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Go on a big-tree adventure in Washington state on a search for a champion silver fir. Uncover the birding, biking and kayaking that awaits visitors to Maryland's Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. Discover what North American forests looked like tens of millions of years ago when the landscape was shaped by climate and ice. Plus, we investigate how mercury leaking from abandoned mines is affecting America's forests and visit a Wisconsin forest that has been sustainable managed by a Native American tribe for more than 150 years.
American Forests Magazine Spring 2012
Spring 2012 Articles
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Mercury in the Woods
By Sheila Pell Coal power plant (Photo credit: USGS) For years, scientists who study mercury have traced its path through
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Menominee Forest Keepers
By Christopher and Barbara Johnson  Photographs shot by satellites high above the earth show something very distinctive in the Upper
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A Big Tree Adventure in Bogachiel Valley
Traversing trails and rapids through one of America’s most pristine forests, a big-tree hunter searches for a champion that few
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Blackwater: For the Birds
Visit Maryland’s Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, where dozens of rare species of birds set the stage for hiking, kayaking and
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North American Forests in the Age of Nature
By Whit Bronaugh Mixed forest (Photo credit: Whit Bronaugh) From out of the north, it came. Inanimate, inexorable and indifferent:
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Close Up With Environmental Photographer and Author David Harp
David Harp Maryland-based environmental photographer David Harp’s image of Bishops Head Gut is featured as the “Last Look” in the
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Forest Frontiers: Robert Mangold
American Forests’ Science Advisory Board member Dr. Robert Mangold has a long history in the field of forest management, including
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