num_pages: 282
description: This unique 'biography' encompasses a thousand years of the natural history and evolution of an old-growth forest in the western Cascade Mountains of Oregon. Called an "estimable piece of work" by the Boston Globe, Forest Primeval traces the life cycle of a forest from its fiery inception in the year 987 to the present day, when logging threatens the forest and its inhabitants.
language: English
title: Forest Primeval: The Natural History of an Ancient Forest
titlecomplete: Forest Primeval: The Natural History of an Ancient Forest
genres: Historical, Ecology, Nature, Natural History, Environment, Biology, Science, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 40
publisher: Oregon State University Press