List of old-growth forests in Massachusetts

The following is a list of old-growth forests in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Old growth is defined as those forests that have not been logged (and have not been significantly disturbed by human beings) in the last 150 years. "Virgin forests" are those old-growth forests that show no sign of having ever been logged.

A total of 2,742 acres (1,110 ha) of old-growth forest has been identified in Massachusetts. Massachusetts' old growth occurs almost entirely within the Northeastern Highlands ecoregion. The following list identifies some of the sites and their locations:

List

Name	Location	County	Size (ha)	Coordinates	Elevation (m)	Aspect
Burgoyne Pass	Beartown State Forest	Berkshire	1.2	42°16′3″N 73°17′8″W / 42.26750°N 73.28556°W / 42.26750; -73.28556	390-470	S–SW
Ice Gulch	East Mountain State Forest		3.6	42°9′30″N 73°19′18″W / 42.15833°N 73.32167°W / 42.15833; -73.32167	405–440	SE–SW
Cold River: Route 2 to Black Brook	Mohawk Trail State Forest/Cold River Virgin Forest	Franklin	38.4	42°38′7″N 72°58′48″W / 42.63528°N 72.98000°W / 42.63528; -72.98000	350–420	NW–NE
Cold River: Route 2 to Black Brook Picnic Area	Mohawk Trail State Forest/Cold River Virgin Forest	Franklin	14.2	42°37′48″N 72°58′0″W / 42.63000°N 72.96667°W / 42.63000; -72.96667	320–450	N–NW
Lower Gulf Brook	Mohawk Trail State Forest	Franklin	6.1	42°37′53″N 72°59′52″W / 42.63139°N 72.99778°W / 42.63139; -72.99778	380–415	NW
Manning Brook	Mohawk Trail State Forest	Franklin	6.1	42°38′23″N 72°59′20″W / 42.63972°N 72.98889°W / 42.63972; -72.98889	375–420	NE
Black Brook	Mohawk Trail State Forest	Franklin	10.1	42°37′45″N 72°58′12″W / 42.62917°N 72.97000°W / 42.62917; -72.97000	360–500	N–NW
Tannery Falls	Mohawk Trail State Forest	Franklin	3.6	42°37′39″N 73°0′12″W / 42.62750°N 73.00333°W / 42.62750; -73.00333	390–420	NW
Todd and Clark Mountains	Mohawk Trail State Forest	Franklin	80.9	42°38′50″N 72°56′45″W / 42.64722°N 72.94583°W / 42.64722; -72.94583	330–460	Varied
Trout Brook West	Mohawk Trail State Forest	Franklin	6.1	42°37′57″N 72°56′19″W / 42.63250°N 72.93861°W / 42.63250; -72.93861	410–450	E
Hawks Mountain	Mohawk Trail State Forest	Franklin	2	42°37′45″N 72°55′34″W / 42.62917°N 72.92611°W / 42.62917; -72.92611	360–410	NW
Thumper Mountain	Mohawk Trail State Forest	Franklin	0.8	42°38′23″N 72°56′6″W / 42.63972°N 72.93500°W / 42.63972; -72.93500	250–270	NE
Middle Cold River to Route 2	Mohawk Trail State Forest / Savoy Mountain State Forest		18.2	42°38′3″N 72°59′29″W / 42.63417°N 72.99139°W / 42.63417; -72.99139	360–415	N
Upper Cold River	Mohawk Trail State Forest / Savoy Mountain State Forest		32.4	42°39′7″N 73°1′0″W / 42.65194°N 73.01667°W / 42.65194; -73.01667	390–450	Varied
Upper Gulf Brook	Mohawk Trail State Forest / Savoy Mountain State Forest		8.1	42°37′59″N 73°0′43″W / 42.63306°N 73.01194°W / 42.63306; -73.01194	380–415	NE
Bear Swamp	Monroe State Forest		12.1	42°41′50″N 72°57′31″W / 42.69722°N 72.95861°W / 42.69722; -72.95861	360–480	E
