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Reforesting a Homestead Art Print
In 1840, not counting Indians or fur trappers, the Oregon region numbered only 200 settlers. Before the decade was over, pioneers would cover the landscape with wheat fields and dairy farms, build sawmills, lay out towns, and organize a government. This expansion continued into the 20th century with homesteaders clearing natural timberlands for farmlands. As shown in this scene, an old homestead, originally logged and cleared for pastureland, is being replanted with Douglas Fir trees, returning the land to its natural crop.
Today, in applying the good stewardship principle of intensive forest management, we can assure our children that we will have trees (our only renewable natural resource) for years to come.
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