs tall trees. Thriving old growth forests, untouched for centuries by logging and development, are crucial habitat for thousands of species. The longer a tree grows, the more time forest ecosystems have to develop, providing homes for birds who need tall trees, for critters who need undergrowth and every species in between. What’s more, older trees absorb and store more carbon dioxide than younger trees, helping us to fight climate change.
Our remaining wild forests are threatened by road-building and industrial logging. Just a few years ago, the Trump administration rolled back protection on 9.2 million acres of roadless areas in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, our country’s largest national forest. Every section of mature or old growth forest that is logged or has a road built through it will take centuries to recover. We are facing a biodiversity crisis and a climate crisis. We should not be destroying habitat and some of our most valuable natural carbon sinks.
Take action today to help protect our national forests and keep our ancient trees standing tall.
Updates
48 Representatives support the protection of old-growth forests
Biden marks Earth Day with visit to Prince William Forest Park
Old-growth trees are being logged in Wisconsin
We must speak for the trees—and the whole living tapestry woven around them.Ed Chadd, Olympic Climate Action
Ed Chadd, Olympic Climate Action
Exploring for berries and mushrooms, listening for birdsong, and rinsing my hands in cold clear forest streams are experiences I can only get in ancient forests, where logging and most other human development aren't evident.Chandra LeGue, Oregon Wild
Chandra LeGue, Oregon Wild
Forests enrich our lives in many ways, and involving the young must be a top priority.Mary Hovel, Northwoods Alliance
Mary Hovel, Northwoods Alliance
If there was ever a time to speak for the trees, it is now. Our mature and old growth forests are begging for us to not look away.Whitney Hamblin, Kentucky Heartwood
Whitney Hamblin, Kentucky Heartwood
For millennia, ancient forests have watched over us and sustained us. Can we do the same for them?Will Harlan, Center for Biological Diversity
Will Harlan, Center for Biological Diversity
Team
Blackledge
Steve
Blackledge
Senior Director, Conservation America Campaign, Environment America Research & Policy Center
Montgomery
Ellen
Montgomery
Director, Great Outdoors Campaign, Environment America Research & Policy Center
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