Damage from early colonization recouped, but other forces conspire
(NEWSER) - In the early days—or, rather, centuries—of the American experiment, the vast Eastern forests were logged almost to oblivion. But with the opening of the frontier to the West, trees from the Northeast to the Gulf Coast rebounded, and by 1997 the forests had regained almost 70% of their pre-colonization bulk. Now, though, with creeping suburbanization and a few unhelpful critters at work, vigilance is necessary. More»
