Donna,
I did some quick searches and made a list of some sites I found that may be
helpful to you. I don't know if they are relevant or if all the links still
work, but hopefully you will find something. Good luck.
kimberly
�http://www.ran.org/ran/ran_campaigns/old_growth/taking_action.html
�http://www.igc.apc.org/igc/en/aa/98120319454/aa4.html
http://www.nps.gov/apis/old_grow.htm
http://www.seattletimes.com/news/local/html98/alttree_070898.html�
http://www.nwf.org/nwf/lands/clmbiabsn/oldgrth.html�
http://observe.ivv.nasa.gov/nasa/ootw/1996/ootw_960508/ob960508.html�
http://www.baaction.org/cyberforest/boycott/�
http://www.earthlaw.org/Newslett/letter6.htm�
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> From: Donna Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Help with Forest Facts
> Date: Monday, February 22, 1999 8:56 PM
>
> Hi All,
>
> Does anyone have the latest facts on how many acres of old-growth forest
are being
> logged in the United States? I read last year that 1 million acres on
average per
> year but I can't seem to locage the URL again. I'm also looking for
averages of
> how many trees exist per acre in an old growth forest, any type of forest
will
> work.
>
> It's part of a visual project I'm working on to represent deforestation
in a way
> that the general public will understand. I want to take the benefits of
one tree
> and visually 'phrase' it in light of the number of acres/trees we've
chopping
> down. I came across these tidbits a while ago, but I can't find the site
that said
> we're cutting one million acres a year on average, but this is the
general idea...
>
> Trees generate vast amounts of the oxygen we breathe. An
average
> tree in a rural forest releases about 13 pounds of oxygen a year, enough
to meet
> the breathing needs of a family of four.
>
> An average tree absorbs and ties up to 26 pounds of carbon
dioxide
> a year, the amount emitted by a car traveling 11,300 miles.
>
> The plan is to make viewers scratch their heads and wonder why on earth
we
> continue to clearcut vast amounts of forest.
>
> thanks
> /donna
>
>
