[SEMCO] 14 Jan: Boston Seminar on Environmental History

[Massachusetts Historical Society]

“Wealth and Beauty in Trees”: State Forestry and the Rehabilitation of Massachusetts’s Economy, Landscape, and Culture, 1898-1919  Boston Seminar on Environmental History “Wealth and Beauty in Trees”: State Forestry and the Rehabilitation of Massachusetts’s Economy, Landscape, and Culture, 1898-1919 Author: Aaron Ahlstrom, Boston University Comment: Brian Donahue, Brandeis University Tuesday 14 January 5:15 PM Massachusetts Historical Society 1154 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02215 Massachusetts currently stewards 311,000 acres of state forests and parks. This public land system originated in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century efforts to strengthen the Commonwealth’s economy, rehabilitate its unproductive landscapes, and revitalize its rural communities through scientific forestry. This paper offers new perspectives on Progressive Era conservation by analyzing how state foresters sought to improve rural landscapes’ profitability and aesthetics by educating private woodlot owners, suppressing forest fires and pests, and reforesting newly-acquired public lands. The Boston Seminar on Environmental History invites you to come join the conversation on Tuesday 14 January at 5:15 PM. Discussion is followed by a reception of light refreshments from 6:45-7:30 PM. Our sessions are free and open to everyone. Register below to reserve your seat. Subscribers for the current year may now log in to access the paper for this session. All others who register will receive the paper by email the day before the seminar. Want to receive advanced copies of seminar papers? Become a subscriber! Questions? Email seminars at masshist.org. Register We look forward to seeing you at the MHS! ‌ ‌ ‌ Massachusetts Historical Society | 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215 Unsubscribe semco at whoi.edu Update Profile | About Constant Contact Sent by kmorris at masshist.org in collaboration with Try email marketing for free today!
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