List of old-growth forests

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Redwood trees at Muir Woods National Monument, California Redwoods in Muir Woods 2.JPG
Redwood trees at Muir Woods National Monument, California

This is a list of areas of existing old-growth forest which include at least 10 acres (4.0 hectares) of old growth. Ecoregion information from "Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World". [1]

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(NB: The terms "old growth" and "virgin" may have various definitions and meanings throughout the world. See old-growth forest for more information.)

Africa

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda Bwindi mountains.jpg
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda
CountryAreaOld-growth extent WWF ecoregion Old-growth forest type
Democratic Republic of the Congo Salonga National Park Central Congolian lowland forests
Réunion (France)Réserve biologique intégrale du Bois des Nèfles179 hectares (440 acres) Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
Réunion (France)Réserve biologique intégrale du Piton de la Fournaise21,005 hectares (51,900 acres) Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Réunion (France)Réserve biologique intégrale du Mazerin2,491 hectares (6,160 acres) Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests Pandanus scrub
Kenya Kakamega Forest [ citation needed ]

Asia

Gunung Leuser National Park, Indonesia Taman nasional gunung lauser. Aceh.jpg
Gunung Leuser National Park, Indonesia
Yakushima, Japan Shiratani Unsui Gorge 18.jpg
Yakushima, Japan
CountryAreaOld-growth extent WWF ecoregion Old-growth forest type
Bangladesh and India Sundarbans Sundarbans Mangrove forest
Cambodia Prey Lang Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
Georgia Kintrishi Protected Landscape Euxine-Colchic deciduous forests temperate broadleaf rainforest
Georgia Lagodekhi Protected Areas Caucasus mixed forests temperate broadleaf forest
Georgia Mtirala National Park Euxine-Colchic deciduous forests temperate broadleaf rainforest
India Dudhatoli Mountains, Uttarakhand6,000 hectares (15,000 acres)Western Himalayan broadleaf forests and subalpine conifer foreststemperate broadleaf mixed forests and montane forests biome
Indonesia Leuser Ecosystem Sumatran montane rain forests

Sumatran lowland rain forests

tropical rainforest

tropical montane forest

Indonesia Lorentz National Park New Guinea mangroves
Southern New Guinea lowland forests
New Guinea montane forests
Indonesia Mamberamo Foja Wildlife Reserve Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests

Northern New Guinea montane rain forests

Iran Coast along the Caspian Sea and the northern slopes of the Alborz mountainsCaspian Hyrcanian mixed forest [2] temperate broadleaf and mixed forests biome
Japan Shiretoko National Park Hokkaido deciduous forests, Hokkaido montane conifer forests [ citation needed ] temperate and subalpine mixed forest
Japan Yakushima Wilderness Area Nansei Islands subtropical evergreen forests, Taiheiyo evergreen forests subtropical and temperate rainforest
Japan Kasugayama Primeval Forest Taiheiyo evergreen forests
Malaysia Belum-Temengor [3] Peninsular Malaysian rain forests
Malaysia Danum Valley Borneo lowland rain forests
Malaysia Taman Negara Peninsular Malaysian rain forests
Malaysia Ulu Muda Forest Peninsular Malaysian rain forests
Russia Central Sikhote-Alin Ussuri broadleaf and mixed forests
Russia Virgin Komi Forests Urals montane tundra and taiga Coniferous
Russia Western Caucasus Caucasus mixed forests
Taiwan Yushan National Park Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests Taiwania

Australia

Eucalyptus forest in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park Eucalyptus forest and button grassland.jpg
Eucalyptus forest in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
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Walpole Wilderness Area

In Australia, the 1992 National Forest Policy Statement (NFPS) made specific provision for the protection of old growth forests. The NFPS initiated a process for undertaking assessments of forests for conservation values, including old growth values. A working group of state and Australian Government agencies took the NFPS definition into consideration in developing a definition that was accepted by all governments (JANIS 1997). [4]

Old growth forest is ecologically mature forest where the effects of disturbances are now negligible.

JANIS 1997

In 2008, only a relatively small area (15%) of Australia's forests (mostly tall, wet forests) had been assessed for old-growth values. [5]

Of the 23 million hectares (57 million acres) of forest in Australia assessed for their old-growth status, 5 million hectares (12 million acres) (22%) is classified as old-growth. [6] Almost half of Australia's identified old-growth forest is in NSW, mostly on public land. [5] More than 73% of Australia's identified old-growth forests are in formal or informal nature conservation reserves. [6]

In 2001, Western Australia became the first state in Australia to cease logging in old-growth forests. [7]

CountryAreaOld-growth extent WWF ecoregion Old-growth forest type
Australia Walpole Wilderness Area, Western Australia Jarrah-Karri forest and shrublands Karri, Jarrah, Eucalyptus jacksonii, Eucalyptus guilfoylei
Australia Barrington Tops National Park, New South Wales Eastern Australian temperate forests subtropical and temperate rainforest and eucalypt
Australia Greater Blue Mountains Area, New South Wales Eastern Australian temperate forests eucalypt forest
Australia Tarkine, Tasmania 2,000 square kilometres (770 sq mi) Tasmanian temperate rain forests Temperate rainforest
Australia Tasmanian Wilderness Tasmanian temperate rain forests temperate rainforest and eucalypt forest
Australia Goolengook, East Gippsland, Victoria Over 20 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi) Eastern Australian temperate forests rare warm temperate/cool temperate "Overlap Rainforest"
Australia Blue Tier, Tasmania 100 hectares (250 acres) [8] Tasmanian temperate rain forests myrtle canopy, unusually diverse understorey for temperate rainforest (celery top pine, waratah, sassafras, tree fern), threatened Simson's Stag Beetle.
Australia Styx Forest, Tasmania Tasmanian temperate rain forests
Australia Weld, Tasmania Tasmanian temperate rain forests
Australia Upper Florentine Valley, Tasmania Tasmanian temperate rain forests
Australia Badja State Forest, New South Wales [9] Eastern Australian temperate forests Wet old-growth with sweeping tree-fern understoreys. 10+ threatened species (including squirrel glider and golden-tipped bat)
Australia Dampier State Forest, New South Wales [9] Eastern Australian temperate forests Wet old-growth. Most extensive rainforests in the South Coast.
Australia Wandella / Peak Alone, New South Wales [9] Eastern Australian temperate forests High old-growth and threatened species values. Important catchment value.
Australia Monga State Forest / Buckenbowra, New South Wales [9] Eastern Australian temperate forests Pristine Buckenbowra River, including an area on the northern side of the river with a golden-tipped bat record. Also an area around McGregors Creek, nominated for wilderness, and important for old-growth and to increase the viability of the connection / link between Buckenbowra and Deua National Park.
Australia Dampier, New South Wales [9] Eastern Australian temperate forests Upper Deua River (Identified Wilderness) and Big Belimba Creek catchment and contains extensive old-growth forests. Big Belimba Creek contains giant wet old-growth forest and extensive tree-fern forests.
Australia Tallaganda State Forest, New South Wales [9] Eastern Australian temperate forests Tall wet old-growth forest.
Australia Gondwana Rainforests of Australia 50 separate reserves totaling 366,500 hectares (906,000 acres) Subtropical rainforest The most extensive area of subtropical rainforest in the world. Extremely high conservation value; over 200 rare or threatened plant and animal species.

