America's Wild Woodlands Author:William Howarth, Jennifer C. Urquhart, Jane R. McCauley, H. Robert Morrison, Merrill Windsor Tells the fascinating story of our forest heritage. Along the way, you will learn of the abuse our woodlands have suffered. By the latter 1800s, only remnants of America's timberlands remained in many places. Before the turn of the century, Congress passed the first legislation aimed at protecting our woodlands. And in Canada, with its vast fore... more »st reserves, provincial agencies became responsible for administering millions of acres.« less