Crater Lake National Park Co. (Crater Lake, Or.)

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D-7 District Forester "Letter to Crater National Forest Supervisor," dated July 26, 1916, O-Fire, Portland, Oregon (7p). The letter contains comments on a Fire Management Report prepared for the Klamath and Crater National Forests, by Arthur Ringland; item D-9. The file includes an additional 16-page letter by Assistant District Forester. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]

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D-22 "Memo to Rangers re: Fire Reporting Practices," by M. L. Erickson, Crater National Forest, Medford, Oregon (3p). Report on the "poor practice" of fire reporting, exemplified by a situation at Bessie Rock Lookout. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]

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D-15 "Memorandum for the Files: Fire Control Plan," F. H. Brundage, Crater National Forest, Medford, Oregon. The memo includes comments by District (i.e., Regional) Forester (7p). The document identifies the fire control problems on the Forest, such as lack of supervision, enforcement, incendiarism, and the need for a central dispatcher for fire suppression. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]

Scope and Contents D-9 "Report on Fire Protection Problems of the Klamath and Crater National Forests," by Arthur C. Ringland, F-Studies, U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D. C. (46p). A controversial report representing an opposing philosophy to the ideas in item D-4, and detailing the socio-economic problems to fire control in the Applegate drainage. The report proposes, among other measures, a widely-expanded controlledburning program. Arthur Ringland began his Forest Service career as one of Gifford...

Scope and Contents D-46 "The Relation of Brush Fires to Natural Reproduction, Applegate Division of the Crater N.F.," by J. V. Hofmann, U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Portland, Oregon. This report discusses the study of natural reproduction following forest fires. Locations in the study include Palmer Creek, Kinny Creek Ridge, Applegate Ridge, Quartz Creek, Randall, SW slopes of Little Applegate River, Ruch, and Applegate. See also item E-14. The topics covered include erosion, timber production and value, and the...