Peeling Back The Bark
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Forgotten Characters from Forest History: Sam Sprucetree
By James Lewis on July 17, 2012Everyone knows Smokey Bear, Woodsy Owl, and maybe even Ranger Rick Raccoon, but there are many other forest and forestry-related fictional characters that long ago fell by the wayside. Peeling Back the Bark’s series on “Forgotten Characters from Forest History” continues with Part 9, in which we examine Sam Sprucetree. Sam was a character created…
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July 16, 1894: Consolidated Water Power Company Formed
By Eben Lehman on July 16, 2012On this date in 1894, a group of men with water and property rights along the Wisconsin River reached a monumental agreement. The group decided to combine their holdings in order to build dams and consolidate water power in the area around Grand Rapids and Centralia (the two towns would later merge to become Wisconsin…