The term "old-growth forests" is rarely used in New Zealand, instead, "The Bush" is used to refer to native forests. There are large contiguous areas of forest cover that are protected areas.

Europe

Biogradska Gora, Montenegro Biogradska suma.jpg
Biogradska Gora, Montenegro
Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians Stuzica primeval forest, Slovakia.jpg
Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians
CountryAreaOld-growth extent WWF ecoregion Old-growth forest type
AzerbaijanLankaran lowland and Talysh mountainsCaspian Hyrcanian mixed foresttemperate broadleaf and mixed forests biome
Belarus, Poland Białowieża Forest 308,580 hectares (762,500 acres) Central European mixed forests [ citation needed ]
Bosnia and Herzegovina Perućica 1,434 hectares (3,540 acres) Dinaric Mountains mixed forests
Bosnia and Herzegovina Ravna Vala 45.04 hectares (111.3 acres) Dinaric Mountains mixed forests
Bulgaria [10] Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of Europe in the Central Balkan National Park 1,098,891 hectares (2,715,420 acres) Rodope montane mixed forests Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests biome
Bulgaria [10] Bayuvi Dupki–Dzhindzhiritsa (temperate coniferous forest), Pirin National Park 2,873 hectares (7,100 acres) Rodope montane mixed forests Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests biome
Bulgaria [10] Mantaritza Biosphere Reserve forests1,320 hectares (3,300 acres) Rodope montane mixed forests Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests biome
Bulgaria [10] Parangalitsa Reserve forests, Rila National Park 1,509 hectares (3,730 acres) Rodope montane mixed forests Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests biome
Bulgaria [10] Uzunbodzhak Reserve temperate rainforest, Strandzha Nature Park, Strandzha Mountain2,529.6 hectares (6,251 acres) Euxine-Colchic deciduous forests Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests biome (Euxine-Colchic deciduous forests)
Czech Republic Boubin Primeval Forest685.9 hectares (1,695 acres)
Estonia Järvselja Nature Reserve 184 hectares (450 acres) Scandinavian and Russian taiga Variety of succession stages between carrs and Scots pine dominated taiga
Finland Pyhä-Häkki National Park Scandinavian and Russian taiga Scots pine and Norway spruce
France Réserve Biologique Intégrale d'Assan1,032 hectares (2,550 acres) Temperate coniferous forest Pinus sylvestris , Abies alba , Larix decidua , Juniperus thurifera and Pinus uncinata
France Réserve Biologique Intégrale de Chaux 148 hectares (370 acres) Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest Abies alba , Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica
France Réserve Biologique Intégrale de la Glacière28 hectares (69 acres) Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest Abies alba , Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica
France Réserve Biologique Intégrale de la Sainte-Baume138 hectares (340 acres) Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest Fagus sylvatica , Quercus pubescens , Taxus baccata , Ilex aquifolium , Tilia cordata , maple and Quercus ilex
France Réserve Biologique Intégrale de la Sylve d’Argenson2,579 hectares (6,370 acres) Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest Fagus sylvatica , Quercus petraea and Quercus robur
France Réserve Biologique Intégrale de Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre1,010 hectares (2,500 acres) Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest Fagus sylvatica , Tilia cordata and Maple
France Réserve Biologique Intégrale des Maures2,531 hectares (6,250 acres) Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub Quercus ilex , Quercus suber , Castanea sativa and Pinus pinaster
France Réserve Biologique Intégrale du Mont Ventoux906 hectares (2,240 acres) Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest Pinus uncinata , Pinus nigra , Pinus sylvestris , Fagus sylvatica and Abies alba
France Réserve Biologique Intégrale du Défilé de Straiture124 hectares (310 acres) Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest Abies alba , Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica
France Réserve Biologique Intégrale d'Oléron - Saint-Trojan158 hectares (390 acres) Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest Quercus ilex , Quercus petraea and Pinus pinaster
France Réserve Biologique Intégrale du Bois du Ruère64 hectares (160 acres) Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest Fagus sylvatica , Quercus robur , Carpinus betulus , Tilia cordata and Maple
France Réserve Biologique Intégrale du Vercors2,160 hectares (5,300 acres) Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest Abies alba , Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica
Croatia Klepina Duliba Old Growth forest118 hectares (290 acres) Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest Abies alba , Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica
Italy Valle Cervara50 hectares (120 acres)Oldest beech forest in Europe [11] temperate broadleaf and mixed forests biome. Fagus sylvatica Taxus. /lex, several Betulaceae (Carpinus spp., Ostrya. Corylus, Alnus cordata in some areas, Betula), Ulmus spp. (surtout U glabra), Fraxinus ornus (more rarely F excelsior) and Acer (A. opalus s.l., A. pseudoplatanus, A. platanoides, A. /obelii)
Montenegro Biogradska Gora Dinaric Mountains mixed forests temperate broadleaf and mixed forest
Montenegro Crna Poda Dinaric Mountains mixed forests Coniferous
Norway Trillemarka Scandinavian and Russian taiga
Norway Stabbursdalen National Park Scandinavian and Russian taiga
Norway Øvre Dividal National Park Scandinavian and Russian taiga, Scandinavian montane birch forest and grasslands
Romania Retezat National Park Carpathian montane conifer forests
Serbia Vinatovača 37 hectares (91 acres) Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest Fagus sylvatica
Slovakia Stužica 761.5 hectares (1,882 acres) Pannonian mixed forests European Beech
Ukraine Carpathian Biosphere Reserve 57,880 hectares (143,000 acres) Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
United Kingdom Forest of Dean mixed woodland
United Kingdom Puzzlewood

