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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The order also removes Biden-era protections for Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, restoring a 2020 regulation from Trump’s first term that permitted industrial logging in much of the old-growth forest.
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Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
The highlands are home to rare flora and fauna, many of which depend on old-growth conifers or volcanic habitats.
—Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Visitors will stroll under old-growth live oaks and tall cabbage palms, and among knobby cypress trees, with ample opportunity to spot migratory birds and even gators.
floridahikes.com; 411 S Tremain St, Mt Dora, FL 32757
Tour Lake Dora By Water
Ready to venture beyond the shoreline?
—Susan Hall Mahon, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025
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.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
The highlands are home to rare flora and fauna, many of which depend on old-growth conifers or volcanic habitats.
—Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Visitors will stroll under old-growth live oaks and tall cabbage palms, and among knobby cypress trees, with ample opportunity to spot migratory birds and even gators.
floridahikes.com; 411 S Tremain St, Mt Dora, FL 32757
Tour Lake Dora By Water
Ready to venture beyond the shoreline?
—Susan Hall Mahon, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025
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.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Old-growth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old-growth. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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