LET TREES
GROW
PROTECT THE CLIMATE
We believe our mature and old growth forests should be safeguarded as a place where nature thrives. These national treasures should be managed to recover native wildlife, provide clean drinking water for our communities, and to capture carbon and aid in the fight against climate change.
Old-growth trees make forests more fire resilient to forests, thanks to their high moisture content, thick bark, and lack of ladder fuels that lead to crown fires.
Older trees help buffer forests from extreme heat and drought, with deep roots that enhance water storage and access, and cooler microclimates under the shade of their leaves.
These forests protect and provide clean drinking water for millions of Americans, yet remain a rarity on the landscape after centuries of aggressive timber logging.
As climate change worsens, old-growth forests will become increasingly important refugia, protecting climate stressed species.
Our forests are carbon storage powerhouses. 35 Million metric tons of carbon are sequestered from the atmosphere by federal forestlands.
