Unalaska, Alaska: Revisiting North America's Oldest Afforestation Effort
Abstract The first North American attempt to grow a stand in a treeless area was an 1805 Russian planting of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) in Unalaska Bay in the Aleutian Islands. Although the Russians envisioned a future timber supply for fur traders and other settlers, the trees grew slowly, reg...
Published in: | Journal of Forestry |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Oxford University Press (OUP)
2000
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jof/98.11.24 https://academic.oup.com/jof/article-pdf/98/11/24/22557622/jof0024.pdf |
id |
croxfordunivpr:10.1093/jof/98.11.24 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
croxfordunivpr:10.1093/jof/98.11.24 2024-05-12T08:12:27+00:00 Unalaska, Alaska: Revisiting North America's Oldest Afforestation Effort LaBau, V.J. Alden, J.N. 2000 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jof/98.11.24 https://academic.oup.com/jof/article-pdf/98/11/24/22557622/jof0024.pdf en eng Oxford University Press (OUP) Journal of Forestry volume 98, issue 11, page 24-29 ISSN 0022-1201 1938-3746 Plant Science Forestry journal-article 2000 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/jof/98.11.24 2024-04-18T08:18:22Z Abstract The first North American attempt to grow a stand in a treeless area was an 1805 Russian planting of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) in Unalaska Bay in the Aleutian Islands. Although the Russians envisioned a future timber supply for fur traders and other settlers, the trees grew slowly, regeneration was absent until after 1950, and over the years many trees died. Several other afforestation efforts have been made in the area, but because the challenges of latitude and climate dictate careful selection of seedlings and site, results have been mixed. Today the 1805 planting, with its three surviving trees and their offspring, is a national historic landmark. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alaska Aleutian Islands Oxford University Press Journal of Forestry 98 11 24 29 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Oxford University Press |
op_collection_id |
croxfordunivpr |
language |
English |
topic |
Plant Science Forestry |
spellingShingle |
Plant Science Forestry LaBau, V.J. Alden, J.N. Unalaska, Alaska: Revisiting North America's Oldest Afforestation Effort |
topic_facet |
Plant Science Forestry |
description |
Abstract The first North American attempt to grow a stand in a treeless area was an 1805 Russian planting of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) in Unalaska Bay in the Aleutian Islands. Although the Russians envisioned a future timber supply for fur traders and other settlers, the trees grew slowly, regeneration was absent until after 1950, and over the years many trees died. Several other afforestation efforts have been made in the area, but because the challenges of latitude and climate dictate careful selection of seedlings and site, results have been mixed. Today the 1805 planting, with its three surviving trees and their offspring, is a national historic landmark. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
LaBau, V.J. Alden, J.N. |
author_facet |
LaBau, V.J. Alden, J.N. |
author_sort |
LaBau, V.J. |
title |
Unalaska, Alaska: Revisiting North America's Oldest Afforestation Effort |
title_short |
Unalaska, Alaska: Revisiting North America's Oldest Afforestation Effort |
title_full |
Unalaska, Alaska: Revisiting North America's Oldest Afforestation Effort |
title_fullStr |
Unalaska, Alaska: Revisiting North America's Oldest Afforestation Effort |
title_full_unstemmed |
Unalaska, Alaska: Revisiting North America's Oldest Afforestation Effort |
title_sort |
unalaska, alaska: revisiting north america's oldest afforestation effort |
publisher |
Oxford University Press (OUP) |
publishDate |
2000 |
url |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jof/98.11.24 https://academic.oup.com/jof/article-pdf/98/11/24/22557622/jof0024.pdf |
genre |
Alaska Aleutian Islands |
genre_facet |
Alaska Aleutian Islands |
op_source |
Journal of Forestry volume 98, issue 11, page 24-29 ISSN 0022-1201 1938-3746 |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1093/jof/98.11.24 |
container_title |
Journal of Forestry |
container_volume |
98 |
container_issue |
11 |
container_start_page |
24 |
op_container_end_page |
29 |
_version_ |
1798834790312443904 |