Endangered ecosystem or renewable resource? How we feel about
forests has to do with more than trees.
This interdisciplinary collection of essays examines the history
of forestry in the United States, exploring the impact of the
discipline on natural and human landscapes since the mid-nineteenth
century. Through important articles that have helped define the
field, it assesses the development of the forestry profession and
the U.S. Forest Service, analyzes the political and scientific
controversies that have marked forestry's evolution, and discloses
the transformations in America's commitment to its forested
estate.
American Forests highlights the intersection of the political,
social, and environmental forces that have determined the use and
abuse of American forests. It examines changes both in the
assumptions that have defined forest management and in the
scientific approach to--and political justification for--timber
harvesting in our national forests. It sheds light on the ongoing
debate between utilization and conservation, addressing arguments
from environmentalists, the timber industry, sportsmen, and
politicians while exploring the interaction between public opinion
and public policy. It provides sharp insights into the most
important players in the politics of forestry, from George Perkins
Marsh and Berhard Fernow to Gifford Pinchot and Teddy Roosevelt.
And it addresses issues as wide-ranging as budgeting, clearcutting,
and the regulation of livestock grazing on national forest
lands.
This multifaceted volume draws on the insights of scholars in
conservation and ecology, economics, history, law, and political
science to make a definitive contribution to the study and practice
of forestry. By both clarifying and extending recent debate about
the political purpose, scientific character, and environmental
rationales of forestry in America, it will help define the place of
forests in our future.
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