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Taiga Ecosystem Values & Benefits

Intrinsic

Wildness

Existing for thousands or millions of Years

Unique to Earth

Having unwritten Rights

self-Renewing

self-Regulating

self-Healing

Home of the circum-polar Boreal Forest

Home of Lakes, Bogs, Marshes, Meadows, and Rivers

Solar powered Energy reservoir of the sub-arctic

Storehouse of natural Genetic Materials

Ecosystem and Habitat Biodiversity

Makes its Soil from Rock

Makes and stores its complex chemical Nutrients

Habitat for all sub-arctic animal Life

Practical

Supply of abundant clean Water

Air shed, the source of clean air with moisture,

Fragrance, and oxygen

Recycles our wastes such as Sewage and CO2

Setting for physically-healthy Living

Tent sites and Campfires

Fish and game Meat

Wood for Shelter and Furniture

Fuel

Wood for Export

Wood for Art and Toys

Entertainment for curious Children

Water Storage in times of flood and Drought

Holds soil against wind and water Erosion

Stabilizes Climate

Scenic resource for Tourism

Shelter from Wind

Moss and snow for Insulation

Sound Barrier

Outdoor Classroom of Wildlife and Nature

Object for Science of Sustainable Systems

Herbs, Berries, Teas, Mushrooms, and Medicines

Dye Materials

Ambiance for pleasant Homes and Business sites

Soils for Agriculture and Gardens

Feed for Livestock

Genetic Source for Agriculture and domestic Animals

Fence Rows

Assets for great Recreation

Environment that promotes psychological Health

Wildlife to watch and hear

Ever-changing tapestry of natural Art

Object of Poetry and Photography

Place for evolution of Sustainable Lifestyles

Source of Alaskan Native Cultural Attributes

Site of the "Sourdough Alaskan Lifestyle"

Birch bark and Syrup

Spiritual

Quietness that one can hear

Clarity and color that one can see

Freshness that one can smell

Strength that one can feel

Tranquility and Hope

Fellowship with all Life on Earth

Home of Troll, Tomten, Alvor, Skogsra, Nachen, Ullr

Solitude for spiritual Renewal

Inspiration for philosophical Development

Naturalists find Cathedrals

Peace

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