Conserving southern longleaf : Herbert Stoddard and the rise of ecological land management / Albert G. Way.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Way, Albert G.

Series:

Environmental history and the American South.

Environmental history and the American South

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Longleaf pine--Conservation--Red Hills (Fla. and Ga.).

Longleaf pine.

Forest management--Red Hills (Fla. and Ga.).

Forest management.

Stoddard, Herbert L.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (324 p.)

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athens : University of Georgia Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Red Hills region of south Georgia and north Florida contains one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems in North America, with longleaf pine trees that are up to four hundred years old and an understory of unparalleled plant life. At first glance, the longleaf woodlands at plantations like Greenwood, outside Thomasville, Georgia, seem undisturbed by market economics and human activity, but Albert G. Way contends that this environment was socially produced and that its story adds nuance to the broader narrative of American conservation. The Red Hills woodlands were thought of primarily as a healthful refuge for northern industrialists in the early twentieth century. When notable wildlife biologist Herbert Stoddard arrived in 1924, he began to recognize the area's ecological value. Stoddard was with the federal government, but he drew on local knowledge to craft his land management practices, to the point where a distinctly southern, agrarian form of ecological conservation emerged. This set of practices was in many respects progressive, particularly in its approach to fire management and species diversity, and much of it remains in effect today. Using Stoddard as a window into this unique conservation landscape, Conserving Southern Longleaf positions the Red Hills as a valuable center for research into and understanding of wildlife biology, fire ecology, and the environmental appreciation of a region once dubbed simply the "pine barrens."

Contents:

Cover

Contents

List of Illustrations

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

One. From Public Playground to Private Preserve

Two. The Development of an Expert

Three. Putting Fire in Its Place

Four. Stalking Wildlife Management

Five. Wild Land in Cultivated Landscapes

Six. From Wildlife Management to Ecological Forestry

Seven. Bringing Agrarian Science to the Public

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613267870

9781283267878

128326787X

9780820341293

0820341290

OCLC:

754401703