North America

Canada

Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park, British Columbia Carmanah walbran park.jpg
Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park, British Columbia
ProvinceAreaOld-growth extent WWF ecoregion Old-growth forest type
British Columbia Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park 164 square kilometres (41,000 acres) Central Pacific coastal forests coniferous temperate rainforest
British Columbia Clayoquot Sound 265,000 hectares (650,000 acres) Central Pacific coastal forests coniferous temperate rainforest
British Columbia Great Bear Rainforest 16,000 square kilometres (4,000,000 acres) British Columbia mainland coastal forests coniferous temperate rainforest
Nova Scotia North River Wilderness Area [12] New England-Acadian forests Eastern Hemlock
Nova Scotia Panuke Lake Nature Reserve [12] 47 hectares (120 acres) New England-Acadian forests Eastern Hemlock, Red Spruce
Nova Scotia Shelburne Heritage River [12] New England-Acadian forests Eastern Hemlock, pine
Nova Scotia Pollett's Cove [12] Eastern Canadian forests, New England-Acadian forests boreal
Nova Scotia French River Wilderness Area [12] New England-Acadian forests Eastern Hemlock
Nova Scotia Trout Brook Wilderness Area [12] deciduous
Nova Scotia Tobeatic Wilderness Area [12] New England-Acadian forests Eastern Hemlock, pine
Nova Scotia Portapique River Wilderness Area [12] New England-Acadian forests Eastern Hemlock, Red Spruce
Nova Scotia Waverley–Salmon River Long Lake Wilderness Area [12] New England-Acadian forests Eastern Hemlock, Red Pine, Eastern White Pine
Nova Scotia Boggy Lake Wilderness Area [12] New England-Acadian forests Sugar Maple, Yellow Birch, American Beech
Nova Scotia Great Barren & Quinan Lakes Nature Reserve [12] New England-Acadian forests Eastern Hemlock, Red Spruce
Nova Scotia MacFarlane Woods Nature Reserve [12] New England-Acadian forests Sugar Maple, Yellow Birch, American Beech
Nova Scotia Bornish Hill Nature Reserve [12] New England-Acadian forests hardwood
Nova Scotia Sporting Lake Nature Reserve [12] 25 hectares (62 acres) New England-Acadian forests Eastern Hemlock, White Pine, Red Spruce
Ontario Gillies Grove, Arnprior 18 hectares (44 acres) Eastern Great Lakes lowland forests
Ontario Obabika Old-Growth Forest 2,400 hectares (5,900 acres) Eastern forest-boreal transition
Ontario Quetico Provincial Park 1,500 square kilometres (370,000 acres) Western Great Lakes forests
Ontario White Bear Forest Eastern forest-boreal transition
Ontario Wolf Lake Forest Reserve 336 hectares (830 acres) Eastern forest-boreal transition red pine
Quebec Bois Beckett Forest, [13] Sherbrooke 6 ha (15 acres) New England-Acadian forests hemlock, beech
Quebec Papineau Woods, Laval, [14] 100 ha (250 acres)

