The Forest Service: Fighting for Public Lands

by Gerald W. Williams

Established in 1905, The Forest Service is steeped in history, conflict, strong personalities (including Theodore Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot), and the challenges of managing 193 million acres of national forests and grasslands. This unique federal agency is one that combines forest management with wildlife, fish, recreation, mining, grazing, and hundreds of other uses. It operates in the midst of controversy and change. The original intent was...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313337942
• ISBN13: 9780313337949
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.2" x 10.3"