Forestry has been a popular course at the University of Vermont for 114 years. Twenty-five percent of baccalaureate degree students enroll. Far more enrollment requests cannot be accommodated. The course is directed toward future civic leaders, rather than career foresters. The course is now available to the public through this text."Window Seat" is an exceptionally easy reading viewpoint of American forestry. The book is factual rather than idealistic. Original case histories include reasons for the success of our three ...
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Forestry has been a popular course at the University of Vermont for 114 years. Twenty-five percent of baccalaureate degree students enroll. Far more enrollment requests cannot be accommodated. The course is directed toward future civic leaders, rather than career foresters. The course is now available to the public through this text."Window Seat" is an exceptionally easy reading viewpoint of American forestry. The book is factual rather than idealistic. Original case histories include reasons for the success of our three conservation eras & the Civilian Conservation Corps. Other case histories include a long-term timberland price report; Germany's use of wood as a substitute for petroleum during World War II; tree planting; differing objectives of the National Park Service & the Forest Service; fraud in a timberland sale; & business ethics. The course was featured in the January 1990 Journal of Forestry. Contents favorably reviewed by professors at 22 universities. Tables include state percentages of forests. Appendices include a glossary, commonly used units of measure, & forestry facts.
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