Michigan's State Forests by William B Botti

Michigan's State Forests by William B Botti

It has been said that Michigan's nineteenth-century white pine stands were the finest the world has ever seen. Dense, park-like stands, more than 150 feet tall, covered vast areas from the Bay City - Muskegon line north. The sheer quantity of timber lured many adventurous entrepreneurs and enterprising farmers to Michigan. Lumber became a mainstay of Michigan's economy as logging interests and railroad entrepreneurs became adept at harvesting, transporting, and processing pine logs. Many considered the pine to be practically limitless. In October of 1871, the first indication of a troubled future occurred when Michigan settlers experienced fires unlike any they had ever seen. Following two months of serious drought, and fed by hundreds of small fires set by land-clearing operations, much of northern Lower Michigan erupted in flames; dry winds fanned the many small fires into one unbelievable conflagration that swept entirely across the Lower Peninsula from Lake Michigan to Lake Huron. Many towns were reduced to ashes, among them Holland, Glen Haven, Huron City, Sand Beach, White Rock, and Forestville. Navigation was interrupted on Lake Huron and as far downriver as Detroit because of the heavy smoke. More than 200 people lost their lives. Michigan's State Forests recounts how an abandoned, cutover, and often burned wilderness has been converted once again into highly productive and protected public lands. For more than 100 years, these lands have been preserved, managed and developed to form one of Michigan's great assets, not only for economic development but also as enhancements to our quality of life.

William B. Botti had a 32-year career with the Michigan Department of Conservation. He co-authored Michigan's Famous and Historic Trees and has written a state forests column for Michigan Forests magazine for 25 years. Michael D. Moore is the president of Moore and Associates, a natural resources consulting firm. He spent 37 years with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and was appointed Director in 1995.

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ISBN 13	9780870137808
ISBN 10	0870137808
Titel	Michigan's State Forests
Autor	William B Botti
Serie	Dave Dempsey Environmental Studies
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Michigan State University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2006-09-30
Seitenanzahl	201
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