Eastern Hemlock
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

The Woolly Adelgid is aggressively killing Eastern Hemlock.

Logging does not prevent the Woolly Adelgid from killing trees. Logging guarantees that the trees will decline.

Black Cherry
Black Cherry Decline

For 30 years the US Forest Service said they had to promote black cherry over other tree species because of health risks to those species. But today, black cherry is declining at faster rates than other tree species. 30 years of logging hurt forest health.

Sugar Maple
Sugar Maple Decline

The only thing that guarantees Sugar Maple decline is commercial logging.

Commercial Logging

20 years ago the US Forest Service approved the massive East Side Project to improve “forest health”. The result? Forest health is worse off – there are more disease complexes affecting trees and more trees are dying.

American Beech

Beech Bark Disease causes mortality for American Beech trees. However, there is some genetic resistance to the disease. Logging does not stop American Beech mortality – it guarantees it.

Forest Fires

The Allegheny is known by some as the “asbestos forest” because of its natural resistance to forest fire. Logging does not reduce forest fire.