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This timely collection of essays, written by recognized forestry and environmental specialists, tells the story of the conservation, use, and changes in Massachusetts' forests over time. It begins with ecology and land-use history through pre-settlement, colonial, and post-Revolutionary periods, and ends with recommendations on how history may inform policy. It documents the origin and growth of state forestry programs and underscores the importance of private and local leadership and Massachusetts' roles in the emergence of national conservation and forestry efforts. Economic contributions and educational programs are detailed. Stepping Back to Look Forward concludes with a call to awaken and reinvigorate the historical connection between citizens and their forests, an initiative of potential significance not only to Massachusetts but to the nation.
Preface
Charles H.W. Foster
The Massachusetts Forest: An Historical Overview
Charles H.W. Foster
Ecological History of Massachusetts Forests
John F. O’Keefe and David R. Foster
The Economic Uses of Massachusetts Forests
Nancy M. Gordon
The Private Forestry Movement in Massachusetts
William A. King
Massachusetts State Forestry Programs
William H. Rivers
Professional Forestry, Forestry Education, and Research
Robert S. Bond
Massachusetts Contributions to National Forest Conservation
Stephen Fox
Town Forests: The Massachusetts Plan
Robert L. McCullough
The Massachusetts Forest Today
Charles H.W. Foster
Appendixes
Authors’ Profiles
General Bibliography
Charles H.W. Foster is Adjunct Research Associate and Lecturer at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He is a former Massachusetts Commissioner of Natural Resources, Secretary of Environmental Affairs, and Dean of the Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.
