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A History of Green Ridge State Forest
About this book
Join former forest manager Champ Zumbrun as he traverses hidden trails to tell the remarkable story of Green Ridge State Forest.
Green Ridge State Forest is a haven of calm and natural beauty among the Appalachians of western Maryland. This land was once the frontier of the nation, and trailblazers such as Thomas Cresap and George Washington were among the first Europeans to discover its wonders: the swift Potomac, the flowering dogwood and pine in the mountain reaches and the nighttime calls of the bobcat and the barred owl. The vision and stewardship of people like forester Fred W. Besley preserved the forest for future generations of hikers, explorers and families. Join former forest manager Champ Zumbrun as he traverses hidden trails to tell the remarkable story of Green Ridge State Forest.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Introduction. Green Ridge: A Place of State and National Significance
- Pioneers Walk This Land
- A Maryland Man Who Matched the Mountains
- The Carroll Family: Shaping History in America and at Green Ridge
- Building Ships and Utopia in the Maryland Mountains
- Land of Forests and Trees
- Scientific Forestry Comes to Allegany County
- Fred W. Besley: Maryland's Pioneering Forester
- Forestry: A Prescription to Heal the Land
- The Vagabonds Make Camping Popular
- The Founding of a State Forest
- Roots of the National Big Tree Champion Contest Planted in Maryland
- The Town Hill Sentinel Quietly Watches the Forest Grow
- A Tree Army Comes to Green Ridge
- Seventy Years of Camping and Hunting at Green Ridge State Forest
- An Oasis in a Mad World
- A Forest Under a Magnifying Glass
- New “Old Growth” Found at Green Ridge
- Maryland's Best-Kept Secret
- George Slept Here Too
- Going to the Mountains Is Going Home
- The Incredible Flight of the Broad-winged Hawk
- Scientists Bring Green Ridge into the Space Age
- Forestry and the Pioneering Work Ethic
- Bibliography
- About the Author