Urban Forestry History
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1889 - 1929 | 1930 - 1939 | 1940 - 1959 | 1960 - 1969 | 1970 - 1989 | 1990 - 2001
1930 - 1939 Timeline
| 1930 | Green Bay forestry program begins; Earl Fogelsong, city forester |
| 1930 | Milwaukee hires first assistant city forester |
| 1932 | Green Bay adopts first street tree ordinance |
| 1936 | "For 1936 we are asking for an increase of practically $4,000, there was indicated in addition some things such as the power sprayer for city street trees which has been delayed too long. The time will come when the present government will be criticized by those who have the problem of protecting the city shade trees." (Earl Fogelsong, Green Bay City Forester) |
| 1939 | Madison street tree inventory conducted by Work Projects Administration (WPA) |
1930s Urban Forestry Pictorial
Green Bay Maintenance and Planting Records
Green Bay's Price List for Tree Purchasing
1937 - City of Green Bay.
Pruning trees along a street.
1938 - Removing a cottonwood in Green Bay.
Typical tree-lined street before Dutch elm disease.
Last Revised: Monday July 30 2007
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