FOREST REGIONS OF NORTH AMERICA pdf

[...]... regulations, and court opinions Native Americans and Forests (to 1607) The relationship between American Indians and forests varied Forests provided building materials, food, or both Forests were often seen as an obstacle to cultivation For instance, the pre-Columbian northwestern coast of North America was heavily Forest Policy Development in the United States forested and occupied by seafaring people... industry However, the thick forests hid unfriendly Indians, so forests were cleared to make the area safe Forests were also cleared for farms and roads Thus, two attitudes toward forests developed that profoundly influenced forest policies for generations First, forests were nuisances 7 Profile of Forest Policy Development Sidebar 1.1 Questions About Future Forests America' s forests have undergone pronounced... profession of forestry is given in Chapter 2, Forestry: The Profession and Career Opportunities The Forest The forest is a biological community of plants and animals existing in a complex interaction with the nonliving environment, which includes such factors as the soil, climate, and physiography A continuous canopy of large trees usually distinguishes 1 forests from other types of communities Forests... chief of the Division of Forestry, which was subsequently given statutory permanence in the Department of Profile of Forest Policy Development Agriculture on June 30, 1886 This division was the precursor of what is now the U.S.D.A Forest Service Also in 1886, Bernard E Fernow, who had studied forestry in western Prussia, succeeded Hough as chief of the division The preservation movement had a profound... in-depth description of North America' s ancient forests is found in America' s Ancient Forests: From the Ice Age to the Age of Discovery (1) and citizens made great improvements to the land by cutting trees Second, the seemingly unending supply of trees led to acceptance of waste and a view that American forests were inexhaustible Wood was the primary fuel and energy source for colonial America and remained... 1607) Colonial Settlers and Forests (1607-1783) Building and Defending the Republic (1783-1830) Important Features of the Period 1783-1830 The Erosion of a Myth (1830-1891) Exploitation of the Forests Conservation and Preservation of the Forests Important Features of the Period 1830-1891 Crystallizing a Philosophy (1891-1911) Creation of Forest Reserves Important Features of the Period 1891-1911 Organization,... gain custody of the forest reserves The Transfer Act of 1905 moved their administration from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Agriculture One month later, Pinchot's agency became the Forest Service In 1907, forest reserves were renamed national forests Management of forest reserves changed dramatically under the new regime On the day the Transfer Act was signed, Secretary of Agriculture... believe that forest restoration provides the best hope for reversing American forest decline Some predicted the forest health crisis coming several decades ago One of the first was Aldo Leopold, who promoted forest restoration as early as 1934 Forest restoration involves using ancient or pre-European settlement forests as models for creating sustainable forests Restoration does not apply to forests that... are the predominant woody vegetation in terms of biomass,1 trees represent only a small proportion of the total number of species present in the forest There are thousands, perhaps millions, of different types of plants and animals in the forest Shrubs, herbs, ferns, mosses, lichens, and fungi are present beneath the forest canopy and in the gaps of the forest cover Large animals such as deer and bears... and solace This has led to the designation of "Wilderness Areas" intended to be unaltered by humans Because of the many different viewpoints, conflicts of interest have arisen over what is considered to be the proper use of the forest in modern American society What a member of a preservationist group such as the Sierra Club defines as proper management of the forest may be in conflict with how a paper . w0 h0" alt="" FOREST REGIONS OF NORTH AMERICA