The streamflow study that created the White Mountain National Forest: Historical New Hampshire / Gordon W. Stuart and Livia Crowley.

Title:

The streamflow study that created the White Mountain National Forest: Historical New Hampshire / Gordon W. Stuart and Livia Crowley.

Author:

Stuart, Gordon W.

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 2012.

Physical Description:

p. 50-63.

Source:

Vol. 66, No 1 (Summer 2012) Historical New Hampshire.

Description:

The article discusses the creation of the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire. Particular focus is given to the role played by the U.S. environmental legislation the Weeks Act and the 1911 U.S. Geological Survey's study of the White Mountains region, which is referred to as the streamflow study. The role the Weeks Act played in protecting navigable rivers and watersheds is discussed. The streamflow study's findings, including the ecological relationship between forests and rivers and the effect of spring snowmelt on runoff, are discussed.

Language:

English.

Subjects:

Environmental protection. , Environmental policy 19th century. New Hampshire , Streamflow. , Forest reserves New Hampshire. , Watersheds New Hampshire.

Locations:

White Mountain National Forest (N.H. and Me.) History.

People:

Crowley, Livia.

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