>>2683134no,
most of the west wasn't
Most of the west COAST was
Old growth was cut back almost to extinction
It used to dominate the west coast
...the destruction was leigon
and than buried by the logging cartels
Much of what is now arid lands in utah, new mexico, colorado, new mexico, and the Navijo nation used to be forested though--the extermination of beaver and great dust bowl (also a result of monoculture destroying soil) took out most of the SW forests... but yes, the rainforest was costal and mostly into idaho, and oregon... those states have fucked their old growth and the logging cartels created the mega fires there.
