Abstract
In February of 1925 the Journal of Forestry published an article by a very young and then largely unknown forester named Bob Marshall. The piece was titled Recreational Limitations to Silviculture in the and in it Marshall made the rather heretical argument (for a forester) that not one tree in the Adirondack Forest Preserve of upstate New York should ever be harvested for lumber. Even were cutting practices permitted that did not disrupt the basic ecology of the Adirondacks, the aesthetic and inspirational values would unacceptably be destroyed, Marshall said. The Adirondacks, because of their beauty, ruggedness, and close proximity to a huge urban population, were uniquely suited to non-commodity uses. They were most valuable to human health and happiness if large sections were preserved for recreation and inspiration. And the need for such places was only going to increase:
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