Forests Are Not Just Carbon (Webinar, Friday @3:00)

[Hart Hagan]

If you know anything about climate change, you “know” that it’s all about carbon. Scientists and journalists report on the ability of forests to draw down carbon, or the impact of logging or forest fires on carbon emissions.

But what if forests are more than carbon? 

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Forests Are Not Just Carbon

In this webinar we will explore:

• The many ecological roles forests play in landscapes
• How forests influence rainfall and water cycles
• Why biodiversity is essential to forest resilience
• The limits of carbon-only climate thinking
• How forests support stable regional climates

I hope you can join us this Friday (4/24) at 3:00 Eastern Time, via Zoom.

Join us to discover how forests become these things as they interact with water cycles: 

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Forests Are Not Just Carbon

Hope to see you there!

[Hart Hagan]

If you join me tomorrow, we will take some time to dwell on the benefits of forests, other than their capacity to absorb carbon dioxide from the air. 

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Here are some of the benefits of our forests.

1. Flood control – Forest soils act like sponges. Roots and leaf litter absorb and slow rainfall, reducing runoff and preventing destructive floods downstream.

2. Drought prevention – By storing water in soil and biomass, forests release moisture gradually, maintaining stream flow and groundwater during dry periods.

3. Bringing rain – Trees transpire water vapor into the atmosphere, increasing humidity and helping clouds form. Large forest regions can generate their own rainfall.

4. The biotic pump – Forests don’t just recycle moisture—they help pull moist air inland from oceans through pressure differences created by condensation, sustaining continental rainfall.

5. Regulating weather – Forests moderate temperature extremes, reduce heat waves, and stabilize local and regional climate patterns through shade, evapotranspiration, and carbon storage.

6. Bringing rain for crops – Agricultural regions often depend on nearby or upwind forests for reliable rainfall. Deforestation can reduce precipitation and harm crop yields.

7. Water quality protection – Forests filter pollutants, stabilize soil, and prevent erosion, keeping rivers, reservoirs, and drinking water clean.

In short: forests are not just carbon storage. They manage our water, cool the air and bring rain.

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