Twenty-something years ago, I came to know Bob Leverett. I had been told he was searching for and documenting what remaining old growth forest there was in western Massachusetts. I immediately knew this was a fellow I had to meet and, hopefully, tag along with. Old growth forest in Massachusetts?? This I just had to see.
At that time, Bob and his son Rob spent virtually every weekend (and then some) scouring the Berkshire hill country, and other places up and down the eastern U.S., for signs of remnant old growth forests. What they found that fit that category in Massachusetts was relatively small, scattered patches that, while not necessarily "virgin" forest, had characteristics that distinguished them from the typical second growth forests that are quite extensive in the Bay State, and most of the northeast.
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| Bob propping up a respectable Black Cherry |
