The American People & the National Forests: The First Century of the U.S. Forest Service

by Samuel P. Hays

The year 2005 marked the centennial of the founding of the United States Forest Service (USFS). Samuel P. Hays uses this occasion to present a cogent history of the role of American society in shaping the policies and actions of this agency. From its establishment in 1905 under the auspices of the Department of Agriculture, timber and grazing management dominated the agency's agenda. Due to high consumer demand for wood products and meat from livestock,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822960206
• ISBN13: 9780822960201
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"