dec 19, 1936 - TJ Starker

Description:

Starker Forests, Inc. is a family-owned business that started when the family’s patriarch, Thurman James Starker, had the foresight to purchase second growth forests beginning in 1936.

Effect on Forestry:
Thanks to TJ Starker and his company many forests had been protected because of him. Saving some endangered animals from losing their habitat.
"TJ Starker"
Source:
http://www.starkerforests.com/about/history-of-starker-forests/