I wanted to give a little information about what old growth forests are and why they are important. Old growth forests may also be refered to as acient forests or original forests and are defined as forests which have a mature ecological system which has not been disturbed for thousands of years. These are forests which have not been altered, manipulated, or destroyed by humans. According to the Rainforest Action Network the United States has less than 5% of its old growth forests remaining and that 80% of old growth forests have already been destroyed around the world. Cutting old growth trees down is a permanent action. There is no getting old growth back even if you replant a tree for every tree cut down because those newly planted trees are regrowth. In order to save these forests it is important that we as consumers become educated about the paper products we are buying. For more information about this read the following posts: Who is telling the truth? and Further Reading

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