Forest Story: Restoring a Wisconsin Treasure
Forest Story: Restoring a Wisconsin Treasure
This 25-minute video overviews Wisconsin’s forest history between the cutover era and the end of the 20th century. Learn what happened after the trees were cut, who the key players were, laws and regulations that led to reforestation, and about the emergence of forestry as a profession.
0:00 – 3:30: Introduction
3:30—5:15: Forestry’s emerging role in sustaining forest resources
5:16—6:37: Looking Backward: Early migrants’ views of forests and the failed push to farm
6:37—8:25: Looking Backward: Fire follows the axe
8:25—10:20: Looking Backward: The CCC, fighting fires, and the Forest Crop Law
10:20—11:57: Looking Backward: Creation of the County Forest
11:58—13:07: Looking Backward: The first State Forest programs
13:08—14:39: A New Profession: E.M. Griffith and the first foresters in Wisconsin
14:39—15:43: A New Profession: Aldo Leopold’s views and influence on forestry
15:44—16:42: The Wisconsin Forestry Hall of Fame
16:43—18:26: The Forest Today: Wisconsin’s modern forests
18:26—19:42: Looking Forward: The evolving practice of forestry
19:43—25:00: Looking Forward: Finding common ground, building a sustainable future