Old-Growth Forests are rare. New Hampshire is the second most heavily forested state in the nation; Vermont is sixth. Both states retain patches of old growth here and there and David Govatski will virtually discuss the history of these patches on Tuesday, April 5 at 1:30. Defining an old-growth forest is not easy, but he will provide a working definition and will describe how to identify its unique characteristics, important ecological attributes, and the wildlife that favor them.

David will provide a visual tour of some of New Hampshire's and Vermont's finest old-growth forests. He will discuss the importance of these forests as carbon reserves for cooling the planet and as places where nature is a source of inspiration. Finally, he will discuss the need for both sustainably managed forests and ancient forests where trees can reach their maximum biological age.

David Govatski is a retired forester and silviculturist. The US Forest Service employed him for 33 years. He has visited old-growth forests in all parts of North America and has a particular affinity for Alaska's Tongass National Forest's old-growth forests. He works as a Naturalist and lives with his wife in Jefferson, NH. David and Kathi were married in the Quinault Rain Forest on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington.

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