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 forested Moosehead Lake. Click here to view a larger version!

Test your knowledge of forests and climate change in Massachusetts 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. close to 10 percent
   2. close to 15 percent
   3. close to 20 percent
   4. close to 25 percent
3. Deforestation is the second leading contributor of carbon emissions worldwide.
   
   
   1. True
   2. False
4. 90% of Massachusetts originally was covered by forests. What percent of the state is forested today?
   
   
   1. 60%
   2. 50%
   3. 40%
   4. 30%
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. The Nature Conservancy worked with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the creation of nine large-scale forest reserves totaling how many acres?
   
   
   1. 50
   2. 500
   3. 5,000
   4. 50,000
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. At the current rate of deforestation, tropical rain forests will virtually disappear as functioning ecosystems within how many years?
   
   
   1. 100
   2. 200
   3. 500
   4. 1,000
9. Massachusetts forests filter our air and water and absorb carbon from our atmosphere. The value of these life-essential services are estimated at how much per year?
   
   
   1. $2.9 million per year
   2. $29 million per year
   3. $290 million per year
   4. $2.9 billion per year
      

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.