Change is sometimes good… or at least not all bad
By Rod Christie, Mianus River Gorge Executive Director
October 6, 2021
The Eastern Forest of North America has undergone great change since 45% of the US was covered in old-growth forest. The Eastern Forest of North America has undergone great change since 45% of the US was covered in old-growth forest. Old-growth forest was cut (less than 4% remain) and many species have declined or disappeared. American chestnut, once the most dominant tree in the forest (1 out of every 4 trees) and food for dozens of species, including humans, are almost entirely gone, wiped out by the chestnut blight. But even with this drastic change, the forests have survived. Click here to continue …