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Here's a story about Old Growth forests in New England that I shot for Smithsonian Magazine. The most interesting part was seeing archive photos of New England
by thekid314 3y ago
Here's a story about Old Growth forests in New England that I shot for Smithsonian Magazine. The most interesting part was seeing archive photos of New England when it was basically clear cut for firewood and pasture. Today we think of it as wooded, but that is relatively recent:
https://www.daviddegner.com/photography/discovering-old-growth-forests-in-new-england/ https://www.daviddegner.com/photography/discovering-old-grow...
- soperj 3y agoIt was wooded before the clear cutting.
- beastman82 3y agoIs this true in NH/ME/VT as well? I see western MA in your article. (btw it's cool thanks for sharing)
- fireflash38 3y agoVery much true. Just look at the undergrowth, and the types of trees.
- peteradio 3y agoVery beautiful shoot. Some of those trees were rather huge! Wonder what the biggest looked like in the old growth.
- nemo44x 3y agoThey looked like this: https://ravenwhimsy.tumblr.com/post/174022634675 https://ravenwhimsy.tumblr.com/post/174022634675 And to think, they were just used for any old thing back then. This lumber doesn't really exist anymore other than reclamations.
- grosswait 3y agoThat’s a Douglas for – not native to New England
- klyrs 3y agoSadly, this lumber does exist in Canada. And I wish I meant "tree" and not "lumber" but here we are https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sitka-old-growth-protections-lacking-bc-tree-cedar-truck-viral-social-media-1.6068064 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sitka-old-gr...
- Mistletoe 3y agoI love this shoot, thank you for sharing.