United States

Tongass National Forest, Alaska Tongass national forest juneau img 7501.jpg
Tongass National Forest, Alaska
Arborist and Coast Redwood, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, California Lost Monarch.jpg
Arborist and Coast Redwood, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, California
Belden Forest, Simsbury, Connecticut Belden Forest, Simsbury, CT - Trees (January 2021).jpg
Belden Forest, Simsbury, Connecticut
Cathedral Pines Preserve, Cornwall, Connecticut White Pine Trees in Cathedral Pines Preserve, Cornwall, CT - April 2022.jpg
Cathedral Pines Preserve, Cornwall, Connecticut
William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington, Massachusetts Large White Pine in William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington, MA - October 2021.jpg
William Cullen Bryant Homestead, Cummington, Massachusetts
Porcupine Mountains, Michigan Porcupine Mountains Michigan.jpg
Porcupine Mountains, Michigan
Rock Creek Wilderness, Oregon OregonRockCreekWilderness-1-GregLief.jpg
Rock Creek Wilderness, Oregon
Snyder Middleswarth Natural Area, Pennsylvania SnyderMiddleswarth.jpg
Snyder Middleswarth Natural Area, Pennsylvania
Linville Gorge Wilderness in the Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina Linville Gorge-27527.jpg
Linville Gorge Wilderness in the Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina
Congaree National Park, South Carolina Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) on Congaree National Park Low Boardwalk trail.jpg
Congaree National Park, South Carolina
Olympic National Park, Washington Forest on Olympic National Park Three Lakes Trail.jpg
Olympic National Park, Washington
StateAreaOld-growth extent WWF ecoregion Old-growth forest type
Alabama Sipsey Wilderness [15] Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests Eastern Hemlock, American Beech, Sweet Birch, White Oak, Tulip Poplar [15]
Alaska Tongass National Forest [16] 5,400,000 acres (2,200,000 ha) Northern Pacific coastal forests, Pacific Coastal Mountain icefields and tundra Western Red Cedar, Sitka Spruce, Western Hemlock
Arkansas White River National Wildlife Refuge [15] 973 acres (394 ha) [15] Mississippi lowland forests American Sweetgum, Nuttall's Oak, Willow Oak, Sugarberry, American Elm, Green Ash, American Sycamore, Pecan, American Elm, Baldcypress [15]
Arkansas Ouachita National Forest [15] 800,000 acres (320,000 ha) [15] Post Oak, Shortleaf Pine, Hickory, Northern Red Oak, White Oak, Blackjack Oak, Eastern Redcedar, Gum Bumelia, Winged Elm, Yaupon [15]
Arkansas Ozark-St. Francis National Forest [17] 11,000 acres (4,500 ha) [17] Shortleaf Pine, Post Oak, Blackjack Oak, Eastern Black Oak, White Oak, Northern Red Oak [17]
Arkansas Hot Springs National Park [15] 320 acres (130 ha) [15] Shortleaf Pine, Blackjack Oak, White Oak [15]
Arkansas Overflow National Wildlife Refuge [15] 230 acres (93 ha) [15] American Beech, Sugar Maple [15]
California Yosemite National Park [18] 225,510 acres (91,260 ha) [18] Sierra Nevada forests Giant Sequoia, Ponderosa Pine, Jeffrey Pine, Sugar Pine, White Fir, California Incense Cedar, Coast Douglas-fir, Red Fir, Western White Pine, Lodgepole Pine, Foxtail Pine
California Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park [18] 202,430 acres (81,920 ha) [18] Sierra Nevada forests Giant Sequoia, Ponderosa Pine, Jeffrey Pine, Sugar Pine, White Fir, Red Fir, California Incense Cedar
California Lassen Volcanic National Park [18] 27,130 acres (10,980 ha) Sierra Nevada forests Ponderosa Pine, Jeffrey Pine, Sugar Pine, White Fir, Red Fir, Western White Pine, Mountain Hemlock, Lodgepole Pine, Whitebark Pine
California Redwood National and State Parks [19] 38,982 acres (15,775 ha) or more [19] Northern California coastal forests Coast Redwood
California Humboldt Redwoods State Park [18] 23,600 acres (9,600 ha) [18] Northern California coastal forests Coast Redwood
California Muir Woods National Monument [18] 240 acres (97 ha) [18] California interior chaparral and woodlands Coast Redwood
California Samuel P. Taylor State Park [18] 600 acres (240 ha) California interior chaparral and woodlands Coast Redwood
California Big Basin Redwoods State Park [18] 10,800 acres (4,400 ha) [18] Northern California coastal forests Coast Redwood
California Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park [18] 200 acres (81 ha) [18] Northern California coastal forests Coast Redwood, Coast Douglas-fir, Pacific Madrone, Ponderosa Pine
California Headwaters Forest Reserve [20] 3,088 acres (1,250 ha) [20] Northern California coastal forests Coast Redwood
California Blue oak woodlands [21] 500,000–2,300,000 acres (200,000–930,000 ha) [21] California interior chaparral and woodlands Blue Oak
California Angeles National Forest [22] 29,000 acres (12,000 ha) [22] California montane chaparral and woodlands Jeffrey Pine, Coast Douglas-fir, Ponderosa Pine, White Fir, Lodgepole Pine [22]
California Eldorado National Forest [22] 122,000 acres (49,000 ha) [22] Sierra Nevada forests Coast Douglas-fir, Ponderosa Pine, White Fir, Lodgepole Pine, Red Fir [22]
California Inyo National Forest [22] 238,000 acres (96,000 ha) [22] Sierra Nevada forests  Great Basin montane forests Lodgepole Pine, Jeffrey Pine, Great Basin Bristlecone Pine [22]
California Klamath National Forest [22] 168,000 acres (68,000 ha) [22] Klamath-Siskiyou forests Ponderosa Pine, Jeffrey Pine, Coast Douglas-fir, Red Fir, White Fir, California Incense Cedar [22]
California Lassen National Forest [22] 92,000 acres (37,000 ha) [22] Coast Douglas-fir, Ponderosa Pine, White Fir, Jeffrey Pine, Red Fir, Lodgepole Pine [22]
California Los Padres National Forest [22] 18,900 acres (7,600 ha) [22] Jeffrey Pine, Coast Redwood, Coast Douglas-fir, White Fir [22]
California Mendocino National Forest [22] 60,000 acres (24,000 ha) [22] Coast Douglas-fir, Ponderosa Pine, White Fir, Tanoak, Pacific madrone [22]
California Modoc National Forest [22] 43,400 acres (17,600 ha) [22] Lodgepole Pine, Ponderosa Pine, White Fir, California Incense Cedar, Red Fir [22]
California Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park [23] 1,006 acres (407 ha) [24] [ circular reference ] Redwood [23]
California Plumas National Forest [22] 127,000 acres (51,000 ha) [22] Coast Douglas-fir, Ponderosa Pine, White Fir, Jeffrey Pine, Red Fir [22]
California San Bernardino National Forest [22] 87,400 acres (35,400 ha) [22] Bigcone Douglas-fir, Ponderosa Pine, White Fir, Jeffrey Pine, Lodgepole Pine [22]
California Sequoia National Forest [22] 196,000 acres (79,000 ha) [22] Giant Sequoia, Jeffrey Pine, Red Fir, Coast Douglas-fir, Ponderosa Pine, White Fir, Lodgepole Pine [22]
California Shasta-Trinity National Forest [22] 230,000 acres (93,000 ha) [22] Coast Douglas-fir, Tanoak, Pacific madrone, Red Fir, White Fir, Jeffrey Pine [22]
California Sierra National Forest [22] 383,000 acres (155,000 ha) [22] Lodgepole Pine, Red Fir [22]
California Six Rivers National Forest [22] 137,000 acres (55,000 ha) [22] Coast Douglas-fir, Tanoak, Pacific madrone, White Fir [22]
California Stanislaus National Forest [22] 139,000 acres (56,000 ha) [22] Lodgepole Pine, Jeffrey Pine, White Fir [22]
California Tahoe National Forest [22] 84,000 acres (34,000 ha) [22] Coast Douglas-fir, Ponderosa Pine, White Fir, Sugar Pine, California Incense Cedar, California Black Oak, Lodgepole Pine, Red Fir [22]
Colorado Arapaho National Forest [25] 2,590 hectares (6,400 acres) [25] Subalpine Fir, Engelmann Spruce [25]
Connecticut Cathedral Pines, Cornwall [15] 42 acres (17 ha) [15] White Pine, Hemlock [15]
Connecticut Sages Ravine, Salisbury [15] 100 acres (40 ha) [15] Hemlock, Oak [15]
Connecticut Great Mountain Forest, Norfolk—North Forty Tract [15] 40 acres (16 ha) [15] Hemlock, Hardwoods, White Pine [15]
Connecticut Great Mountain Forest, Norfolk—Bigelow Pond Site [15] 5 acres (2.0 ha) [15] Hemlock [15]
Connecticut Mount Riga Incorporated, Salisbury [15] 8 acres (3.2 ha) [15] White Pine, Eastern Hemlock, Yellow Birch, American Beech [15]
Connecticut Bear Mountain, Salisbury [15] 5 acres (2.0 ha) [15] Sweet Birch, Pitch Pine [15]
Connecticut Belden Forest, Simsbury [26] 40 acres (16 ha) [26] Eastern White Pine [27]
Florida Eglin Air Force Base [15] 6,795 acres (2,750 ha) [15] longleaf pine [15]
