Sentences with phrase «of old growth»

The beautiful Nelson river gently meanders through a valley of old growth woodland.

Unfortunately, the world has seen many plantations raised at the expense of old growth or other extremely diverse natural forests.

It will also see the two groups working together to discourage the conversion of old growth forests to pine plantations.

The SFI condones environmentally harmful practices including large - scale clearcutting and chemical use, logging of old growth and endangered forests, and replacement of forests by ecologically degraded tree plantations.

Landscape of old growth forest at the Ellsworth Creek Preserve, Washington.

In the early 1990s the Clinton administration put a stop to logging in huge swaths of old growth forest in the U.S. to protect a small, non-descript brown bird that was facing extinction: the northern spotted owl.

Plainly logging or wood - chipping of old growth forests must not happen; it is environmentally destructive.

The ecological value of old growth wasn't appreciated at the time, and future pressure for wholesale conversion of old growth to timber production on US Forest Service land wasn't anticipated.

A worldwide consumer boycott of old growth forest products, or unsustainable tree farms, should be organized as soon as possible.

We are 90 % solar powered and have partnered with the US Department of Fish & Wildlife to help restore 100 acres of old growth Oregon White Oak on the property to their native savannah state.

ASJE is involved with several other groups in a proposal to bring sustainable forestry practices and preservation of old growth forest and habitat to the resulting disposition of PL properties.

In this poetic slideshow, the audience learns that 95 % of the old growth forest has already been harvested and that the clear - cutting has left perhaps 75,000 miles of damaged stream and river.

Exploring a deeper connection with nature, she creates portraits not of solely the human figure but also of the old growth in the area.

Follow the signs to the park road which winds uphill for about two miles through dense forest of old growth Sitka Spruce and Western Hemlock.

Both rich in red cedar, spruce trees, and plenty of other vegetation, their lush canopy is the perfect example of old growth forests.

Nestled in a stand of old growth trees, our campground has over 100 serviced sites available and contains a laundromat, washrooms, showers, firewood and a sani - dump.

Muir woods is now the last remaining contiguous stand of old growth coast redwoods in Marin County.

[21] Protected stands of old growth redwoods can be visited 20 miles (32 km) north of Trinidad, in Redwood National and State Parks.

Wright's for Camping offers 19 spacious sites nestled in a stand of old growth trees.

5 — Fir Trail / Cedar and Fir Grove — The Fir trail is an easy extension to the Lake trail and has some magnificent groves of old growth forest including giant Douglas Fir and Cedar trees.

Ride a thrilling series of ziplines through the canopy of an old growth rain forest then thread through the wild Kennedy River Canyon.

Set aside in the early 1920's by the people of California and the generosity of the Save - the - Redwoods League, Prairie Creek is a sanctuary of old growth coast redwood.

These towering and majestic trees are found only along the Northern California coast, and after decades of logging only 5 % of these old growth trees remain.

A protected grove of old growth forest.

There's no guidebook to mothering for Melody, who thought the best thing in life was eighty acres of old growth along the Mattole River and nobody telling her what to do — until this boy came along.

In the Huangnihe conservation district, a patchwork of old growth forest and reforested former logging areas adjacent to Jilin's two main tiger habitat reserves, Huangnihe forest reserve director Li Cheng is working with scientists and conservation groups to find alternative jobs for locals, for example by training loggers and poachers as organic honey farmers.

Apparently, breastfeeding mothers often think their babies are underweight because of the old growth charts that were based on formula fed baby development.

Mass Audubon successfully conserves additional land all the time — from stands of old growth forest in the Berkshires to coastal habitats on the Cape and islands to the precious salt marsh of the North Shore — and every type of habitat in between.

We are also actively involved in efforts to encourage the responsible management of Massachusetts forests and protection of old growth.

I lost so much of my old growth tree cover that I was able to realize a long held dream: the installation of a 5.2 K solar array to power my business.

When a tornado struck the Chile Woman in 2011, she found the silver lining: «I was too heavily wooded for solar before the tornado but I lost so much of my old growth tree cover that solar became a possibility,» she says.

The palm fruit oil we source is not linked to the destruction of old growth rain forests, the release of greenhouse gases, the displacement of native people, or the extinction of orangutans or Sumatran tigers (which only live in Borneo and Sumatra in Indonesia).

Thus if one wants theological license to increase radioactivity without constraint, to consent to the bulldozer mentality of developers, or to encourage unbridled harvest of old growth forests, historically there has been no better scriptural source than Genesis 1 - 2.

The beautiful Nelson river gently meanders through a valley of old growth woodland.

Stock Strategies Traits to Look for in Growth Stocks Earnings per share growth of at least 10 % is key, but revenue growth also matters, according to the manager of the oldest growth stock mutual fund.

Not exact matches

By contrast, while the cost of older, branded pharmaceuticals continue to rise and contribute to increased spending, when discounting is considered, prices of these drugs increased, on average, 2.8 % in 2015, the lowest growth rate in years.

The 5 - year - old, award - winning company has found that face - to - face interaction with clients and the flow of staff between satellite offices in Montreal and Calgary are key to its growth and success.

These are just some of the latest, highest - priced fitness fads, yet the workouts seeing the most growth are actually some of the oldest around.

The growing number of consumers eager to pamper their pooches has fueled some impressive growth: the five - year - old company has shipped more than 25 million products.

Throughout the decade of the»70s, the old postwar business model was crumbling under pressure from inflation and weak growth.

On the other hand, a step - in system might attract more older people and women to snowboarding, especially from the ranks of experienced skiers, thus sending the sport's growth rate even higher.

For somebody who had never been to New Orleans, but moved there initially to teach and then a year later left the classroom to start a company, I've seen firsthand just how much the community has invested in bringing in and retaining young people who really want to contribute to rebranding the city, bringing it from, old oil and gas and just tourism really into the 21st century with lots of high - tech, high - growth businesses.

In 15 years at Spinrite, Newell has led the steady and surprising growth of a 65 - year - old company that should have, logically, vanished a half - century ago.

However, going back to the old model of consumption - driven growth underpinned by the housing market, all this recent positive economic news shouldn't get anyone breaking out the champagne.

Increasingly, that growth will be driven by millennials, the oldest of whom have lifted the annual birthrate for women 30 to 34 to the highest level since 1964, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Traders are suddenly worried about interest rates (although anyone older than 30 has to be amused that 2.85 % on the Treasury 10 - year is a source of panic), worried about inflation (although after the last decade of stagnant wages, Friday's 2.9 % rise should be cheered, not jeered), and worried about a tax - fueled spike in growth (with this report from Powell's Atlanta colleagues leading the way.)

There's no new theme to it, just more riffs on the old one of a self - reinforcing spiral of slower growth in China crushing the economies of its raw material suppliers, while an appreciating dollar makes it ever harder for emerging market companies and governments to repay the debts they gleefully took on when the Federal Reserve was giving away dollars for free.

Founded in 1994 by a then 19 - year - old student, the organization has seen 22 years of double - digit growth thanks to its focus on customer service and innovation.

Revenue growth at the 37 - year - old maker of storage systems had taken a hit, pressured by the cloud and the commoditization of hardware.

«The hires provide a combination of experience from older tech company Google, and innovations within the fast - growth startup community,» Fubini says.