The Jefferson National Forest
Subtitle: an Appalachian environmental history
By: Will Sarvis
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Knoxville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 354
ISBN-13: 9781572338289
Subjects: United States; Forest management; Management; United States. Forest Service. Southern Region; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prehistoric southwestern Virginia; title: Agricultural settlers; title: Turnpikes and romance in the mountains; title: Industrial logging discovers Appalachia; title: JNF and the rise of national conservation; title: The Depression era; title: World War II and postwar transitions; title: The Mount Rogers National Recreation Area; title: From commodity interests to ecological forestry; title: Cultural resources; title: Sacred land; title: Old commons meets the new; title: Epilogue; title: Appendix A: Pioneer Forest : a case study in modern selective forest management; title: Appendix B: Payment in lieu of taxes; title: Appendix C: Miscellaneous statistics and recent budget data.