Florida Apalachicola National Forest [15] Southeastern conifer forests Pondcypress, Slash Pine [15]
Florida Big Cypress National Preserve [15] 23,000 acres (9,300 ha) [15] South Florida rocklands, Everglades slash pine [15]
Florida Big Cypress National Preserve [15] 158,000 acres (64,000 ha) [15] South Florida rocklands, Everglades pondcypress [15]
Florida Tosohatchee Wildlife Management Area [15] 1,000 acres (400 ha)Floodplain swamp
Florida Tosohatchee Wildlife Management Area [15] 40 acres (16 ha)Mesic flatwoods
Florida Tosohatchee Wildlife Management Area [15] Unknown, up to 1000 acresHydric hammock
Georgia Chattahoochee National Forest [28] 346 acres (140 ha) [28] Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests River floodplain hardwood, Dry-mesic oak forest, Seasonally wet oak-hardwood woodland [28]
Georgia Fernbank Forest 65 acres (26 ha) Piedmont Hardwood Forest Tulip Poplar  Oak  Hickory [ citation needed ]
Georgia Big Trees Forest Preserve30 acres (12 ha) Piedmont Hardwood Forest oak-hickory-pine forest [29] [ full citation needed ]
Illinois Shawnee National Forest [15] 2,800 acres (1,100 ha) [15] post oak  blackjack oak [15]
Illinois Cache River State Natural Area [15] 1,600 acres (650 ha) [15] Central U.S. hardwood forests
Illinois Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge [15] 500 acres (200 ha) [15] Central U.S. hardwood forests
Illinois Beall Woods State Park [15] 329 acres (133 ha) [15] Central U.S. hardwood forests
Indiana Hoosier National Forest [15] 390 acres (160 ha) [15] Central U.S. hardwood forests Post Oak [15]
Indiana Douglas Woods [30] 400 acres (160 ha) [30] Southern Great Lakes forests Silver Maple, Oak, Hickory [30]
Indiana Wesselman Woods 200 acres (81 ha) Central U.S. hardwood forests Sugar Maple, Tulip Tree, Oak
Indiana Pioneer Mothers Memorial Forest [31] 88 acres (36 ha) [31] Central U.S. hardwood forests Oak
Indiana Ginn Woods [32] 161 acres (65 ha) [32] Southern Great Lakes forests
Indiana Meltzer Woods [33] 48 acres (19 ha) [32] Southern Great Lakes forests Bur oak, Black ash, Swamp white oak, Beech, Maples
Indiana Bicentennial Woods [34] 79 acres (32 ha) [34] Southern Great Lakes forests Oaks, Maples, Sycamores, Sassafras, Slippery elm and Flowering dogwood
Kansas Fort Leavenworth [15] 1,000 acres (400 ha) [15] Central forest-grasslands transition Eastern floodplain [15]
Kentucky Blanton Forest [15] 2,239 acres (906 ha) [15]
Kentucky Lilley Cornett Woods [15] 252 acres (102 ha) [15]
Maine Baxter State Park [15] 23,094 acres (9,346 ha) [15] Balsam Fir [15]
Maine Mahoosuc Mountains Ecological Reserve [15] 2,444 acres (989 ha) [15] Balsam Fir [15]
Maine Bigelow Mountain Ecological Reserve [15] 3,100 acres (1,300 ha) [15] Balsam Fir [15]
Maine Big Reed Forest Preserve [15] 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) or lessnorthern hardwoods, spruce-fir, rich woods, and cedar swamps
Maryland Belt Woods [15] 43 acres (17 ha) [15] white oak  tulip poplar [15]
Maryland Swallow Falls State Park ("Hemlock Grove") [35] 39 acres (16 ha) [35] Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests eastern hemlock  white pine [35]
Maryland Potomac-Garrett State Forest ("Crabtree Woods") [36] 500 acres (200 ha) [36] Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests sugar maple  red oak  basswood  cucumber tree [36]
Massachusetts Mohawk Trail State Forest [15] 612 acres (248 ha) [15] New England-Acadian forests northern hardwood [15]
Massachusetts Ice Glen New England-Acadian forests northern hardwood [37]
Massachusetts Monroe State Forest [15] 273 acres (110 ha) [15] New England-Acadian forests northern hardwood [15]
Massachusetts Mount Everett State Reservation [15] 530 acres (210 ha) [15] New England-Acadian forests northern hardwood [15]
Massachusetts Mount Greylock [15] 555 acres (225 ha) [15] New England-Acadian forests northern hardwood [15]
Massachusetts Mount Wachusett [15] 220 acres (89 ha) [15] New England-Acadian forests northern hardwood [15]
Massachusetts Mount Washington State Forest [15] 300 acres (120 ha) [15] New England-Acadian forests northern hardwood [15]
Massachusetts William Cullen Bryant Homestead [38] [39] 109 acres (44 ha) New England-Acadian forests Eastern White Pine, Black Cherry, Sugar Maple
Michigan Hartwick Pines State Park [15] 49 acres (20 ha) [40] Western Great Lakes forests Eastern White Pine, Red Pine, Eastern Hemlock, Beech, Sugar Maple [15]
Michigan Porcupine Mountains [15] 31,000 acres (13,000 ha) [15] Western Great Lakes forests northern hardwood [15]
Michigan Sylvania Wilderness [15] 15,000 acres (6,100 ha) [15] Western Great Lakes forests northern hardwood [15]
Michigan Warren Woods 200 acres (81 ha) Southern Great Lakes forests Beech-Maple forest
Minnesota Boundary Waters [15] 401,000 acres (162,000 ha) [15] Western Great Lakes forests white pine, red pine, fir/birch, jack pine  black spruce, maple, aspen [15]
Minnesota Keeley Creek Natural Area [15] 900 acres (360 ha) [15] Western Great Lakes forests bog and upland [15]
Minnesota Itasca State Park [15] 4,094 acres (1,657 ha) [15] Western Great Lakes forests Eastern White Pine, Red Pine [15]
Missouri Mark Twain National Forest [15] 30,000 acres (12,000 ha) or less [15] Central U.S. hardwood forests Post Oak and Chinkapin Oak savanna and flatwoods [15]
Missouri Caney Mountain [15] 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) or more [15] Central U.S. hardwood forests post oak savanna [15]
New Hampshire Great Gulf [15] New England-Acadian forests
New Hampshire Crawford Notch [15] New England-Acadian forests
New Hampshire The Bowl Research Natural Area [41] 510 acres (210 ha) New England-Acadian forests Red Spruce, Balsam fir, Beech, Yellow birch, Sugar maple, Paper birch
New Hampshire Hemenway State Forest [42] 135 acres (55 ha) [42] New England-Acadian forests Eastern White Pine [42]
New Hampshire The Bowl Research Natural Area [41] 510 acres (210 ha) New England-Acadian forests Red Spruce, Balsam fir, Beech, Yellow birch, Sugar maple, Paper birch
New Jersey Saddler's Woods [15] 25 acres (10 ha) [15] Northeastern coastal forests Eastern Black Oak, White Oak, Northern Red Oak, American Beech, Tulip Poplar, Red Maple [15]
New Jersey Bear Swamp [15] 215 acres (87 ha) [15] Atlantic coastal pine barrens Black Gum, American Sweetgum, Red Maple, Sweetbay Magnolia, American Beech, Swamp White Oak, American Holly [15]
New Jersey William L. Hutcheson Memorial Forest [15] 65 acres (26 ha) [15] Northeastern coastal forests White Oak, Eastern Black Oak, Northern Red Oak [15]
New Jersey Tillman Ravine [15] 25 acres (10 ha) [15] Allegheny Highlands forests Eastern Hemlock [15]
New Jersey Clayton Park [43] 78 acres (32 ha) [44] Northeastern coastal forests American Beech,White Oak, Northern Red Oak, Gray birch [43]
New York Catskill Mountains [15] 60,000 acres (24,000 ha) or more [15] Allegheny Highlands forests
New York Adirondack Mountains [15] 150,000 acres (61,000 ha) or more [15] Eastern forest-boreal transition
New York Thain Family Forest [15] 50 acres (20 ha) or more [15] Northern hardwood forest
New York Mianus River Gorge Preserve [45] [46] 60 - 100 acres (24 - 40.5 ha) [47] [45] Appalachian hemlock–northern hardwood forest Eastern hemlock-beech forest
North Carolina Great Smoky Mountains [15] 187,000 acres (76,000 ha) [15] Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests
North Carolina Nantahala National Forest [15] 30,800 acres (12,500 ha) [15] Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests
North Carolina Pisgah National Forest [15] 46,600 acres (18,900 ha) [15] Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests
North Carolina Croatan National Forest [15] 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) [15] Middle Atlantic coastal forests pocosin
Ohio Goll Woods State Nature Preserve [15] 140 acres (57 ha) [15] Southern Great Lakes forests
Ohio Fowler Woods State Nature Preserve [15] 50 acres (20 ha) [15] Southern Great Lakes forests
Ohio Crall Woods National Natural Landmark [15] 40 acres (16 ha) [15] Southern Great Lakes forests
Ohio Dysart Woods [15] 57 acres (23 ha) [15] Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests
