Wars in the woods : the rise of ecological forestry in America / Samuel P. Hays.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hays, Samuel P.

Contributor:

Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forest reserves--United States.

Forest reserves.

Forest policy--United States.

Forest policy.

Forests and forestry--Political aspects.

Forests and forestry.

United States.

Forest management--United States.

Forest management.

Forests and forestry--Political aspects--United States.

Forest ecology--United States.

Forest ecology.

Physical Description:

xv, 277 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2007.

Summary:

Wars in the Woods gives a comprehensive account of the grassroots and scientific organizations that have emerged to combat special interest groups and promote legislation to protect forests, parks, and wildlife habitats. Samuel Hays provides an astute analysis of manipulations of conservation law that have touched off a battle between what he terms "ecological forestry" and "commodity forestry." He also reviews current forestry practices, and cites the federal easing of protections as a challenge to the progress made in the last third of the twentieth century. Moreover, he presents a framework for the critical assessment of forest management policies and the future study and protection of forest resources.

Contents:

New and old forestry: a confrontation in the making

Shaping an ecological forestry program

The national response to ecological forestry

Ecological forestry in the states

The Pennsylvania story: missed opportunities

The skirmishes become a full-scale war

In search of the future forest.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-261) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

082294328X

0822959402

OCLC:

71004044

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