Forest History

The Greatest Good is a compelling video with a companion book that documents a photographic history of forestry in the United States. The series celebrates the first centennial year of the Society of American Foresters. The title, "the greatest good", is a quote from first national forester Gifford Pinchot describing his management philosophy of the Nation's newly acquired National Forests.

Seven Milestones that Changed American Forestry Forever

Tree Planting History in the United States - History of Wildland Forest Regneration - U. S. Tree Planting Timeline

Arborglyphs and tree carvings have received little attention until Joxe Mallea's Basque Sheepherder studies popularized the study. Find out more about culturally modified trees in the form of arborglyphs.

Dr. Carl Alwen Schenck started the first North American Forestry School called Cradle of Forestry. Here is a photo tour of the Biltmore School campus.

The Statue of Liberty Island would not be as beautiful if without her nearly 400 planted trees and 5 major tree species. Here is a picture tour of trees of Liberty Island's 12 acres.

Where are Apollo 14 Moon Trees? Stuart Roosa, pilot of the command module, Kitty Hawk, flew these trees' seed around the Moon.

This report takes you from John Evlyn to Teddy Roosevelt...

This report is about an old USFS cookbook for lookouts and fire chasers. The feature shows some really interesting recipes as well as relays a little forestry history...

Great camp and cabin recipes discovered by a USFS archaeologist.

The history and evolution of game management and wildlife conservation is forever tied to forestry and foresters...

Aldo Leopold coined the phrase and first made us aware of "the land ethic".

A free downloadable (and streamable) black and white movie of forestry and how the forest products industry operated just after World War II. It is a classic period piece promoting forest management and the value of foresters and forestry.

An amazing collection of American forest photographs collected and cataloged by Department of Botany faculty, staff, and students at the University of Chicago from the 1890s to the 1930s.

All foresters have a snake story or two to tell. Here are some of the best snake tales told by foresters and outdoorsmen.

A great introduction to forester Aldo Leopold and his visions...

The Carl Alwen Schenck collection and more from the Forestry History Society, North Carolina State University and The Biltmore Company...

FHS is the international leader in forest and conservation history.  You can also find books, journals, and use their library and archives..

The Evolution of the Conservation Movement documents the historical formation and cultural foundations to conserve and protect America's natural heritage and grand forest.

A collaborative effort between the USFS and FHS, this site contains information about the history of the United States Forest Service.