George
Wehrwein Wehrwein was the nation's leading teacher of land economics in the 1920s through 40s. He wrote the first book on the textbook on the subject. Land Economics was published in 1940. He also worked with state and local officials to find ways to make useful thousand acres of denuded, tax-delinquent land in the north. These efforts led to the establishment of county zoning, the first example of rural land use zoning in the nation. Some forested land was shifted to state and national reserves. For further information on George Wehrwein, read his Hall of Fame monograph.
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As
a professor of Land Economics at the University
of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, George Wehrwein
advocated wise and efficient use of land.
He was also concerned about soil conservation
and he deplored the depletion and misuse
of this resource.