LEADER 02705nam 22004333 450 001 9910955289703321 005 20250307211757.0 010 $a9781976600067$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9781976600050 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30469247 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30469247 035 $a(OCoLC)1375297591 035 $a(CKB)26387305600041 035 $a(EXLCZ)9926387305600041 100 $a20230407d2023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSand and Fire $eExploring a Rare Pine Barrens Landscape 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aPiraí :$cWisconsin Historical Society,$d2023. 210 4$d©2023. 215 $a1 online resource (114 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: Peters, Dave Sand and Fire Piraí : Wisconsin Historical Society,c2023 9781976600050 327 $aIntro -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- 1 Coming Upon the Barrens -- 2 Why Is the Sand Here? -- 3 The First People on the Barrens -- 4 Treaty Writers and Surveyors Arrive -- 5 Farms on the Sand -- 6 Those Who Came to Farm -- 7 A Choice -- 8 Saving the Grouse -- 9 The Fertile Barrens -- 10 Let's Take a Walk -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author. 330 $a"While many people are familiar with the pristine and federally protected Namekagon and St. Croix Rivers of northwestern Wisconsin, few know much about the Namekagon Barrens, a rare pine and oak barrens landscape within a mile or two of those rivers. A tiny remnant of the millions of barrens acres that once covered Wisconsin, the Namekagon Barrens Wildlife Area lies in the heart of the state's Northwest Sands. Unfathomable amounts of glacial sand and repeated fires over thousands of years shaped a land of scrub oak and jack pine, blueberries and sweet fern, wolves and sharp-tailed grouse. But more compelling is the land's surprisingly rich in history, from late Paleo-Indian hunters to Ojibwe people making their seasonal rounds, from loggers to early road builders, from immigrants whose farming efforts failed to the wildlife habitat specialists who manage it today. The book sets the land's unusual natural history as the backdrop for its dynamic human history"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aPine barrens$zWisconsin$xHistory 607 $aNamekagon Barrens Wildlife Area (Wis.)$xHistory 615 0$aPine barrens$xHistory. 676 $a977.5/1 700 $aPeters$b Dave$01792648 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910955289703321 996 $aSand and Fire$94331446 997 $aUNINA