21.   Most of the wood used in the main home comes from ancient Northwest forests.

22.   That has made it more difficult for environmental campaigns to set aside much younger forest so that one day they can be grand ancient forests.

23.   The fight made every issue, including cleaning up toxic wastes or chopping down ancient forests, a matter of pitched partisan politics.

24.   The multistoried, closed canopies of ancient forests protect them from predators such as golden eagles.

25.   They cringed to see convenience stores and fast-food restaurants popping up in the ancient forests that line the scenic thoroughfare through the heart of Washington.

26.   They fear massive clear-cutting of previously unlogged portions of ancient forests.

27.   They form the ancient forest in the Tongass.

28.   This compromise offers our last and best hope to preserve these magnificent ancient forests.

29.   This is unique in that ancient forests often become petrified through the steady infiltration of minerals over many years, which eventually replaces the wood tissue with stone.

30.   Whether the cause is saving the ancient forests, shuttering sweatshops or ensuring access to health care, it is sure to be represented somewhere in the crowd.