• Holy men escaped to the forest to purify their souls (e.g.
of forest cleared 1 acre should be kept in trees.
The First Forest Policies, cont.
provisions as to what constituted private land.
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the colony without the approval of the governor and council.
in certain parts of the town of Exeter.
should be kept in trees.
Trees" less than 12 inches in diameter and not growing on private property.
1743 - New York authorized anyone to call for help in fighting forest fires.
the logs and other forest products being floated down the Connecticut River.