Author
Moser, W. Keith, Mark H. Hansen, Dasle Gormanson, Johahan Gilbert, Alexandra Wrobel, Marle R. Emery, and Michael J. Dockry
Title
Paper Birch (Wiigwaas) of the Lake States, 1980-2010, With Special Emphasis on Bark Characteristics in the Territories Ceded in the Treaties of 1836, 1837, 1842, and 1854
Series
US Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-149
Publisher
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station
City
Newtown Square, PA
Date
2015
Original Date
Comments

Speaks of lack of fire (and clear-cutting) and reasons for less birch in the forest mix.

Libraries
  • Bookwood Historical Collection, Star Lake
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