The U.S. Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest

by Williams, Gerald W.; Dombeck, Mike

• ISBN13: 9780870715723
• ISBN10: 0870715720
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-01
• Publisher: Oregon State Univ Pr

Summary

The Northwest has been at the forefront of forest management and research in the United States for more than one hundred years. In The U.S. Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest, Gerald Williams provides an historical overview of the part the Forest Service has played in managing the Northwest’s forests. Emphasizing changes in management policy over the years, Williams discusses the establishment of the national forests in Oregon and Washington, grazing on public land, the Great Depression, World War II, and the rise of multiple-use management policies. He draws on extensive documentation of the post-war development boom to explore its effects on forests and Forest Service workers. Discussing such controversial issues as roadless areas and wilderness designation; timber harvesting; forest planning; ecosystems; and spotted owls, Williams demonstrates the impact of 1970s environmental laws on national forest management. The book is rich in photographs, many drawn from the Gerald W. Williams Collection, housed in University Archives at Oregon State University Libraries. Extensive appendices provide detailed data about Pacific Northwest forests. Chronicling a century of the agency’s management of almost 25 million acres of national forests and grasslands for the people of the United States, The U.S. Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest is a welcome and overdue resource.

Author Biography

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, Oregon, working as a history researcher and writer.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Environment and Early History	p. 4
Early Conservation Efforts 1880s-1905	p. 37
Taming the Wild Forests 1905-1910	p. 59
Building the Management System 1910-1929	p. 80
Coping with the Great Depression and War 1930-1945	p. 113
Ramping Up Production 1946-1959	p. 166
"Full Speed Ahead" or "Get Out the Cut" 1960-1976	p. 206
Turbulent Times 1976-1989	p. 258
Coping with New Directions 1990-2009	p. 300
Epilogue: The Future of the U.S. Forest Service in the Next 100 Years	p. 361
Pacific Northwest Region Regional Foresters	p. 365
Establishment and Discontinuation of Forest Reserves and National Forests in the Pacific Northwest Region	p. 366
National Forest Acres 2006	p. 369
Purchase Units (PU), Land Utilization Projects (LUP), National Grasslands (NGL), and Others	p. 370
Timber Harvest Cut and Sold 1909-2007	p. 371
Wilderness Areas in Region 6 in 2009	p. 374
Special Areas in Region 6 in 2009	p. 377
Wild and Scenic Rivers in Region 6 in 2009	p. 378
Research Natural Areas in the Pacific Northwest	p. 380
Bibliographic Notes	p. 383
Bibliography	p. 387
Index	p. 398
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