Show trees in 1637 1631 perhaps the earliest protection to trees in tho the colonies col onlea was in massachusetts tor for in 1637 watertown was moved to pass pasa a vote at town meeting to mark tho the shade trees by the road side bide with a W and fining filling any person who shall fell one of 0 the trees thus marked eighteen shillings billings says mrs nl charles V P augh in fix the for or june exeter N IL was a close secondi second athen ben la in 1640 regulations were passed regarding the cutting of some borne oak trees in 1793 the massachusetts agricultural society offered prizes to the person who should cut the trees from roin the most land in three years rears however so eo alarming a decrease in forest area was shonn by reports received at the time that the policy was speedily reversed and prizes were offered for or the planting ot of trees and the management ol of nood mood lols lots |