The re-established forests of the Upper Delaware are a living
reminder of centuries of both exploitation and good intentions.
Emerging after the last glaciation, they were first modified by
Native Americans to promote hunting and limited agriculture. The
forests began to disappear as European settlers clear-cut farmland
and fed sawmills and tanneries. The advent of the railroad
accelerated demand and within 30 years industry consumed virtually
every mature tree in the valley, leaving barren hillsides subject
to erosion and flooding. As unchecked cutting continued,
conservation efforts began to save what little remained. A century
and a half later, a forest for the 21st century has emerged-an
ecological patchwork protected by a web of governmental agencies,
yet still subject to danger from humans.
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