For 50 years the kind of fire that swept over Peshtigo plagued the Great Lakes region, in both the U.S. and Canada. The fires furnished an important background for state-sponsored conservation and especially a program of fire protection. Presented by Steve Pyne, an emeritus professor at Arizona State University, and the author of many fire…
The presentation will primarily focus on the Forest History Association of Wisconsin collection held at the UWSP Archives, explaining what topics can be found, how to access the collection and ongoing digitization efforts. I will also briefly touch on various forestry related collections in our holdings, their research value and how they supplement the FHAW…