Ohio Hawk Woods in Riddle State Nature Preserve 106 acres (43 ha) Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests [ citation needed ]
Ohio Morgan Sisters Woods in Wayne National Forest [15] 200 acres (81 ha) [15] Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests
Ohio California Woods Nature Preserve [15] 40 acres (16 ha) [15] Southern Great Lakes forests, Central U.S. hardwood forests
Ohio Caldwell Park (Cincinnati) [15] 122 acres (49 ha) or less [15] Southern Great Lakes forests, Central U.S. hardwood forests
Ohio Hueston Woods State Nature Preserve [15] 165–200 acres (67–81 ha) [15] Southern Great Lakes forests
Ohio Davey Woods State Nature Preserve [15] 15–40 acres (6.1–16.2 ha) [15] Southern Great Lakes forests
Ohio Gross (Samuel) Memorial Woods State Nature Preserve [15] 49 acres (20 ha) [15] Southern Great Lakes forests
Ohio Johnson Woods State Nature Preserve [15] 206 acres (83 ha) [15] Southern Great Lakes forests
Oklahoma Keystone Ancient Forest Preserve [15] 1,300 acres (530 ha) [15] Central forest-grasslands transition zone Post Oak, Blackjack Oak, Eastern Redcedar [15]
Oregon Crater Lake National Park [18] 50,000 acres (20,000 ha) [18]
Oregon Deschutes National Forest [18] 348,100 acres (140,900 ha) [18]
Oregon Malheur National Forest [18] 312,000 acres (126,000 ha) [18]
Oregon Mount Hood National Forest [18] 345,300 acres (139,700 ha) [18] Coast Douglas-fir, Western Hemlock, Western Red Cedar
Oregon Ochoco National Forest [18] 95,000 acres (38,000 ha) [18]
Oregon Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest [18] 345,300 acres (139,700 ha) [18] Klamath-Siskiyou forests Coast Douglas-fir, Port Orford Cedar, Ponderosa Pine, Sugar Pine, Coast Douglas-fir, California Incense Cedar, White Fir, Red Fir, Mountain Hemlock
Oregon Siuslaw National Forest [18] 33,800 acres (13,700 ha) (1993 estimate) [18] Central Pacific coastal forests
Oregon Umatilla National Forest [18] 190,741 acres (77,190 ha) (1993 estimate) [18]
Oregon Umpqua National Forest [18] 535,300 acres (216,600 ha) (1993 estimate) [18] Mountain Hemlock, Ponderosa Pine
Oregon Wallowa-Whitman National Forest [18] 173,000 acres (70,000 ha) (1993 estimate) [18]
Oregon Willamette National Forest [18] 594,800 acres (240,700 ha) [18] Coast Douglas-fir, Western Hemlock, Western Red Cedar, Bigleaf Maple
Oregon Winema National Forest [18] 711,674 acres (288,004 ha) [18]
Oregon Fremont National Forest [18] 549,800 acres (222,500 ha) [18]
Oregon Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area Blue Mountains forests
Pennsylvania Cook Forest State Park [15] 1,500–2,000 acres (610–810 ha) [15] Allegheny Highlands forests Eastern White Pine, Eastern Hemlock, Northern Red Oak, White Oak, Black Cherry, Red Maple, Sugar Maple, American Beech, White Ash, Yellow Birch, Black Birch, Cucumber Magnolia [15]
Pennsylvania Alan Seeger Natural Area [48] 390 acres (160 ha) Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests Eastern White Pine, Eastern Hemlock
Pennsylvania Bear Meadows Natural Area [15] 320 acres (130 ha) [15] Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests Black Spruce, Balsam Fir bog [15]
Pennsylvania Detweiler Run Natural Area [15] 185 acres (75 ha) [15] Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests Eastern White Pine, Eastern Hemlock [15]
Pennsylvania Thickhead Mountain Wild Area [15] 50 acres (20 ha) [15] Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests Chestnut Oak [15]
Pennsylvania Woodbourne Forest and Wildlife Preserve [15] 120 acres (49 ha) [15] Allegheny Highlands forests Eastern Hemlock, Sweet Birch, Sugar Maple, Northern Red Oak, White Ash, American Beech [15]
Pennsylvania Holtwood Environmental Preserve [15] 200 acres (81 ha) [15] Northeastern coastal forests Chestnut Oak, Eastern Hemlock, Umbrella Magnolia [15]
Pennsylvania Anders Run Natural Area [15] 50 acres (20 ha) [15] Allegheny Highlands forests Eastern White Pine, Eastern Hemlock, Cucumber Magnolia, American Beech, American Hornbeam, Black Cherry, oak [15]
Pennsylvania Sweet Root Natural Area [15] 64 acres (26 ha) [15] Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests Eastern Hemlock, Sweet Birch, Eastern White Pine, American Basswood, White Oak, Red Oak [15]
Pennsylvania Hearts Content Recreation Area [15] 122 acres (49 ha) [15] Allegheny Highlands forests Eastern White Pine, Eastern Hemlock, American Beech [15]
Pennsylvania Tionesta Scenic and Research Natural Areas [15] 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) [15] Allegheny Highlands forests Eastern Hemlock, American Beech, Sugar Maple [15]
Pennsylvania Allegheny Islands Wilderness [15] 156 acres (63 ha) [15] Allegheny Highlands forests Silver Maple, Sugar Maple, American Sycamore, Slippery Elm [15]
Pennsylvania Bark Cabin Natural Area [15] 73 acres (30 ha) [15] Allegheny Highlands forests Eastern Hemlock, Northern Red Oak, White Ash, Bigtooth Aspen, Hickories [15]
Pennsylvania Johnson Run Natural Area [15] 26–50 acres (11–20 ha) [15] Allegheny Highlands forests Eastern Hemlock, Eastern White Pine [15]
Pennsylvania Forrest H. Duttlinger Natural Area [15] 158 acres (64 ha) [15] Allegheny Highlands forests Eastern Hemlock, American Beech, Black Cherry, Sugar Maple [15]
Pennsylvania Pinchot State Forest, Montage Mountain [15] 1,200 acres (490 ha) [15] Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests Eastern Hemlock, American Beech, Black Cherry, Yellow Birch, Red Oak, White Oak, Chestnut Oak, Ash, Tulip Poplar, Red Maple [15]
Pennsylvania Snyder Middleswarth Natural Area [15] 250 acres (100 ha) [15] Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests Eastern Hemlock, Eastern White Pine, Pitch Pine [15]
Pennsylvania Hemlocks Natural Area [15] 120 acres (49 ha) [15] Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests Eastern Hemlock [15]
Pennsylvania Ricketts Glen State Park [15] 2,000 acres (810 ha) [15] Allegheny Highlands forests Northern Hardwood Forest [15]
Pennsylvania Peck Natural Area in Lake Winola [15] 10–20 acres (4.0–8.1 ha) [15] Allegheny Highlands forests Northern Hardwood Forest, Eastern White Pine, American Beech [15]
Rhode Island Great Swamp Wildlife Management Area [15] 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) [15] Northeastern coastal forests Red Maple, Atlantic White Cedar, Black Gum [15]
Rhode Island Lawton's Valley Forest [49] Northeastern coastal forests Sugar Maple, White Ash, American Beech, Yellow Birch, Northern Red Oak [49]
Rhode Island Oakland Forest [15] 20 acres (8.1 ha) [15] Northeastern coastal forests American Beech, White Oak, Red Maple, Scarlet Oak [15]
Rhode Island Pawcatuck River floodplain forest [15] 250 acres (100 ha) [15] Northeastern coastal forests Red Maple floodplain [15]
South Carolina Congaree National Park [15] 11,000 acres (4,500 ha) [15] Middle Atlantic coastal forests bottomland hardwood forest [15]
South Carolina Francis Beidler Forest [15] 1,700 acres (690 ha) [15] Middle Atlantic coastal forests mixed hardwoods and cypress-tupelo swamp [15]
South Carolina Ellicott Rock Wilderness [15] 1,000 acres (400 ha) or more [15] Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests
Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains [15] 187,000 acres (76,000 ha) [15] Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests
Tennessee Forest within Nashville [50] 225 acres (91 ha) [50] Central U.S. hardwood forests Black Walnut, White Oak, American Sycamore, Persimmon, Pawpaw
Tennessee Old Forest Arboretum of Overton Park 172 acres (70 ha)[ citation needed ]
Utah Red Canyon-Dixie National Forest [51] 255 acres (103 ha) Wasatch and Uinta montane forest Ponderosa Pine, Douglas Fir, Pinyon-juniper woodland
Virginia George Washington and Jefferson National Forests [15] 230,000 acres (93,000 ha) [15] Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests
Virginia Caledon Natural Area [15] 300 acres (120 ha) Southeastern mixed forests Upland White Oak  Tulip Poplar [15]
Virginia Warm Springs Mountain [15] 425 acres (172 ha) Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests Oak-Hickory, Pitch Pine [15]
Virginia North Landing River Preserve [15] 200 acres (81 ha) Middle Atlantic coastal forests Pond Pine, Atlantic White Cedar and scattered ancient Bald cypress [15]
Virginia James Madison Estate [15] 200 acres (81 ha) Southeastern mixed forests

