Lob Trees In The Wilderness : The Human and Natural History of the Boundary Waters

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Along the Minnesota-Ontario border, in the days of voyageurs, tall trees were used as guideposts in the uncharted wilderness to help fur traders and explorers find their way through the maze of lakes and portages. Branches were cut, leaving the middle of the trees bare with branches above and below....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ahlgren, C. E. (Clifford Elmer), 1922-
Other Authors: Ahlgren, Isabel
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2001.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Nature > Effect of human beings on.
Forests and forestry.
Forest ecology.
Nature > Effect of human beings on > Minnesota > Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
Forests and forestry > Minnesota > Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
Forest ecology > Minnesota > Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
Minnesota > Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
Boundary Waters Canoe Area (Minn.)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CHAPTER 1. Red Pine Lob Tree: Introduction; CHAPTER 2. Sacred Juniper Lob Tree: Flora; CHAPTER 3. Jack Pine Lob Tree: Forest Fire; CHAPTER 4. Big Cedar Lob Tree: Presettlement Forests; CHAPTER 5. Paper Birch Lob Tree: Early Inhabitants; CHAPTER 6. White Pine Lob Tree: Pine Logging; CHAPTER 7. White Spruce Lob Tree: Pulpwood Logging; CHAPTER 8. Balsam Fir Lob Tree: Recreation and Preservation; CHAPTER 9. Aspen Lob Tree: Conclusions; APPENDIX: Common and Scientific Names of Plants; NOTES; INDEX.

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