rexskimmer
rexskimmer t1_j6d73dt wrote
Reply to comment by A_Man_Who_Writes in The Connecticut River valley looking north from the summit of Mount Holyoke in Hadley, Massachusetts 1900 and 2022 by Redbandana325
We're actually going through a second phase of deforestation. Woodlands have been declining since the 80s due to development.
rexskimmer t1_j6huab7 wrote
Reply to comment by PabloX68 in The Connecticut River valley looking north from the summit of Mount Holyoke in Hadley, Massachusetts 1900 and 2022 by Redbandana325
Increase biomass means younger 100-year forests are maturing, but there's still a decrease in acreage (even if only slightly in the last decade or so). We've seen a larger decrease in forest area since the 60s.
https://harvardforest1.fas.harvard.edu/exist/apps/datasets/showData.html?id=hf013
https://www.fs.usda.gov/ne/newtown_square/publications/other_publishers/OCR/ne_2003_brooks001.pdf