Report: New England forest cover in decline

BOSTON — After more than 150 years of natural regrowth, forest cover is declining across all six New England states, threatening the region’s landscape and chipping away at a natural buffer against global warming.

That’s the conclusion of a study being released today by the Harvard Forest, Harvard University’s laboratory for ecological research.

AP Story in the Portland Press Herald

Follow Up Stories in the Portland Press Herald and Bangor Daily News on 5/20/2010