Forest Restoration of Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: Presettlement, Existing Vegetation, and Restoration Management Recommendations (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial was incorporated into the National Park Service in 1962, when much of the property was given to the federal government by the State of Indiana. The park was authorized by an Act of Congress to preserve the site in the State of Indiana associated with the boyhood and family of Abraham Lincoln, the original Tom Lincoln Farm, and the nearby gravesite of Nancy Hanks Lincoln (public Law 87-407, 28 FR Appendix A summarizes, in chronological order, historical events of importance in the area of Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial.

In 1983 the Midwest Regional Chief Scientist requested that Norm Henderson and Noel Pavlovic at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore conduct a preliminary investigation into the questions discussed below. Their most significant finding was the recognition of the old growth oak-hickory forest (henderson and Pavlovic, Out of this work it was deemed necessary to conduct a more thorough study of the area.

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