Photo by Michel Sauret | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District | 12.05.2024
Park rangers at Youghiogheny River Lake discovered two old-growth forests on the federal lands they manage, with some trees estimated as old as 140 years. The two forests are located at Klondike Ridge in southwestern Pennsylvania and at the Mill Run Recreational Area in northeastern Maryland. Forest enthusiasts can identify old-growth by a set of indicators such as large, girthy trees,......
Photo by Michel Sauret | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District | 12.03.2024
Galen Scheufler, a park ranger for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, poses next to an Old-Growth Forest Network sign designating a newly-discovered old-growth forest at Youghiogheny River Lake in Friendsville, Maryland, Dec. 3, 2024. Youghiogheny River Lake now has two forests registered into the Old-Growth Forest Network, which is a nationwide nonprofit with volunteers......
Photo by Michel Sauret | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District | 12.02.2024
Nola, a golden retriever, sniffs wild fur pelts on display for visitors attending an Old-Growth Forest Network ceremony at Mill Run Recreation Area at Youghiogheny River Lake in Friendsville, Maryland, Dec. 3, 2024. Youghiogheny River Lake now has two forests registered into the Old-Growth Forest Network, which is a nationwide nonprofit with volunteers across the country who find the last......
Photo by Michel Sauret | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District | 12.02.2024
Karen Osler, a park ranger for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, shows wild fur pelts to visitors attending an Old-Growth Forest Network ceremony at Mill Run Recreation Area in Friendsville, Maryland, Dec. 3, 2024. Youghiogheny River Lake now has two forests registered into the Old-Growth Forest Network, which is a nationwide nonprofit with volunteers across the country......
Photo by Michel Sauret | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District | 12.02.2024
Tesia Gnagey, a park ranger for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, unloads firewood for an outdoor ceremony at Mill Run Recreation Area in Friendsville, Maryland, Dec. 3, 2024. Youghiogheny River Lake now has two forests registered into the Old-Growth Forest Network, which is a nationwide nonprofit with volunteers across the country who find the last remnants of......
Photo by Michel Sauret | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District | 12.02.2024
Brian Kane, the Mid-Atlantic regional manager for the Old-Growth Forest Network, talks to a park ranger for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District at Youghiogheny River Lake before a ceremony at Mill Run Recreation Area in Friendsville, Maryland, Dec. 3, 2024. Youghiogheny River Lake now has two forests registered into the Old-Growth Forest Network, which is a nationwide......
Photo by Michel Sauret | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District | 12.02.2024
Karen Osler, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District park ranger, unloads firewood for an outdoor ceremony at Mill Run Recreation Area in Friendsville, Maryland, Dec. 3, 2024. Youghiogheny River Lake now has two forests registered into the Old-Growth Forest Network, which is a nationwide nonprofit with volunteers across the country who find the last remnants of old-growth forests......
Photo by Michel Sauret | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District | 12.02.2024
Galen Scheufler, a park ranger for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, holds two trunk samples to show the size difference between trees estimated at 60 and 140 years old found on Youghiogheny River Lake property before a ceremony at Mill Run Recreation Area in Friendsville, Maryland, Dec. 3, 2024. Youghiogheny River Lake now has two forests registered into the Old-Growth......
