Laurels & lances: Old growth & new toll

Laurel: To a natural honor. The saying goes that great oaks from little acorns grow. The acorns have been growing in Hartwood Acres Park for generations.

The black, red and white oaks are joined by a patchwork quilt of other trees. There are maples, cherry, beech, hickory and more. Some trees are almost as old as the nation.

This week, the 629-acre park was officially inducted into the national Old-Growth Forest Network…

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