Dunbar Brook	Monroe State Forest		8.1	42°42′14″N 72°58′8″W / 42.70389°N 72.96889°W / 42.70389; -72.96889	390–490	NE
Parsonage Brook	Monroe State Forest		1.6	42°42′44″N 72°58′46″W / 42.71222°N 72.97944°W / 42.71222; -72.97944	470–510	NW
Spruce Mountain	Monroe State Forest		1.6	42°42′52″N 72°59′56″W / 42.71444°N 72.99889°W / 42.71444; -72.99889	600–670	SE
Smith Brook-Deerfield River	Monroe State Forest		1.6	42°41′58″N 72°58′56″W / 42.69944°N 72.98222°W / 42.69944; -72.98222	360–450	NE
Hunt Hill	Monroe State Forest		2.8	42°41′25″N 72°58′53″W / 42.69028°N 72.98139°W / 42.69028; -72.98139	520–600	SE
Mount Everett-Glen Brook	Mount Everett State Reservation	Berkshire	14.2	42°6′37″N 73°25′32″W / 42.11028°N 73.42556°W / 42.11028; -73.42556	490–560	NE
Mount Everett-Guilder Pond	Mount Everett State Reservation	Berkshire	1.6	42°6′36″N 73°26′22″W / 42.11000°N 73.43944°W / 42.11000; -73.43944	610–630	SW
The Hopper	Mount Greylock State Reservation	Berkshire	46.5	42°39′2″N 73°9′58″W / 42.65056°N 73.16611°W / 42.65056; -73.16611	540–720	Varied
Stony Ledge	Mount Greylock State Reservation	Berkshire	4	42°38′54″N 73°11′34″W / 42.64833°N 73.19278°W / 42.64833; -73.19278	675–720	NE
Mount Williams	Mount Greylock State Reservation	Berkshire	10.1	42°40′32″N 73°9′59″W / 42.67556°N 73.16639°W / 42.67556; -73.16639	510–600	NW–NE
Roaring Brook	Mount Greylock State Reservation	Berkshire	10.1	42°37′44″N 73°12′5″W / 42.62889°N 73.20139°W / 42.62889; -73.20139	550–630	N–NW
Mount Wachusett	Wachusett Mountain State Reservation	Worcester	80.9	42°29′0″N 71°53′0″W / 42.48333°N 71.88333°W / 42.48333; -71.88333	425–520	Varied
Bash Bish Falls	Mount Washington State Forest	Berkshire	15.4	42°6′47″N 73°29′43″W / 42.11306°N 73.49528°W / 42.11306; -73.49528	415–485	N–NE
Mount Race	Mount Washington State Forest	Berkshire	2	42°4′39″N 73°25′47″W / 42.07750°N 73.42972°W / 42.07750; -73.42972	645–710	Varied
Sages Ravine-Bear Rock Falls	Mount Washington State Forest	Berkshire	4.9	42°3′18″N 73°26′4″W / 42.05500°N 73.43444°W / 42.05500; -73.43444	350–420	N
Alander Mountain	Mount Washington State Forest	Berkshire	2	42°5′7″N 73°28′48″W / 42.08528°N 73.48000°W / 42.08528; -73.48000	585–610	SW
The Rivulet	William Cullen Bryant Homestead	Hampshire	80	42°28′16″N 72°56′26″W / 42.47111°N 72.94056°W / 42.47111; -72.94056	373-446
Windsor Jambs	Windsor State Forest	Berkshire	1.2	42°31′20″N 72°59′35″W / 42.52222°N 72.99306°W / 42.52222; -72.99306	430–475	SW

References

Mary Byrd Davis (January 23, 2008). "Old Growth in the East: A Survey". Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
D'Amato, A.; Orwig, D.; Foster, D. (2006). "New Estimates of Massachusetts Old-growth Forests: Useful Data for Regional Conservation and Forest Reserve Planning" (PDF). Northeastern Naturalist. 13 (4): 495–506. doi:10.1656/1092-6194(2006)13[495:NEOMOF]2.0.CO;2. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
Old Growth Forest Network. "The Rivulet at William Cullen Bryant Homestead". Retrieved January 17, 2019.
Eastern Native Tree Society. "The Bryant Woods". Retrieved January 17, 2019.

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