Excerpt from Bibliography of Great Plains Forestry In the past 5 years increasing emphasis has again been placed upon action and research programs of tree planting and associated problems of windbreak protection and land use in the agriculture of the Great Plains. Because of this renewed interest it is desirable to take a fresh look at the background of literature on the subject and carefully review previous accomplishments. In this way we can profit from past experience and prevent repetition of mistakes. A critical evaluation of past work can also aid in pointing out the important problems to be considered in current and future research programs. The background in Great Plains tree planting consists of nearly 100 years of experience. Many of the problems faced today were recognized near the turn of the century by a handful of men devoted to a pioneering job in this new and different phase of the field of forestry. Many foresters in the Great Plains region have voiced the need for a Bibliography; the Forestry Committee of the Great Plains Agricultural Council has been especially encouraging. Various members of this committee reviewed this manuscript. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

As Euro-American settlers moved onto the Great Plains in the 19th century they planted trees to try and reshape the landscape and influence society and the environment. The federal government, through land grant laws and its forestry bureau encouraged this tree planting. In 1902 the federal government established the first federal tree nursery and used seedlings produced there to plant a 30,000 acre forest in the sand hills of central Nebraska. After three decades of tree planting experience the U.S. Forest Service undertook the Prairie States Forestry Project, planting shelterbelts across the continent from Canada to Texas, as a response to the Dust Bowl and Great Depression. Over the course of the 20th century, as these forests grew they became naturalized, both as developing ecosystems and in the public perception as natural spaces for recreational activities. An envirotechnical analysis of this history shows the interactions of environment, culture, and technology; illustrates the historical use of organic technologies; and challenges the traditional categorization of natural and artificial.

Explore the science of forestry, from trees and shrubs grown for commercial and medicinal use, to their impact on the environment and society.