Author: Texas Forest ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Progress Report of the Cooperative Forest Tree Improvement Program
Author: Texas Forest ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Progress Report
Author: Cooperative Forest Genetics Research ProgramPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest genetics
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Mississippi Forests and Forestry
Author: James E. FicklePublisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781578063086
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
From prehistory to the present, people have harvested Mississippi's trees, cultivated and altered the woodlands, and hunted forest wildlife. Native Americans, the first foresters, periodically burned the undergrowth to improve hunting and to clear land for farming. Mississippi Forests and Forestry tells the story of human interaction with Mississippi's woodlands. With forty black-and-white images and extensive documentation, this history debunks long-held myths, such as the notion of the first settlers encountering "virgin" forests. Drawing on primary materials, government documents, newspapers, interviews, contemporary accounts, and secondary works, historian James E. Fickle describes an ongoing commerce between people and place, from Native American maintenance of the woods, to white exploration and settlement, to early economic activities in Mississippi's forests, to present-day conservation and responsible use. Viewed over time, issues of conservation are rarely one-sided. Mississippi Forests and Forestry describes how the rise of "scientific" forestry coincided with the efforts of some early lumber companies and industrial foresters to operate responsibly in harvesting trees and providing for reforestation. Surprisingly, the rise of the pulp and paper industry made reforestation possible in many parts of the state. Mississippi Forests and Forestry is a history of individuals as well as industries. The book looks closely at the ways the lumber industry operated in the woods and mills and at the living and working conditions of people in the industries. It argues that the early industrial foresters, some lumber companies, and pulp and paper manufacturers practiced utilitarian conservation. By the late 1950s, they accomplished what some considered a miracle. Mississippi's forests had been restored. With the rise of environmentalism in the 1960s, popular ideas concerning the proper management and use of forests changed. Practices such as clear-cutting, single-age management, and manufacturing by chip mills became highly controversial. Looking ahead, Mississippi Forests and Forestry examines the issues that remain heated topics of conservation and use.
Proceedings - Northeastern Forest Tree Improvement Conference
Author: Cooperative Forest Genetics Research Program
Author: University of Florida. School of Forest Resources and ConservationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest genetics
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Southern Forest Science
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
"Southern forests provide innumerable benefits. Forest scientists, managers, owners, and users have in common the desire to improve the condition of these forests and the ecosystems they support. A first step is to understand the contributions science has made and continues to make to the care and management of forests. This book represents a celebration of past accomplishments, summarizes the current state of knowledge, and creates a vision for the future of southern forestry research and management. Chapters are organized into seven sections: "Looking Back," "Productivity," "Forest Health," "Water and Soils," "Socioeconomic," "Biodiversity," and "Climate Change." Each section is preceded by a brief introductory chapter. Authors were encouraged to focus on the most important aspects of their topics; citations are included to guide readers to further information."
General Technical Report SO.
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Tropical Yams and Their Potential
Author: Frank G. HawksworthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural price supports
Languages : en
Pages : 932
Book Description
Proceedings of the ... Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
Knock on Wood
Author: W. Scott PrudhamPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136072349
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Scott Prudham investigates a region that has in recent years seen more environmental conflict than perhaps anywhere else in the country--the old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest. Prudham employs a political economic approach to explain the social and economic conflicts arising from the timber industry's presence in the region. As well, he provides a thorough accounting of the timber industry itself, tracing its motivations, practices, and labor relations.