Northern Arizona's Kaibab Plateau rises above the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, a vast forested expanse up to 9,000 feet above sea level. It's here that North America's highest density of northern goshawks occurs. That's because the plateau is home to most of the old-growth ponderosa pines left in the Southwest.
But now the U.S. Forest Service wants to cut down those trees to turn a profit.
Old-growth Trees and Goshawks Threatened Near Grand Canyon
But now the U.S. Forest Service wants to cut down those trees to turn a profit.
Old-growth Trees and Goshawks Threatened Near Grand Canyon