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Pictures of forests for Earth Day

In my nearly 12 years of running mongabay.com, I have had the good fortune to visit spectacular forests around the world. So this Earth Day, instead of writing something pithy (Jeremy has done a fine job in his Earth Day post recognizing the value of what nature gives us), I’m just posting some of my favorite forest pictures I’ve taken in my travels.



If you are a long-time mongabay reader, you’ve probably noticed my tradition of not writing anything Earth Day-related on Earth Day. This is intentional, but in 2005 I did write about what spurred me to create mongabay.com back in the late 1990’s: Earth Day: Another gimmick day full of false promises and empty pledges or a day of reflection?.



Routeburn track, New Zealand
Routeburn track, New Zealand


Redwood forest of Van Damme State Park
Redwood forest of Van Damme State Park


Buttress roots of a giant rainforest canopy tree in Taman Negara National Park, Malaysia
Buttress roots of a giant rainforest canopy tree in Taman Negara National Park, Malaysia


Bamboo forest on the Pipiwai trail
Bamboo forest on the Pipiwai trail, Maui


Redwood forest of Van Damme State Park
Redwood forest of Van Damme State Park


Sunset over the Borneo rainforest
Sunset over the Borneo rainforest


Canopy of the Osa Peninsula rainforest
Canopy of the Osa Peninsula rainforest, Costa Rica


Rainforest in Panama
Rainforest in Panama


Redwood forest on the Matt Davis-Steep Ravine Loop trail
Redwood forest on the Matt Davis-Steep Ravine Loop trail


Routeburn track, New Zealand
Routeburn track, New Zealand


Matt Davis Trail, Mount Tamalpais
Matt Davis Trail, Mount Tamalpais


Rainforest in Panama
Rainforest in Panama


Red tree in Borneo
Red tree in Borneo


Moss covered tree in Ranomafana river
Moss covered tree in Ranomafana river


Redwood forest of Van Damme State Park
Redwood forest of Van Damme State Park


Rainforest in West Kalimantan
Rainforest in West Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo


Indonesia rainforest
Indonesia rainforest, West Kalimantan


Horseman's star (Hippeastrum)
Horseman’s star (Hippeastrum), Louisiana


Palm fronds
Palm fronds


Mantadia rain forest
Mantadia rain forest, Madagascar


Routeburn track, New Zealand
Routeburn track, New Zealand


Rainforest in West Kalimantan
Rainforest in West Kalimantan


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