The Landscape of Community : A History of Communal Forests in New England

A history of New England's communal forests and their economic, environmental, and cultural impact. New England's Tradition Of Forested Communities Stretches Unbroken To The Seventeenth Century, When The Earliest Settlers Worked Common Wood Lots Or Set Aside Timbered Public Lands To Support Residents, Churches, And Schools. Where These Reserves Have Survived Decades Of Changing Land Holding Patterns, Their History Offers Insight Into The Debate Over The Benefits Of Economic Development And The Impulse Toward Preservation. Robert Mccullough Explains That These Communal Forests Have Come To Hold Even More Significance For The Contributions They Make To Public Welfare And Education, Recreation, And Conservation. Introduction: Forested Communities Of New England -- Ch. 1. From The Common Wood -- Ch. 2. Sylvan Public Lands -- Ch. 3. Community Of Interest In Forest Policy -- Ch. 4. Forestry For The People: The Town Forest Movement In New England -- Ch. 5. Salesman's Samples For The National Forests -- Ch. 6. Old Pasture To Young Pine: Municipal Watershed Plantations -- Ch. 7. Fountains Of Timber In Forest Parks -- Ch. 8. Working Plans For Habitable Communities -- Epilogue: Preserving The Forested Landscape Of Community. By Robert Mccullough. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 345-386) And Index.