Connecticut Woodlands: A Century's Story of the Connecticut Forest and Park Association [Hardcover]

George McLean Milne (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0961905239 | ISBN-13: 978-0961905231 | Publication Date: March 1995 | Edition: 1St Edition

In 1895, long before most people became aware that we were exploiting the natural resources of the land a small group of like-minded individuals gathered in Simsbury, CT and founded the Connecticut Forestry Association (later re-named the Connecticut Forest and Park Association) in an effort to protect Connecticut's natural resources. The Association became the motivating force in the acquisition and development of parks and a statewide system of hiking trails. Here is the history of the dedicated men and women who cared about connecticut's forests and fields, hills, valleys, and parklands. The book is beautifully designed will a full color jacket, three-piece cloth binding gold stamped on both spine and cover face, with illustrated endleaves, over eighty photographs and containing voluminous and informative appendices and a comprehensive index.

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About the Author

george McLean Milne was born in simsbury, CT and grew up in Lexington, MA. He was educated at the University of Massachusetts, Yale Divinity School, and the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. He served as chaplain in the navy in WW II and was minister in several connecticut congregational churches. He has had a lifelong interest and involvement in conservation and is a past president of the Connecticut Forest and Park Association.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 155 pages
• Publisher: Connecticut Forest & Park Assn; 1St Edition edition (March 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0961905239
• ISBN-13: 978-0961905231
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,096,821 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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