The U.S. Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest: A History - Softcover

Williams, Gerald W.; Dombeck, Mike

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0870715720 ISBN 13: 9780870715723

Publisher: Oregon State University Press, 2009

Synopsis

A native Oregonian, Williams worked for the Service in the northwest and served at its national historian in Washington, D.C. before returning to Portland to continue his historical research and writing. His history draws on official records, but more heavily on narratives that retired forest workers began systematically in 1945 in order to record their experiences and observations. He covers the environment and early history, early conservation efforts 1880s-1905, taming the wild forests 1905-10, building the management system to 1910-29, coping with the Great Depression and war 1930-45, ramping up timber production 1946-59, getting out the cut 1960-76, turbulent times 1976-89, and coping with new directions. An epilogue ponders the next 100 years. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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About the Author

Gerald W. Williams , a native Oregonian, began his U.S. Forest Service career in the Umpqua National Forest. He has since been involved in forest planning and social assessments in the Willamette National Forest and Pacific Northwest Regional office, and he worked in the Washington, D.C., office as National Historian. He lives in Portland, working as a history researcher and writer.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oregon State University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0870715720
• ISBN 13: 9780870715723
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416