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Forest reserves shape U S forestry legacy and fire defense
A comprehensive history of U S forest reserves describes aims to preserve timber, regulate streams, and protect settlers. It traces early laws, the creation of the Forest Service, district organization, and fire prevention, with global comparisons and calls for trained workers and public cooperation.
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William Penn
Charlestown
Massachusetts
Congress
Forestry
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Forestry
Forest Service of the United States
Harrison
Yellowstone National Forest
Cleveland
Secretary of the Interior
National Forest Service
United States
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Missoula
Alaska
Porto Rico
Union
California
Oklahoma
Jack
Biltmore Forest School
Biltmore
North Carolina
Yale University Forest School
New Haven
Connecticut
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Harvard University Forest School
Cambridge
Civil Service Commission
Wash
D. C
Forest Service
Hinckley
Minnsota
Michigan
British India
China
Germany
Forest Service of
France
Henry of Navarre
Sully
Palissy
Colbert
Buffon
Foreste
America
Switzerland
Sihlwald
Turkey
Spain
Greece
Russia
Australia
Japan
Roosevelt