And you may even see a northern spotted owl. These animals are all parts of the web of life in an ancient forest. An old growth forest is always changing. Disease, lightning, wind, and time change trees. They transform even the oldest trees into snags, or standing dead trees.
Snags are home to many birds and mammals.
Pileated woodpeckers chip away the wood to feed on insects under the surface. Hawks look over the land from the broken tops of trees. Bats roost under the loose bark. At night they come out to feast on flying insects. The soft snags are not very strong.