Protect Our Forests Forest Carbon 101: How much carbon does the tree outside your window store, and how does that compare to the carbon we emit when we travel or power our homes? Watch this video with a forest ecologist to find out. Learn More Protecting 1 acre of mature forest from destruction reduces the same amount of emissions that your car produces in about 30 years. "Clearly, a living tree has a lot to offer beyond the makings of a kitchen cabinet." — Randy Edwards Forests for Our Grandchildren: Read more about how nature Conservancy employee Randy Edwards is saving the forests for his grandchildren. See it from space: check out a Google Earth image of the Conservancy's Burnham Brook Preserve. Click here to view a larger version!

Test your knowledge of forests and climate change in Connecticut with our interactive climate change quiz! Can you answer all of the following questions and get a perfect score?

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1. When forests are cleared, they release which of the following gases, proven to cause climate change?
   
   
   1. helium
   2. carbon dioxide
   3. nitrogen
   4. hydrogen
2. What approximate percentage of carbon emissions worldwide is caused by cutting down trees?
   
   
   1. 10-15 percent
   2. 15-20 percent
   3. 20-25 percent
   4. 25-30 percent
3. Deforestation is the second leading contributor of carbon emissions worldwide.
   
   
   1. True
   2. False
4. By the mid-1800s, all but 25% of Connecticut’s forests were cleared. What percent of the state is forested today?
   
   
   1. 60%
   2. 40%
   3. 30%
   4. 20%
5. Forests are destroyed at what rate around the world?
   
   
   1. one acre per day
   2. one acre per hour
   3. one acre per minute
   4. one acre per second
6. At the current rate of deforestation, tropical rain forests will virtually disappear as functioning ecosystems within how many years?
   
   
   1. 100 years
   2. 200 years
   3. 500 years
   4. 1000 years
7. Protecting one acre of mature forest from destruction is equivalent to taking how many cars off the road for one year? (hint: see our graphic to the right)
   
   
   1. 90
   2. 60
   3. 30
   4. 1
8. Which Nature Conservancy preserve is home to the largest tract of protected land in densely developed Fairfield County?
   
   
   1. Burnham Brook
   2. Sunny Valley
   3. Cathedral Pines
   4. Devil's Den
9. How many acres of land has The Nature Conservancy helped to protect in Connecticut?
   
   
   1. 50
   2. 500
   3. 5,000
   4. 50,000
      

Climate Change Quiz Scoring Guide

• 0-3 correct: Hmm… you still have a lot to learn about forests and climate change!
• 4-6 correct: You’re getting there. Learn more about the role of forests in reducing emissions.
• 7-9 correct: Great! You understand the importance of forests in defending against climate change.  Help us reduce the impacts of climate change now.