Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington, USA (@ Art Wolfe/Getty Images)

Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington, USA (@ Art Wolfe/Getty Images)

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• We\re looking at just a small portion of...""A full 1,368,300 acres of wilderness
• Why should these plants expect a lot of attention from tree huggers today?""It\s something of a national obsession
• This forest is named after a man who campaigned tirelessly for the rights of trees and humans.""Who was this upstanding individual?
• Native to this habitat are some endangered species - including America\s national bird.""They\re also bona fide bald icons