Publication Date
1993
Description
The history and development of forest range management in the southern USA are discussed, including influences of domestic livestock, wildlife, forestry, research, education and societies, Domestic cattle entered the USA in 1521; since then grazing the "piney woods" has been common. By the early 1930s, old growth timber was harvested from Texas to Florida and South Carolina. Fire control legislation helped reforestation to peak in 1959. This forced many cattlemen out of business owing to the fast-growing pines. Wildlife declined with colonisation but many populations were reestablished after World War II. Public agencies, universities, and the Society for Range Management helped develop southern range management programmes from the mid-1940s to the 1990s.
Citation
Pearson, Henry A., "Southern United States Forest Range Management: History and Development" (2025). IGC Proceedings (1989-2023). 3.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1993/session57/3
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Southern United States Forest Range Management: History and Development
The history and development of forest range management in the southern USA are discussed, including influences of domestic livestock, wildlife, forestry, research, education and societies, Domestic cattle entered the USA in 1521; since then grazing the "piney woods" has been common. By the early 1930s, old growth timber was harvested from Texas to Florida and South Carolina. Fire control legislation helped reforestation to peak in 1959. This forced many cattlemen out of business owing to the fast-growing pines. Wildlife declined with colonisation but many populations were reestablished after World War II. Public agencies, universities, and the Society for Range Management helped develop southern range management programmes from the mid-1940s to the 1990s.
