Photo gallery: forests

Purple flower vines growing on riverside canopy tree Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru)	Redwood forest of Van Damme State Park	Redwood forest of Van Damme State Park	Redwood forest of Russian Gulch State Park
Forest in Alaska (Alaska)	Bamboo (Thailand)	Open pits at the Rio Huaypetue mine. Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru)	Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru)
Creek in Sitka National Historical Park (Alaska)	Dead forest (Alaska)	Redwood forest of Russian Gulch State Park	Alaskan rainforest (Alaska)
Giant Rio Huaypetue gold mine A large-scale mining operation has turned the Rio Huaypetue into a mud and gravel pit in southeastern Peru. The surrounding rainforest is suffering from hunting and cutting for timber and fuelwood. Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru)	New Guinea rain forest canopy	High altitude heath forest on Mt. Kenya (Kenya)	View from Hanging Bridges Private Reserve in Arenal (Costa Rica)
Redwood forest of Van Damme State Park	Forest in Alaska (Alaska)	Redwood forest of Van Damme State Park	Forest on the Pipiwai trail
Tachigali tree; note lack of vegetation around the tree This tree has a symbiotic relationship with ants that aggressively defend it from predators and other plants Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru)	Redwood forest of Russian Gulch State Park	Forest of Sitka National Historical Park (Alaska)	Forest in the Sierra Nevadas
Buttress roots of rainforest tree Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru)	Redwood forest of Van Damme State Park	Forests of Cyclops Mountain Strict Nature Reserve	Plane view of deforestation in the Amazon Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru)
In search of medicinal plants in the Loita hills (Kenya)	Moss and lichen on a tree branch (Alaska)	Redwood forest of Russian Gulch State Park	Redwood forest of Van Damme State Park
Loita hills forest (Kenya)	Rainforest of Bartlett Cove (Alaska)	Sunset over the Rio Napo (Peru)	Redwood forest of Van Damme State Park
Costa Rican rainforest canopy (Costa Rica)	Rainforest in Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area (Laos)	Forest of Sitka National Historical Park (Alaska)	Vegetation in a temperate rainforest (Alaska)
Loita hills forest (Kenya)	Forest meadow in Loita Hills (Kenya)	Montane forest in Tanzania (Tanzania)	Stranlger fig in Loita forest (Kenya)
Logged forests and mountains in Alaska (Alaska)	Tropical rainforest (Costa Rica)	Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru)	Scrub vegetation and secondary forest following deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru)
Rio Huaypetue gold mine and associated deforestation as viewed from an airplane Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru)	Deforestation, oil palm, forest, and wetlands in Costa Rica (Costa Rica)	Mining trucks; equipment; opne pits and roads at the Rio Huaypetue gold mine in southeastern Peru Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru)	Rainforest canopy in the Arfak Mountains
Hollow in palm tree; used by nesting macaws Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru)	Redwood forest of Van Damme State Park	Aerial view of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru)	Aerial photo of deforestation along road in the Amazon Location: Southeastern Peru; from Cuzco to Boca Manu (Peru)
Carving of a raven in a tree trunk (Alaska)	Tropical forest in New Guinea	Drawing showing puma-like shape of Ollantaytambo Sacsayhuaman is the head of the puma Location: Cuzco (Peru)	Alaskan rainforest (Alaska)