British Columbia poet Howard White's poem is a vivid appreciation of notched old-growth stumps and the silent legacy of logging and previous generations they represent.
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Get Outside! Lower South Fork Skokomish River
Easily accessible, the Lower South Fork Skokomish River Trail makes for an ideal Olympic Peninsula outing any time of the year. The well-built trail meanders through old growth Douglas-fir forests, and offers fantastic views of of the river, as well as opportunities to spot Roosevelt elk.
Coring the forest
Writer Paul Lask spent a week with an all-female crew taking tree core samples in the forests of northeast Oregon, a place of rich natural beauty. The rigorous work helps researchers determine the ways in which human activity is altering the ecology of the Blue Mountains.