a forest that contains a disproportionate percentage of trees of the oldest age class for that forest type. What age category qualifies as “old growth” will depend on the forest type, region, and life history of the surrounding trees and landscape.
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Christine Song supports both Project Learning Tree (PLT) US and Canada's program delivery and reporting, program research, and communications. Christine holds a Master of Environmental Science from the University of Toronto and and a combined degree with a Bachelor of Science in ecology and zoology and a Bachelor of Science in anthropology from the University of Calgary.
