Epilogue 



Those instrumental in its needs have changed 



the establishment of dramatically since these 



the first eastern national forests were 



forests had a vision of established, creating 



restored forests new and increasing 



perpetually contributing demands upon the 



to the basic needs of a forest (Shands and 



developing nation. That Healy 1 977, p 1 8.) 

 vision has largely been 

 fulfilled. But society and 



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