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Forestry Science I Unit 1

Forestry Science I Unit 1. Lesson 4 A History of Forestry. Modified by Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Office. June, 2002. Forest Land.

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Forestry Science I Unit 1

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  1. Forestry Science IUnit 1 Lesson 4 A History of Forestry Modified by Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Office June, 2002

  2. Forest Land The United States covered a total land mass of 2.3 billion acres of land. It was estimated that forests made up approximately 975 million acres of this total land mass. Today we have approximately 731 million acres of forest land or 75% of the land that was forested in 1600.

  3. The Sawmill Industry The first sawmill was established by the English colonist in Jamestown, Virginia in 1625. The sawmill industry started in the south around 1803. However, it did not develop into a major industry until a rapid increase in population started around 1895.

  4. Lumber Production Lumber production peaked in 1909 with 50,000 mills, employing 500,000 workers producing some 46 billion board feet of lumber.

  5. Changing Times BringChanging Forests • Naval stores • Other early products • “Old Ironsides” • Logging • Agricultural Adjustment Administration • Then came the pine trees…..

  6. History Why is it important?

  7. The Future Where are we headed?

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