500-YEAR FOREST

The 500-Year Forest Foundation conserves mature forests and the biologically diverse species they nurture. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, we work in partnership with private landowners to help ensure their forests are protected into the future. Designated 500-Year Forests are protected by conservation easements or amendments to existing conservation easements that provide these protections for the forest... We believe as biologist Robert Zahner believed: Old-growth forests are the key to biodiversity. As our old-growth sites age and their biological richness grows, they will also speak to our hearts. Large stands of old-growth not only provide unique ecosystems for the varied indigenous species that thrive within their boundaries, they act as refugia for plant and animal communities often lost as intense human use changes the landscape. These forests also aid the larger ecosystem by purifying water with their deep soils, enhancing groundwater recharge, generating oxygen, and..

Also known as: 500-Year Forest Foundation, The 500-Year Forest Foundation

Primary location: Charlottesville United States