Author
Keoke, Emory Dean & Kay Marie Porterfield
Title
100 Amazing Indian Discoveries
Series
National Muesue of the American Indian, Fall, 2004
Publisher
Smithsonian National Muesue of the American Indian
City
Washington
Date
2004
Original Date
Comments
The article cites a number of "discoveries" but the one headed "Forest Management" is relevant to this website.
Libraries
- Bookwood Historical Collection, Star Lake
URL (full text)
Text
FOREST MANAGEMENT
North American Indians regularly burned underbrush from the forests where they hunted. The created parklike areas with large trees. The U.S. Forest Service has adopted controlled burning to reduce the risk of large forest fires.