Public Lands, Public Debates: A Century of Controversy

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS acknowledgements vi introduction: in the Woods 1 creative forces Le Coup d’Oeil Forestier: shifting views of federal forestry in america 16 Rough Terrain: forest management and its discontents 37 A Transformative Place: grey towers and the evolution of american conservationism 48 Thinking like a Conservationist 57 policy schemes Landmark Decision: the antiquities act, big-stick conservation, and the modern state 66 Rewilding the East: the weeks act and the expansion of federal forestry 79 Riding Herd on the Public Range 85 Place Making 90 Fire Fight 95 Reefer Madness 100 Landscape Mosaic: managing fragmented forests 104 The Once and Future Forest Service 116 INTERNAL TENSIONS Restoration Surgery 134 Liquid Assets 138 Sell Off 141 Peace Out 147 Identity Crisis 151 Interior Dialogue 156 The New Face of the Agency 161 GLOBAL GREEN Sinchi Sacha 166 A Changing Climate 170 Forestry Done Right 174 sources 180 index 181 ...