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Northern Red Oak, White Oak, Tulip Tree and Hickory
Washington Olympic National Park [18] 366,000 acres (148,000 ha) [18]
Washington North Cascades National Park [18] 236,000 acres (96,000 ha) [18]
Washington Mount Rainier National Park [18] 91,000 acres (37,000 ha) [18]
Washington Colville National Forest [18] 212,488 acres (85,991 ha) [18]
Washington Gifford Pinchot National Forest [18] 198,000 acres (80,000 ha) [18]
Washington Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest [18] 643,500 acres (260,400 ha)
Washington Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest [18] 316,000 acres (128,000 ha) [18]
Washington Olympic National Forest [18] 266,800 acres (108,000 ha) [18]
Washington South Whidbey State Park [52] 381 acres (154 ha) Coast Douglas-fir, Sitka spruce, Western Hemlock and Western Red-cedar [52]
Washington Seward Park (Seattle) [18] 300 acres (120 ha) [18] Coast Douglas-fir
Washington Wenatchee National Forest [18] 318,800 acres (129,000 ha) [18]
Washington Schmitz Preserve Park [ citation needed ]
West Virginia Cathedral State Park [15] 132 acres (53 ha) Eastern Hemlock
West Virginia Monongahela National Forest [53] 318 acres (129 ha) in 6 separate stands [53]
Wisconsin Apostle Islands National Lakeshore [15] 1,500 acres (610 ha) [15]
Wisconsin Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest [15]
Wisconsin Gerstberger Pines [54] 20 acres (8.1 ha) [54] Eastern Hemlock, Yellow Birch, Red Oak, White Pine, Basswood, Red Maple [54]
Wisconsin Namekagon Barrens [15] 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) [15] Jack pine and scrub oak [15]
Wyoming Yellowstone National Park [ citation needed ] Lodgepole Pine

