old-growth
adjective
: of, relating to, or being a forest characterized by the presence of large old trees, numerous snags and woody debris, and a multilayered canopy and that is usually in a late stage of ecological succession
old growth
noun
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Lumber production and employment had already been declining, in part because most old-growth trees had been cut and because newly mechanized mills required fewer workers.
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Full Story Biden administration jettisons effort to protect old-growth forests
The Biden administration is dropping its efforts to issue a policy to protect old-growth forests — though the president previously touted protecting such forests as an important component of his climate agenda.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
Finally, though, wood is back in business in a versatile new form: mass timber, a sturdy, humane product engineered not from ever-scarcer old-growth hardwood trees but from much younger, softer cedar, Douglas fir, and (lately) eastern hemlock.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2025
The old-growth forest preserve is one of seven in the United States.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Full Story Biden administration jettisons effort to protect old-growth forests
The Biden administration is dropping its efforts to issue a policy to protect old-growth forests — though the president previously touted protecting such forests as an important component of his climate agenda.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
Finally, though, wood is back in business in a versatile new form: mass timber, a sturdy, humane product engineered not from ever-scarcer old-growth hardwood trees but from much younger, softer cedar, Douglas fir, and (lately) eastern hemlock.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2025
The old-growth forest preserve is one of seven in the United States.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Old-growth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old-growth. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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