Old Growth is the final volume of the "Land of the Evergreens" trilogy. These novels are designed to serve as a cultural memoir based on the special aspects of this country's decade of the 1980s. Gary Baxter finds himself now able to use his real name and to resume his relationship with Sonya. As they reestablish a life together, Gary learns from and helps out one of the oldest long-time loggers in the area with Native roots.