Paper Birch (Wiigwaas) of the Lake States, 1980-2010 With Special Emphasis on Bark Characteristicsin the Territories Ceded in the Treaties of 1836, 1837, 1842, and 1854.

摘要

Data on paper birch (Betula papyrifera L.; wiigwaas in the Ojibwe language), collected by the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program of the U.S. Forest Service on forested lands in the Great Lakes region (Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin) from 1980 through 2010, are reported. Also presented are results and analysis of a supplemental inventory designed to identify the characteristics of paper birch bark that influenced Native American harvesters’ evaluation of potential uses (e.g., baskets, canoes).