History of the Naval Live Oak Reservation Program, 1794-1880: A Forgotten Chapter in the History of American Conservation

摘要

The purpose of the study is to facilitate the preservation, development, and interpretation of the 1,337.87-acre Deer Point Naval Live Oak Plantation on the Santa Rosa Peninsula, Florida, which today forms part of Gulf Islands National Seashore. The plantation was established as part of the U.S. naval live oak reservation program, which was an intermittent focus of U.S. defense strategy from 1794, when Congress moved to rebuild the American navy, until the 1860s, when iron warships were developed. The report surveys all of the naval timber preservation efforts made during this period, with emphasis on the naval live oak plantation at Deer Point in this historical context.