"Mr. Besley's Forest" is a connection to the past and our future. Follow the boy from the woods as he learns about the legacy of Maryland's first State Forester, Mr. Fred W. Besley. Along the way, forestry conservation is tied to national ...See more"Mr. Besley's Forest" is a connection to the past and our future. Follow the boy from the woods as he learns about the legacy of Maryland's first State Forester, Mr. Fred W. Besley. Along the way, forestry conservation is tied to national & state history, the importance of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, the beginnings of the Patapsco Forest Reserve, early fire-fighting prevention, the Roadside Tree Law, Roosevelt's Tree Army and the Maryland Civilian Conservation Corp, and the Big Tree Program that is in all 50 U.S. states.
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