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REPORT
, DISASTROUS EFFECTS
4
NOW GOING ON SO RAPIDLY IN THE
STATE OF WISCONSIN.
Man has too long forgotten that the earth was given to him for usnfmct alone, not for (sonsumption, still less for profligate waste.—«reory« P. Marsh, Man and Nature, p. 35.
By I. A. LAPHAM, J. 6. KNAPP AND H. CKOCKER, Oommîssioners.
MADISON, WIS.:
AIWOOD Ä KÜBLJBE, STATE PRINTERS, JOURNAL OFFICaik 1867.
Object Description
| Page Title | Report on the disastrous effects of the destruction of forest trees, now going on so rapidly in the state of Wisconsin |
| Author | Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875 |
| Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
| Source Publisher | [Commission to Ascertain Effects of the Destruction of Forest Trees] : Atwood & Rublee, state printers |
| Source Creation Date | 1867 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | © Copyright 2005 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2005 |
| Digital Identifier | TP259000 |
| Description | By the 1850s Wisconsin's lumber industry had penetrated far into the Chippewa and Wisconsin River watersheds. Although the forests seemed limitless to most people, Milwaukee scientist Increase Lapham (1811-1875) feared that the passionate pursuit of profits by lumber barons would cause irreparable harm to the environment. In 1854 he published an article (in the Wisconsin Agricultural Society Transactions vol. 4, pp. 195-154) urging that Wisconsin forests be carefully preserved but his warning went unheeded. In 1867 the state legislature authorized an investigation of whether the lumber industry was likely to cause harm and what, if any, actions the government ought to take to prevent it. Lapham was appointed to chair the investigation, and the report linked below is the result of his efforts. Despite his foresight about the need for conservation, his report was totally ineffective. As long as farmers wanted to clear land to grow cash crops and logging companies wanted to sell lumber cl |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Type | Book |
| Recommended Citation | Lapham, Increase Allen. Report on the disastrous effects of the destruction of forest trees, now going on so rapidly in the state of Wisconsin. (Madison, Wis.: Atwood & Rublee, state printers, 1867). Online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1271 |
| Document Number | TP259 |
| Size | 104 p. ; 22 cm. |
| URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1271 |
| Owner Collection | Rare Book Collection |
| Owner Object ID | SD144 W8 L36 1867 |
| Genre | government report |
| State/Province | Wisconsin |
| Sub-Topic | Lumbering and Forest Products; The Rise of the Conservation Movement |
| Event Date | 1860; 1861; 1862; 1863; 1864; 1865; 1866; 1867 |
| Event Years | 1860-1867 |
| Climate | Storms; Fires; Weather; |
| Land Use | Deforestation; Forest conservation; Lumber camps; Conservation; |
| Occupations | Scientists |
| Topography | Forests |
| Manufacturing and Industry | Forest products industry; Logging; Sawmills; |
Description
| Page Title | Title page |
| Author | Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875 |
| Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
| Source Publisher | [Commission to Ascertain Effects of the Destruction of Forest Trees] : Atwood & Rublee, state printers |
| Source Creation Date | 1867 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | © Copyright 2005 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2005 |
| Digital Identifier | TP259001 |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Type | Book |
| Size | 22 cm. |
| Owner Collection | Rare Book Collection |
| Owner Object ID | SD144 W8 L36 1867 |
| Full Text | REPORT , DISASTROUS EFFECTS 4 NOW GOING ON SO RAPIDLY IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. Man has too long forgotten that the earth was given to him for usnfmct alone, not for (sonsumption, still less for profligate waste.—«reory« P. Marsh, Man and Nature, p. 35. By I. A. LAPHAM, J. 6. KNAPP AND H. CKOCKER, Oommîssioners. MADISON, WIS.: AIWOOD Ä KÜBLJBE, STATE PRINTERS, JOURNAL OFFICaik 1867. |
| Event Date | 1860; 1861; 1862; 1863; 1864; 1865; 1866; 1867 |
| Event Years | 1860-1867 |