Forest Management
What was preserved for centuries in the muck of the wetlands to tell us about plantlife from Ancient forests?
pollen grains
How long ago did settlers from Europe Arrive?
250 years
What types of machines did wood power?
steam boats, locomotives, steam engines
How old was John P. McCaskey when he attended High School?
12!
When did Gifford Pinchot grow up?
Late 1800s
How much later after the ice age ended did native americans clear forests?
12,000
How many farms were in the state prior to 1860?
128,000
What year did the state's forests dwindle to 13 million acres?
1910s
How many high schools were in Pa when John P. McCaskey went, and where was one of them?
2, and Lancaster
What was Gifford Pinchot known for?
first forester trained for conservation
By what means did Native americans clear the forests?
What do you melt to make Iron products?
Iron Ore rock
How much area of Pa has forests?
17 million acres
Who led the first Arbor Day celebration at the Boys and Girls school?
John P. McCaskey
Where did Gifford Pinchot study?
Germany and France
What crops did the Native Americans grow?
Corn, Beans and Squash
Why were sawmills often built on streams?
so logs could float on the river to the site
What is the biggest threat to conservation of forests?
people changing forests into housing developments or stores
What Magazine did John P. McCaskey write for?
Pennsylvania School Journal
What president appointed Gifford Pinchot as first forester?
Theodore Roosevelt
Why was the impact on forests small from Native Americans?
the population was small
What did Pennsylvania supply for charcoal making and lumber production?
TREES
How much land does the state bureau have?
2 million acres
How many trees had students planted by the time John P. McCaskey retired?
9000!
What government position did Gifford Pinchot become later?
Governer of Pa