[PDF] Pennsylvanias Forest Resources 2007 eBook

Author : Henry D. Gerhold
Publisher : Penn State University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 28,62 MB
Release : 2007-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780271029641

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Forestry education in Pennsylvania has a long, proud tradition, having begun earlier than in most other states. By 1897, twenty land-grant colleges, including Penn State, had introduced the subject of forestry, typically in botany courses. Professional forestry education in Pennsylvania originated in 1903, when the Pennsylvania State Forest Academy was founded at Mont Alto, and expanded in 1907 when the baccalaureate degree program started at the Pennsylvania State College. To mark the 100th anniversary of the School of Forest Resources in 2007, A Century of Forest Resources Education at Penn State reviews progress in the School&’s academic programs and facilities and examines the accomplishments of some of our more prominent graduates and faculty. The events that led up to the founding are described first, featuring several pioneering men and their sole female peer. The principal developments of the initial fifty years then provide background for the ensuing expansion of the faculty, facilities, administrative organization, and graduates of the last five decades. Fascinating little-known tidbits&—such as students hanging officials in effigy, an interloping bear in a classroom, administrative battles, and a tale of the original Nittany Lion&—are interspersed among descriptive factual data.

Author : Richard H. Widmann
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 41,10 MB
Release : 2018-09-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781390366259

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Excerpt from Forest Resources of Pennsylvania The previous inventory of 1978 (powell and Considine 1982) found the Pennsylvania forests generally in good shape. Growth exceeded harvest by a wide margin and total volume of all species showed a considerable increase over 1965. The major concerns in 1978 were insect and disease problems, especially those associated with gypsy moth defoliation. At that time, mortality related to gypsy moth defoliation was only a serious problem in the Northeastern and Pocono Units of the state. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.