Searching for the Giants

‘Searching for the Giants: Breezemont-Camp Trail at Cook Forest State Park!

Please meet at the Park Office to journey to our study site to search for and document big, old, and tall trees in the Ridge Camp Old Growth Forest Area. Although this difficult hike is almost all off trail through steep terrain, it may harbor some new big & tall records. Are there more black cherries and hemlock in here over 140ft? How about another 150ft class white pine? Maybe we’ll find another elusive 120ft class cucumbertree? This is one of the views remaining old growth areas in the park that hasn’t been measured yet with a fine-tooth comb. Come take a part in helping us discovery possible new big tree records.