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The Great Northwoods

eauty, which comprised Wisconsin’s original virgin forests, is not completely lost to the echoes of time. Today, the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest service is now happily able to state: We are fortunate in that these forests are resilient. If left alone, we know they would recover from the destructive logging practices of the late 1800s and early 1900s. But natural processes work slowly, and recovery would take a very long time. With active management we can—indeed, we have—shortened the recovery time. Today, the second growth forests are teeming with life and providing us with a variety of natural resources. Also of importance, the 1999 annual report of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest states that the Forest collected $7,868,756 in revenues. In turn, 80% of these revenues remain with the Forest service for maintenance and improvement while the rest reverts to the counties that the Forest resides in. In addition, as a person who grew up in an area referred to as “The Great NorthWoods,” I can firmly state that the conservation efforts and formation of the Nicolet National Forest has enriched my life. In all honesty, when I travel back to my hometown of Eagle River, Wisconsin, I know I am close to home once trees and forestlands begin to crowd the road. One does not truly appreciate the beauty and majesty of the forest unless separated from it for a period of time. Thus the importance of National Forests, such as the Nicolet, lies more in the hearts of many rather then our pocketbooks. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHYPrimary SourcesElliot, Kennell M. History of the Nicolet National Forest, 1928-1976. A cooperative publication of the Forest service, U.S.D.A., and the Forest History Association of Wisconsin, Inc., 1978. One of the only published “books” directly dealing with the history of the Nicolet National Forest. I place the term “book” in italic due to...

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