Hays, Samuel.

Wars in the Woods : The Rise of Ecological Forestry in America. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (296 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: New and Old Forestry: A Confrontation in the Making -- Chapter 2: Shaping an Ecological Forestry Program -- Chapter 3: The National Response to Ecological Forestry -- Chapter 4: Ecological Forestry in the States -- Chapter 5: The Pennsylvania Story: Missed Opportunities -- Chapter6: The Skirmishes Becomea Full-Scale War -- Chapter 7: In Search of the Future Forest -- Notes -- Index.

Examines the conflicts that have developed over the preservation of forests in America, and how government agencies and advocacy groups have influenced the management of forests and their resources for more than a century.

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Forest reserves-United States.
Forest policy-United States.
Forest management-United States.
Forests and forestry-Political aspects-United States.
Forest ecology-United States.


Electronic books.

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634.9/20973