Constructing the Woods:
The Environmental History of Forests in Wicomico County
Constructing the Woods is arranged in a rough chronological order. The chapters are designed to be read sequentially, as they build upon earlier analyses and arguments, but each chapter also stands on its own. This student-written publication is the result of a class project in the spring of 2006. Each chapter has a separate bibliography, and the sources indicated there are useful places to look for further detail about the topics raised in these essays. Each chapter makes clear that the history of forests, and human uses and perceptions of these forests, is complex. This volume serves as a useful introduction to this topic for Wicomico County.
Chapter One: Trees 101 - Changing
Forest Ecosystems
Megan Green
Chapter Two: Run Forest, Run: A
Historical Jog through Forest Use in Wicomico County
Megan Torrey
Chapter Three: History of the
Early Timber Industry in Salisbury, Maryland
Kyle Cumberland
Chapter Four: Commodifying
Labor: An Analysis of the Social History of the Timber Industry from 1870-1950
Erika Hajiantoni
Chapter Five: Surviving with the
Changing Forest
Tyler Billings
Chapter Six: Forestry Management and
its Effects on the Wicomico County Environment
David Votta
Chapter Seven: The Decline of
Forests in Wicomico County and the Rise of Conservation
Melissa Martin
Chapter Eight: Government
Interactions with Forests in Wicomico County
Justin Ritter
Chapter Nine: A Tree’s Worth: How
Forest and Land Use Decisions Have Shaped 21st Century Wicomico
County
Laura Taylor