Tongass timber
Subtitle: a history of logging & timber utilization in southeast Alaska
By: James Mackovjak
Publisher: Forest History Society
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Durham, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9780890300749
Subjects: Logging; History; Timber; Lumber trade; Pulp mills; Forest policy; Management; Environmental conditions; United States. Forest Service; United States
Description: "Tongass timber traces the history of logging and timber utilization in southeast Alaska from Native Indian use to Russian settlement and through the establishment and closing of the pulp mills. This background, shown in great detail, reveals the forces that influence the present choices about forest management in southeast Alaska"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Southeast Alaska and its forest; title: The Russians arrive in southeast Alaska; title: Alaska's timber comes under U.S. control; title: The forest reserve becomes a national forest; title: Lumbermen seek consideration; title: Sawtimber finds its markets; title: Timber policy evolves; title: The Forest Service has a vision; title: Optimism fuels expectations; title: Warren G. Harding visits Alaska; title: The Forest Service perseveres; title: The agency promotes efficient utilization; title: Major newsprint interests make a commitment; title: Alaska's contribution to the battle for the skies; title: A window of opportunity opens, briefly; title: Native Alaskans claim their lands; title: Ketchikan Pulp takes the plunge; title: Alaska Lumber & Pulp builds its mill; title: Pulp mills, and more pulp mills?; title: The heyday passes; title: Afterword: Future opportunities in a forest transformed; title: Appendix A: The sawmills of southeast Alaska; title: Appendix B: Technology in southeast Alaska's forest; title: Glossary: Logging, lumbering, and pulp-manufacturing terminology.