Source: Property and Environment Research Center
by Jonathan Thompson, Adam Daigneault, & Joshua Plisinski
“Old-growth forests provide exceptional ecological and cultural value, store disproportionately large amounts of carbon, and support unique habitat structures and species assemblages not found in younger forests. Consequently, their protection has been a longstanding conservation priority. Yet globally, old-growth forests are rare, fragmented, and in decline.” (05/27/26)
https://www.perc.org/2026/05/27/conserving-the-last-mature-forests-in-maine/