Indigenous uses, management, and restoration of oaks of the Far Western United States: Draft.

Title
Indigenous uses, management, and restoration of oaks of the Far Western United States: Draft.
Abstract
Introduction …The memories of Native American elders, the diaries of early Spanish explorers, old anthropological accounts, and archaeological research all provide evidence that native peoples were actually accomplished managers of their oak environments who actively manipulated plants, populations, and habitats to increase yields, sustain production, and improve the quality of natural raw materials. They did so with an impressive breadth of knowledge, keen observational skills, fine-tuned horticultural techniques, and judicious harvesting. Native Americans swept the ground under the oaks, kept brush from acting as fuel ladders, pruned back the trees, and promoted widely spaced, large-canopied, long-lived trees with light, frequent burning. But Indians also influenced oaks at a larger scale. Through burning, Indians affected the number of oak groves, size of the groves, and species composition of the groves (Leiberg 1900; Anderson n.d)…
Begin Date
2007-09-01
Originator Name
Anderson, M.K. 2007. Technical Note No. 2. USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Plant Data Center.
Links
www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdf…
Location
Global or not applicable
Access Limitations
No Restrictions
Keywords
Anthopology, Native People
Resource Type
Document
Resource Owner
Pax

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