The best at storing carbon, that is. Those of us who have spent time there will also agree that it is the best for hiking, skiing, camping, and sightseeing. The Wilderness Society ranked all federally owned forests, Willamette coming in #1, and 2-9 are also located in the Pacific Northwest. The Willamette National Forest ranks second in the world for carbons storage, behind Australia. Carbon storage is important because the forest takes the carbon out of the air, and keeps it until it is released through burning. The more forests that store carbon well, the healthier the environment is. Forest management to healthfully allow forest fires will in the long run let the forests store more carbon, and not have devastating fires that sweep through massive amounts of acreage at a time.
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