Timber management plan 1949 - 1958
Author: H. S. Palmer
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Total Pages: 14
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Author: H. S. Palmer
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Total Pages: 14
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Forest Service
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Published: 1949
Total Pages: 30
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region
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Published: 1975
Total Pages: 416
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Tennessee Valley Authority
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Published: 1961
Total Pages: 168
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: British Columbia. Forest Service
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Published: 1957
Total Pages: 840
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: British Columbia. Forest Branch
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Published: 1954
Total Pages: 930
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: David A. Clary
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 1988-12-01
Total Pages: 269
ISBN-13: 0700603891
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNearly one-quarter of America is covered with forests—almost 800 million acres. There are 151 national forests, comprising close to 200 million acres in thirty-nine states and Puerto Rico. These protected lands are administered by the U.S. Forest Service, an agency of the Department of Agriculture. David Clary here examines the history of and controversies surrounding the Forest Service’s policies for timber management in our national forests. In this first in-depth study of the political, bureaucratic, social, and ideological relationships between the Forest Service and the production of timber, Clary traces the continuity in the agency’s outlook from its creation in 1905 through fears of a “timber famine” to the “clear-cutting” controversies of the mid 1970s. He shows convincingly that, despite legislative remedies and agency reports, timber production has remained the agency’s first priority and that other (multiple uses—recreation, watershed protection, wilderness, livestock grazing, and wildlife management—were regulated so that they would not interfere with potential timber harvests. Throughout its history, the agency is shown to have been enchanted with the objective of producing timber. Clary’s theme, in what he describes as an “administrative, political, scientific, and anecdotal history,” is that the Forest Service exhibited consistent actions and attitudes over the years and failed to confront realistically changes in the national culture that altered what the American people wanted from the forests and the Forest Service.
Author: David Beesley
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Published: 2017-04-04
Total Pages: 409
ISBN-13: 0874176344
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJohn Muir called it the "Range of Light, the most divinely beautiful of all the mountain chains I’ve ever seen." The Sierra Nevada—a single unbroken mountain range stretching north to south over four hundred miles, best understood as a single ecosystem but embracing a number of environmental communities—has been the site of human activity for millennia. From the efforts of ancient Native Americans to encourage game animals by burning brush to create meadows to the burgeoning resort and residential development of the present, the Sierra has endured, and often suffered from, the efforts of humans to exploit its bountiful resources for their own benefit. Historian David Beesley examines the history of the Sierra Nevada from earliest times, beginning with a comprehensive discussion of the geologic development of the range and its various ecological communities. Using a wide range of sources, including the records of explorers and early settlers, scientific and government documents, and newspaper reports, Beesley offers a lively and informed account of the history, environmental challenges, and political controversies that lie behind the breathtaking scenery of the Sierra. Among the highlights are discussions of the impact of the Gold Rush and later mining efforts, as well as the supporting industries that mining spawned, including logging, grazing, water-resource development, market hunting, urbanization, and transportation; the politics and emotions surrounding the establishment of Yosemite and other state and national parks; the transformation of the Hetch Hetchy into a reservoir and the desertification of the once-lush Owens Valley; the roles of the Forest Service, Park Service, and other regulatory agencies; the consequences of the fateful commitment to wildfire suppression in Sierran forests; and the ever-growing impact of tourism and recreational use. Through Beesley’s wide-ranging discussion, John Muir’s "divinely beautiful" range is revealed in all its natural and economic complexity, a place that at the beginning of the twenty-first century is in grave danger of being loved to death. Available in hardcover and paperback.
Author: Hans Arthur Meyer
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Published: 1961
Total Pages: 300
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: H. Arthur Meyer
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Published: 1961-05
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780471068372
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