Help save mature forests in the US
Here’s the link for my followers! It’s super easy— all it needs is your name and an email address.
just because it's tumblr--this is indeed for 2023, he only said July 20th
For those who don't want to/can't watch the video - I can't transcribe well but I can describe:
It's a TikTok video starting with a person asking "What is something you found out later in life and should have known earlier but just didn't?"
It then cuts to a different person who has a map of the continental United States. This person explains that while there aren't a lot of old growth forests left in the US, there are a lot of mature forests.
Mature forests are forests that were logged a while ago, but have been left for decades. The trees are not quite old enough to be called old growth, but they are starting to show the first signs of it. That stage is called mature growth.
This person colors in parts of the map to show mature forest areas all over the country, including in the Midwest, Northeast, Appalachia, the Rocky Mountains, and the South. They also briefly mention the benefits of spending time with trees, including reduced stress, lower blood pressure, and increased pain tolerance.
These mature forests are managed by the US Forest Service. The Forest Service just asked for public comment about whether or not they should protect these forests. The Federal Bureau of Land Management, the government office of deciding what land gets used for and giving it out to things like mining and oil and gas, also recently asked if we think conservation should be a valid use of government land.
The comment period is open until July 20, 2023. Contact these agencies and let them know conservation and protecting mature forests are important to us! The link above goes to a form where you can contact both agencies at once with a quick and simple form.
Help save mature and old growth forests!
- Mod J
