A Forest Returns

The movie about the Wayne National Forest returning was rather eye opening. I had no idea that there was a time period in our country's history where we literally cut down every tree so that much of the land was barren and lifeless. As horrible as it was to destroy the forest, economically I understand why it was done, and in time the economy was brought it back. As weird as it might come off for me to say this. Cutting down the Wayne forest in one perspective was a blessing to this country. For starters, the wood was used to further develop and expand our country for a growing population. But at the end of the ordeal, the barren land acted as something for government to purchase which acted as a way to put money back into the pockets of the surrounding natives. Not only were people paid for their property, but it also gave people jobs because many young men were paid to restore the land to the lush greens we see today. So, the destruction and restoration of the Wayne National Forest can partially be credited with helping lift Americans out of the depths of the Great Depression. An additional thought is just the realization of how much harder life was back then. Everything was labor based, and the cost to live took a major physical toll. I certainly have a ton of respect for my elders, seeing as they lives they lived were much more demanding than they are now.