Central America

Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica BraulioCarrillo1.jpg
Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica
CountryAreaOld-growth extent WWF ecoregion Old-growth forest type
Costa Rica Braulio Carrillo National Park 428 square kilometres (165 sq mi) Talamancan montane and Isthmian-Atlantic moist forests
Panama Chagres National Park 428 square kilometres (165 sq mi)coastal tropical

Caribbean

CountryAreaOld-growth extent WWF ecoregion Old-growth forest type
The Bahamas Primeval Forest National Park 7.5 acres Bahamian dry forests evergreen tropical hardwood
Puerto Rico (United States) El Toro Wilderness, El Yunque National Forest 13,700 acres [55] Puerto Rican moist forests Ternstroemia luquillensis and Dacryodes excelsa mature forests. [55]

South America

CountryAreaOld-growth extent WWF ecoregion Old-growth forest type
French Guiana (France) Lucifer Dékou-Dékou Biological Reserve 64,373 hectares (159,070 acres) Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Tropical rainforest

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest</span> Nature preserve in northern Wisconsin, U.S.

The Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest is a 1,530,647-acre (6,194.31 km2) U.S. National Forest in northern Wisconsin in the United States. Due to logging in the early part of the 20th century, very little old growth forest remains. Some of the trees there were planted by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. The national forest land trees and vegetation are part of the North Woods Ecoregion that prevails throughout the upper Great Lakes region.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hawk Woods</span> Forest in Ohio, United States

Hawk Woods is an old-growth forest located in central Athens County, Ohio, United States, outside the city of Athens. The forest comprises 106 acres (0.43 km2) of foothills in the Allegheny Plateau region. Adjacent to Strouds Run State Park, the woods now are included in a state nature preserve named the Dale & Jackie Riddle State Nature Preserve.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rothrock State Forest</span> State forest in Pennsylvania, United States

Rothrock State Forest is a Pennsylvania state forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #5. The main offices are located in Huntingdon in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sproul State Forest</span> State forest in Pennsylvania, United States

Sproul State Forest is a Pennsylvania state forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #10. The main offices are located in Renovo, Pennsylvania in Clinton County in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sandy Island Beach State Park</span> New York State park

Sandy Island Beach State Park is a New York State park on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario. Its highlight is a 1,500-foot (460 m) natural sandy beach. The park is near the southern end of a notable 17-mile (27 km) length of sandy shoreline, coastal dunes, and wetlands ; a 1959 study noted that "The eastern end of Lake Ontario contains not only the finest beaches on the entire lake but also the finest wildlife habitat."

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dwarf forest</span> Type of forest ecosystem

Dwarf forest, elfin forest, or pygmy forest is an uncommon ecosystem featuring miniature trees, inhabited by small species of fauna such as rodents and lizards. They are usually located at high elevations, under conditions of sufficient air humidity but poor soil. There are two main dwarf forest ecosystem types, involving different species and environmental characteristics: coastal temperate and montane tropical regions. Temperate coastal dwarf forest is common for parts of Southern California. Montane tropical forests are found across tropical highlands of Central America, northern South America and Southeast Asia. There are also other isolated examples of dwarf forests scattered across the world, while the largest dwarf forest is found in the Philippines.

Dysart Woods is the largest remaining tract of old growth forest in southeastern Ohio. It is located in the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau in Belmont County almost five miles (8 km) from the village of Belmont on Ohio State Route 147.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sustainable Forestry Initiative</span> North American forest certification standard

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) is a sustainability organization operating in the U.S. and Canada that works across four pillars: standards, conservation, community, and education. SFI was founded in 1994 by the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA). SFI is the world's largest single forest certification standard by area. SFI is headquartered in Ottawa and Washington, D.C.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Protected areas of California</span> Protected environmental areas of California, US

According to the California Protected Areas Database (CPAD), in the state of California, United States, there are over 14,000 inventoried protected areas administered by public agencies and non-profits. In addition, there are private conservation areas and other easements. They include almost one-third of California's scenic coastline, including coastal wetlands, estuaries, beaches, and dune systems. The California State Parks system alone has 270 units and covers 1.3 million acres (5,300 km2), with over 280 miles (450 km) of coastline, 625 miles (1,006 km) of lake and river frontage, nearly 18,000 campsites, and 3,000 miles (5,000 km) of hiking, biking, and equestrian trails.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Forests of Australia</span>

Australia has many forests of importance due to significant features, despite being one of the driest continents. As of 2009, Australia has approximately 147 million hectares of native forest, which represents about 19% of Australia's land area. The majority of Australia's trees are hardwoods, typically eucalypts, rather than softwoods like pine. While softwoods dominate some native forests, their total area is judged insufficient to constitute a major forest type in Australia's National Forest Inventory. The Forests Australia website provides up-to-date information on Australia's forests. Detailed information on Australia's forests is available from Australia's State of the Forests Reports that are published every five years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Black Pond Wildlife Management Area</span> New York state wildlife management area

Black Pond Wildlife Management Area is a 526-acre (213 ha) New York State Wildlife Management Area (WMA) that lies on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario, and at the northern limit of an unusual region of sandy barrier beaches and lagoons. Much of the barrier beach in Black Pond WMA has forested sand dunes that are about 60 feet (18 m) high; these are the highest sand dunes in the northeast United States excepting Cape Cod. Immediately north of the WMA is the 360-acre (150 ha) El Dorado Beach Preserve, which is a bird refuge owned by The Nature Conservancy. North of the outlet from Black Pond to Lake Ontario, the shoreline is a weathered, flat bedrock shelf that is "calcareous" instead of sandy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mianus River Gorge</span>

The Mianus River Gorge is a 935-acre (3.78 km2) nature preserve in Bedford, New York jointly owned by The Nature Conservancy and Mianus River Gorge, Inc.. The first 60 acres (0.24 km2) were purchased by the Preserve, with help from the Conservancy, their first land preservation deal. It has grown over the years and is still managed by Mianus River Gorge, Inc. In March 1964, it was designated a National Natural Landmark for its old growth climax hemlock forest and the gorge of the Mianus River.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Deforestation by continent</span> Removal of forests worldwide

Rates and causes of deforestation vary from region to region around the world. In 2009, two-thirds of the world's forests were located in just 10 countries: Russia, Brazil, Canada, the United States, China, Australia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, India, and Peru.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trees of New York City</span>

The land comprising New York City holds approximately 5.2 million trees and 168 different tree species, as of 2020. The New York City government, alongside an assortment of environmental organizations, actively work to plant and maintain the trees. As of 2020, New York City held 44,509 acres of urban tree canopy with 24% of its land covered in trees.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Deforestation in Victoria</span> Deforestation in the state in Australia

The land area of Victoria, Australia is estimated to have had 88% forest coverage totaling 199,830 km2 in 1869 during early European colonisation of Victoria. This was at a time between the 1861 and 1871 censuses of the colony of Victoria in which the number of inhabitants of the colony were estimated to number between 540,322 (1861) and 729,654 (1871), and the number of houses were estimated to number between 134,332 (1861) and 160,410 (1871). By 1987, deforestation had led to the forested areas of Victoria declining to 35% (79,656 km2) of the total land area. From the 1980s onwards the logging and clearing of old growth native forests was challenged by environmentalists, including through the use of nonviolent direct action.

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