Sarah Arnold et. al.: Protecting Our Forests

To the editor:

Forest conversion and fragmentation continue at a rapid pace. Loss of forested areas poses a growing threat to the integrity of the nation's natural resources. Experts predict that at current rates, New England will lose 1.2 million acres of forest by 2060, along with 19 percent of its climate change fighting carbon storage capacity. In New Hampshire, over 100,000 residents and 36,000 children live further than a 10-minute drive to a conserved natural area-underscoring the tenuous foundation of our state's outdoor way of life. We need a generational investment in natural climate