Our Pacific Northwest forests constantly change. Some changes are rapid, dramatic events: forest fires, timber harvests, floods. Other changes are gradual and continuous processes: the decay of leaves, the growth of trees, the movement of water. Both natural events and human choices shape forest cycles. Over time, many changes create cycles of life, birth, death and rebirth. Explore the Forest Cycles area to learn more about the changes and cycles occurring in Northwest forests.

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