The forests of the Hawaiian islands

Author:

Hall, William Logan

Title:

The forests of the Hawaiian islands

Year:

1904

Pages:

29 p.

Subject:

Forests and forestry

Summary:

This is a report prepared by William L. Hall, who was in charge of the Forest Extension, Bureau of Forestry, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and is the result of reconnaissance of the forests of the Hawaiian Islands in 1903. The report's recommendations form the basis of a forest policy which was put into effect by the Territorial government of Hawaii. The report is entitled Bulletin No. 48 of the Bureau of the Forestry and includes discussions of ohia-lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha), koa (Acadia koa), mamane (Sophora chrysophylla), kukui (Aleurites triloba). Mixed forests of koa, koaia, kopiko, naio, pua, and other species are also mentioned. Discussions include the principal causes that brought about the destruction of the forests, such as livestock (cattle, goats, wild pigs), insects, grasses (Hilo grass), fires and cutting. At that time Mr. A.M. Carter, manager of the Parker Ranch, estimated that the number of wild cattle on Mauna Kea to be 10,000.

URL:

http://books.google.com/books?id=pteMKm990ioC

Collection:

Monographs