FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE FORESTER 0F WISCONSIN 1906.

- Octavo, dark green cloth titled in gilt on the front cover. The binding is bumped & lightly rubbed with some light staining to the front cover. 67 pages with the compliment slip of the State Board of Forestry bound in. There is an owner's ink name on the front endpaper. Illustrated with black-and-white plates. Very good. E. M. Griffith was the first State Forester hired by the State of Wisconsin and was an early leader in developing state forestry programs that shaped Wisconsin forestry over the past hundred years. His pioneering spirit and foresight led to the development of forest reserves in northern Wisconsin, the beginning of farm woodlot research, recognition of the recreational value of Wisconsin's forests, the establishment of a state game preserve and development of a state parks system. Griffith was inducted into the Wisconsin Forestry Hall of Fame in 1984.