Title:	A history of forest management in the Ozark Mountains
Author(s):	Guldin, James M.
Date:	2008
Source:	In: Guldin, James M.; Iffrig, Greg F.; Flader, Susan L., eds. Pioneer Forest: A half-century of sustainable uneven-aged forest management in the Missouri Ozarks. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-108. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station: 3-8
Station ID:	GTR-SRS-108
Description:	The origins of modern forest management in the Ozark Mountains go back roughly 500 years. This history has five stages: pre-European conditions (prior to 1750), European settlement (1750–1880), the era of exploitation (1880–1920), forest recovery (1920–1950), and the era of modern forestry (1950–present). The greatest adverse influence on Missouri forests was the era of exploitation, during which virtually all of the presettlement forest of the Ozarks was commercially liquidated. Fire control and the creation of large forest reserves triggered the period of recovery, which includes the establishment of Pioneer Forest in 1951. Highlights of the era of modern forestry include management of forests for productive value and aesthetic appeal, use of voluntary best management practices, and a commitment to forest stewardship. The private owner and professional staff of Missouri’s Pioneer Forest have long embraced and applied these progressive attitudes and practices.
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