Forests for the People The Story of Americas Eastern National Forests /

• Main Authors: Johnson, Christopher. (Author), Govatski, David. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2013.
• Subjects: Environmental sciences.; Ecology.; Endangered ecosystems.; Conservation biology.; Forests and forestry.; Environment.; Environment, general.; Forestry.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Ecosystems.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-215-0

Forests for the People tells one of the most extraordinary stories of environmental protection in our nations history: how a diverse coalition of citizens, organizations, and business and political leaders worked to create a system of national forests in the Eastern United States. It offers an insi...

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgment
• Introduction
• Part I. How the Eastern National Forests Were Saved. 1. The Disappearing Forests of the White Mountains
• 2. Trees to Build the Lake States
• 3. A Forest Crisis in the Southern Appalachians
• 4. Building a Forest Conservation Movement
• 5. Legislation at Last: The Weeks Act
• 6. Creating the Eastern National Forests
• Part II. Issues Facing the Eastern National Forests Today. 7. Holly Springs National Forest: A Study in Forest Management Reform
• 8. Floridas National Forests: A Revolution in Prescribed Burning
• 9. Monongahela National Forest: Wilderness at Heart
• 10. Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: Preservation versus Multiple Use
• 11. Ottawa and Hiawatha National Forests: The Return of the Wolf
• 12. Allegheny National Forest: The Challenges of Shale Oil Drilling
• 13. Michigans National Forests: The Invasion of the Emerald Ash Borer
• 14. National Forests of Vermont and North Carolina: Loving the Forests to Death
• Conclusion
• Notes
• Selected Bibliography
• About the Authors
• Index.