Download or read book Ecological History of Northern Michigan University written by Daniel Gocella and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this paper is to establish a chronological history of the land and environmental changes on the Northern Michigan University campus. To facilitate an understanding of the forces which constructed the topography of the region and to develop continuity throughout this history, I have included a brief description of glacial activity. The section devoted to pre-European human activity is based largely on speculation because the acidic soils of the Upper Peninsula and the shifting alluvial plains have destroyed most hope of recovering archaeologic evidence. Those that did survive, such as records of Indian trails, often lead to dead-ends, offering no explanations of their place for historic record. Also lacking from the archive data used for research is the purpose and use of land ownders who secured the original patents on the property that became the university. Again, speculation offers the only answers. Within the bounds of this history I hope to offer the reader a small piece of Northern Michigan University's past and with that, an understanding of the school's natural heritage."--Abstract.