Naturalist Peter Romkey standing in front of approximately 300 year-old Yellow Birch hardwood tree, in an undisclosed Old growth forest stand in Nova Scotia. As indicated by its large, octoplus leg-like roots above the ground, it probably grew out on an old rotting ancient fallen log. The tree is covered by mosses and lichens.
Soaring, ancient trees above, rolling ground underfoot and astounding biodiversity all around. IDEAS explores the rare, ancient beauty — and endangered reality — of an old-growth forest in Nova Scotia, to learn of its many wonders.Naturalist Peter Romkey stands in front of an estimated 300-year-old Yellow Birch hardwood tree in Nova Scotia. As indicated by its large, octopus-like roots above the ground, it probably grew out on an old rotting, ancient fallen log.
"When you look up and the canopy is so high above you get this feeling like you're in a cathedral in one of the old cities in Europe," naturalist Peter Romkey toldThis forest is mostly second or third-generation trees now from clear-cutting and logging. The Wabanaki-Acadian forest stretches from parts of the Maritimes and Southern Quebec down into several New England states.
Critical to an old-growth forest is its rich forest floor. Logs that fell a century ago provide nutrients, moisture and shelter for plants and animals. Often tree seedlings grow out of these logs to become ancients themselves. A white Lady Slipper in Kejimkujik National Park. It’s a rare orchid of the genus Cypripedium, and it thrives in the deep shade of old-growth forests. Some species are threatened, such as the Pine Marten and the lungless Salamander because of the loss of old-growth forests.
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