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Rhode Island currently has greater numbers of larger and older trees than we’ve seen for more than a century. 70% of our forests are between 60 and 100 years of age, with the majority in the 60-80 year class. The number of large trees has been steadily increasing, while the smallest size class is decreasing. The increasing age and size of our forests is beneficial for some wildlife species, but the extent of shrubby young forest habitat decreasing puts many species which require young forest habitat now at risk.
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