The Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Region hosted a public field tour at the Wind River Experimental Forest, located within the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington state. This tour highlighted old-growth trees, the unique characteristics of old-growth forests, and information about the Forest Service’s National Old Growth Amendment. The Wind River Experimental Forest's old-growth stands, primarily composed of Douglas-fir and western hemlock, are living testaments to the ancient and.
Image: “Old-growth forest, Wind River Experimental Forest” by Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region, licensed Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons.
Credit and licence
- Creator
- Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region
- Licence
- Public domain
- Terms
- Public domain: no known copyright restrictions. Credit given as a courtesy.
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
- Credit line
- “Old-growth forest, Wind River Experimental Forest (4)” by Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons




