Fifty Year Evolution of Land Maps

As I sat in my wildlife class at college in 1973, the professor told me to obtain an aerial photograph of a section of land which is equivalent to 640 acres. With the use of the map, I was to create the optimum habitat for whitetail in that section of land. In other words, implementing various ideas such as, timber stand improvement etc.

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• By Dale Streubel, Columnist
• January 23, 2026