The Forest Trees of Wisconsin
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- Created Date
- 1855
- Description
Considered by many to be the father of Wisconsin forest conservation, Increase Lapham advocated for the preservation of trees far in advance of anyone else. Lapham believed that forests were a source of great national wealth, providing benefits to people, animals, and the climate. In this piece, Lapham describes the many different kinds of trees that grow in Wisconsin, many of which he feared were in danger of being destroyed. Lapham's work led to the creation of a special forestry commission in 1867
- Creator
Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875
- Partner
- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- Wisconsin Historical Society
- Collection
- Rare Book Collection
Transactions of the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society, v. 4 (1854-1857) - Publisher
- Wisconsin State Agricultural Society
- Location
- Madison, Wis.
Wisconsin - Type
- text
- Language
- English
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- Chicago citation style
- Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875. The Forest Trees of Wisconsin. 1855. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/51536. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875, (1855) The Forest Trees of Wisconsin. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/51536
- MLA citation style
- Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/51536>.