Old Growth Old Growth ForestsForests

Old Growth Old Growth forests are forests are diverse places, diverse places, with young and with young and very old trees, very old trees, decay and new decay and new growth, canopy growth, canopy gaps, uprooted gaps, uprooted tree, large logs, tree, large logs, pits, mounds, pits, mounds, snags and high snags and high biodiversitybiodiversity

Old Growth Forest Values:Old Growth Forest Values: Habitats for forest species and wildlife Habitats for forest species and wildlife

communitiescommunities Sources of habitat diversitySources of habitat diversity Living examples of how natural forests Living examples of how natural forests

workwork Sources of inspiration and heritage Sources of inspiration and heritage

appreciationappreciation Resources for education and Resources for education and

benchmark sites for scientific researchbenchmark sites for scientific research

Its where nature has taken course Its where nature has taken course without human disturbancewithout human disturbance

The four lives of a tree:The four lives of a tree: Young tree Old tree Dead standing tree (snag) Dead fallen tree (nursery log)

Trees can last for hundreds of years after they have died providing habitat for many species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and insects

In Old Growth Forests you can find all four ecological Lives of a tree