Journalist Linda Mapes explains why ancient trees are carbon sentinels that store vastly more carbon than young stands.
As heard by us
A forest story where wonder, wildfire, and public-land policy share the same canopy.
Old-growth forests come through as sanctuary and civic pressure point at once. A guest lingers on the slowed heartbeat, deep smell, and soft duff of entering one, then carries that intimacy into the fight over federal timber sales and environmental law.
Why you'd press play
You can start with a slowed heartbeat in an old-growth forest and end up weighing wildfire, timber sales, and what public-land rules can still do.
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