Michigan's state forests : a century of stewardship /

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It has been said that Michigan's nineteenth century white pine stands were the finest the world has ever seen. Dense, parklike stands, more than 150 feet tall, covered vast areas northward from the Bay City- Muskegon line. The sheer quantity of timber lured many adventurous entrepreneurs and en...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Botti, William B.
Other Authors: Moore, Michael D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: East Lansing, Mich. : Michigan State University Press, ©2006.
Series:Dave Dempsey environmental studies series.
Subjects:
Forests and forestry > Michigan > History.
Forest management > Michigan > History.
Forêts > Gestion > Michigan > Histoire.
HISTORY > General.
Forest management
Forests and forestry
Staatsforst
Michigan
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The awakening, 1888-1903
  • The foundation, 1903-1907
  • Getting organized, 1907-1909
  • Custodial management, 1909-1920
  • State government reorganization, 1921-1930
  • The great depression, 1931-1940
  • The war years, 1941-1946
  • Postwar development, 1946-1958
  • The fully managed, multiple-use forest era, 1959-1975
  • Forest resource planning, 1975-1990
  • Ecosystem management and biodiversity, 1991-2005.

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