Joan Maloof, who leads the Old Growth Forest Network, explores the forest near a trail junction. She will speak at SUNY Cortland on Sept. 13. In 1736, Benjamin Franklin founded the country’s first ...

A section of the most visited forest preserve in Lake County's extensive system has received national recognition for its history and value of trees. Granted, the induction of St. Francis Woods on the ...

The Old-Growth Forest Network estimates more than 99% of old-growth forests in the eastern U.S. have already been removed or radically altered. It's trying to protect those that are left. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW CASTLE, Ind. — Red-tail Land Conservancy has announced the inclusion of Stout Memorial Woodland into the Old-Growth Forest ...

Clear Creek State Forest staff and other organizations meet for a formal induction ceremony, ribbon cutting and trail opening to announce the destination to the public. A section of Clear Creek State ...

Nestled in a quiet patch just off Route 202 in Simsbury is a 40-acre wooded area named Belden Forest. At first glance, the area may look like any other forest in Connecticut, but it’s actually part of ...

The Old-Growth Forest Network is a national network spanning the United States that helps to protect mature, publicly accessible, and native forests. Without the protection of this network, vast lands ...

The Keystone Ancient Forest in Sand Springs is gaining national recognition that is the first of its kind in Oklahoma. The forest is being formally inducted into the Old-Growth Forest Network Thursday ...

NEW BLOOMFIELD, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources on Tuesday celebrated the induction of the Hemlocks Natural Area in Tuscarora State Forest into the Old-Growth ...

Nolde Forest, an environmental education center in the state park system of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, is Pennsylvania’s newest old-growth forest. The 700-acre ...