Summary could include
• analyzing forestry in Virginia throughout history
o timber harvest and use
o land clearing for agriculture
o loss from overcutting following colonization or wars
o effects of the Civil War
o abandoned agricultural land during the Great Depression
o increasing development
o loss of the American chestnut in the forests
o use or restriction of wildland fire on species composition and structure
• describing the establishment of state and national forests
• examining conservation efforts.
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