#pioneerforest — Public Fediverse posts
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#January 19, 1917
#OTD Leo Drey, American #Timber magnate, #Conservationist, & #Philanthropist, is born.Leo loved #Nature. He devised a way to harvest individual #Trees w/out harming his commercial #Forest.
Leo acquired 160,000 acres of the #Ozarks to create #PioneerForest, which he gifted to #Missouri in 2005. His foundation protects natural areas.
Leo's #Voicemail greeting was,
"I'm out planting a forest. Please leave your name & number, & I'll try to get back to you before it matures."