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Thanksgiving: A Forest Feast
University Outreach Publication
Forests have been, and remain, a critical cultural and economic foundation for this nation. Our close relationship with the forests that surround us can be demonstrated by the struggle and success of early European settlers. Thanksgiving is a holiday celebrating survival in a new land. One aspect of this holiday, sometimes forgotten, is the role of the forest.
Foraging for food in a forest is a fun adventure for youth groups and hikers. Living "off the land" remains a romantic notion many people have of wild places and the deep woods. Have you ever tried to forage for food in a strange winter forest? There is plenty of food in a forest at various times of the year. Winter is not an ideal time for recreational forest grazing or starting a new life.
November 1997
Kim D. Coder
2004
University of Georgia School of Forest Resources
Athens, GA
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Children and Youth, Perceptions/Values/Attitudes, Public Relations, Recreation, Resource Conservation/Preservation, Social and Cultural Impacts
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