PNW forests can help curb climate change — if we stop logging them

PNW forests can help curb climate change — if we stop logging them

"Study shows trees along the coast and in the Cascade and Olympic mountains have the most potential to sequester carbon"

"Researchers at Oregon State University and the University of California, Berkeley, looked at which forests in the Western United States should be prioritized for preservation under climate change scenarios.

They analyzed which forests have the most potential to sequester carbon, are least vulnerable to drought and fire, and also provide valuable habitat for endangered species.

Many of the forests that hit that trifecta are along the Oregon and Washington coast and in the Cascade and Olympic mountains."

Text from Crosscut.com