Websites
Kentucky Heartwood - An organization dedicated to protecting health and well-being of Kentucky's native forests.
ENTS (Eastern Native Tree Society) - A spectacular community of dedicate tree nerds. A great resource. Be sure to search the forum!
Eastern Old List - Includes information on the oldest dated trees in the eastern US.
Primal Nature - A good site dedicated to promoting eastern old growth. The sites creator and editor of the book Eastern Old Growth, Mary Byrd Davis, passed away in 2011. A pdf with information on specific sites in Kentucky can be viewed here.
Books
Old Growth Forests: Function, Fate and Value. Christian Wirth, Gerd Gleixner, and Martin Heimann, editors. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009.
This is a fantastic and up-to-date book on old growth ecology. While not dealing specifically with forests of the eastern US of Kentucky, it is one of the best scientific books on the subject and very relevant to understanding old growth forest in Kentucky. It is unfortunately very pricey.
This is a fantastic and up-to-date book on old growth ecology. While not dealing specifically with forests of the eastern US of Kentucky, it is one of the best scientific books on the subject and very relevant to understanding old growth forest in Kentucky. It is unfortunately very pricey.
