Our preservation initiatives…

Ancient Forest Society is actively supporting the preservation of ancient forests. Through our seed collection program we are supporting our partners’ reforestation and gene banking efforts. The seeds we collect are being propagated and planted out in severely burned areas to become the ancient trees of tomorrow. Our giant sequoia bark beetle monitoring program will provide critical information to land managers about where giant sequoias are succumbing to beetle attack, how widespread the issue is, and tools to increase tree resistance to beetle attack. Our canopy-based preservation initiatives fill an important niche, enabling land managers to nurture ancient forests into the future.