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Items with subject 'Forestry'
Forest Fire History of Wicomico County (Maryland) newspaper clippings
by Salisbury University Students (1940 – 1955)
1 box (0.25 linear feet)
This collection contains newspaper articles documenting the history of forest fires in Wicomico County, Maryland between 1940 and 1955.
Larry Walton of Vision Forestry Collection
by Unknown (2000s)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains an audio tape of an interview with Larry Walton on subjects relating to a forest and forest conservation in general. The title of the audio tape is "Interview with Larry Walton of Vision Forestry".
Michael Lewis papers
by Lewis, Michael (2000 – 2009)
4 cartons (4 linear feet)
The papers of Michael Lewis reflect research he and several students collected regarding Maryland environmental history after his arrival at Salisbury University in 2000. A significant portion of the papers pertain to the Delmarva Peninsula including the health of the Chesapeake Bay, Ocean City, and Maryland ecology. There is also research conducted on the transition of 20th century Delmarva agriculture and the poultry industry. The papers include several oral histories from Dr. Lewis’ colleagues, ornithologists from the Ward Museum, and Delmarva environmentalists. Many of the documents are facsimiles of their original whose origin dates from 1887-2009.
Ritual Landscapes: a journal synthesis
by Mellin, Glen; Truitt, Lenny (2017)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
Digital copy, Ritual Landscapes: a journal synthesis (concerning Native American Agroforestry), written by Glen Mellin and Lenny Truitt, March 2017. The synthesis is a compilation of recent investigations illustrated in historical ecology tracing the origins and development of Native American ritualized landscape in the Eastern Woodlands of the United States.
Worcester Environmental Trust records
by Fehrer, Ilia; Fehrer, Joseph W. (1959 – 2004)
8 cartons, 2 boxes (9 linear feet)
The Worcester Environmental Trust (WET) records reflect a movement to preserve the ecology of the Delmarva Peninsula. Joseph and Ilia Fehrer spearheaded activism in Worcester County, Md. from 1972 until 2002, but were also instrumental in petitioning and lobbying for numerous environmental causes along the Eastern Shore and Chesapeake Bay. The Worcester Environmental Trust records range from 1959 to 2004, and contain executive, financial, and legal records that demonstrate this once effective environmental non-profit organization.