What did the people do to their forest before the great Dust Bowl happened?

Answer 1

The great Dust Bowl started on the Great Plains of the USA and Canada, areas where forests didn't exist. It was caused by the failure of the farming industry to properly adapt farming techniques to prevent wind erosion. Deep rooted grasses were removed allowing for greater wind erosion and destruction of the soil since it could no longer retain water.

Answer 2

Before the Great Dust Bowl, people had engaged in extensive plowing and farming practices that stripped the land of its natural grass cover. This, coupled with sustained drought conditions, led to a perfect storm of soil erosion and dust storms that devastated the region's agriculture and ecology.