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Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest (Agency : U.S.)

 Organization

Dates

  • Usage: 2005-present
  • Usage: Used until 2004 - 2004

Biography

Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Web site, May 10, 2005 home page (USDA Forest Service; Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest; The previously separate Rogue River and Siskiyou National Forests and their nine ranger district offices were administratively combined in 2004. The Supervisor's Office is in Medford, OR.)

Found in 152 Collections and/or Records:

Rogue River Basin Technical Team 6th Field Hydrologic Unit Code Maps

 Item — Case 02: Series MSS031:01 [Barcode: 35138008124627], file drawer: 02, Object: 62
Identifier: MSS031:02.19
Scope and Contents

The color map displays the crossing densities, riparian vegetation, stream coverage, and road densities in southern Oregon.

Dates: 1852-2001

Rogue Valley MPO Regional Transportation Plan, 2000

 Item — Case 02: Series MSS031:01 [Barcode: 35138008124627], file drawer: 02, Object: 64
Identifier: MSS031:02.21
Scope and Contents

The color map shows the regional transportation improvement plans for the cities of Medford, Central Point, Pheonix, and White City. The map includes capacity improvements, construction, upgrades, and path improvements for 2000-2020.

Dates: 2000

Rogues: Volume I - No. 1-4

 Digital Image
Identifier: http://cdm16085.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16085coll18/id/3299

Rogues: Volume II - No. 1-4

 Digital Image
Identifier: http://cdm16085.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16085coll18/id/3096

Rogues: Volume III - No. 1-4

 Digital Image
Identifier: http://cdm16085.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16085coll18/id/3882

Rogues: Volume IV - No. 1-4

 Digital Image
Identifier: http://cdm16085.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16085coll18/id/3735

Special Fire Study, 1915-1916

 File — Box 04: Series MSS019:D; Series MSS019:E [Barcode: 35138008116037], Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS019:D.04
Scope and Contents D-5 "Special Fire Study," H. D. Foster, O-Fire, Crater National Forest, Medford, Oregon (20p). The study describes the installation of weather instruments on Windy Peak, evaluates the fire-fighting qualities of various tools, and studies detection and suppression times for three fires. The study notes some of Ranger Gribble's fire prevention slogans on signs in the Ashland Watershed: "Keep Vulcan Quiet Till Pluvius Returns"...and Foster's comments: "To be sure, few who read the notice would...
Dates: 1915-1916

Special fire study Crater National Forest

 Digital Image
Identifier: http://cdm16085.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16085coll18/id/684
Dates: 1915-1916

Squaw Peak Lookout, Applegate Ranger District, Rogue River National Forest, Jackson County, Oregon

 File — Box 07: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116391], Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS025:01.90
Scope and Contents

The research documents concerning the Squaw Peak Lookout describe the lookout as built in 1943, and significant for its place in the development of fire detection in the Rogue River National Forest. The lookout's history represents Fire Suppression in the forest between 1918 and 1943. Materials note Squaw Peak Lookout's consideration for placement on the National Registry of Historic Places.

Dates: 1976-1999

Star Ranger Station, Applegate Ranger District, Rogue River National Forest, Jackson County, Oregon, 1979

 File — Box 07: Series MSS025:01 [Barcode: 35138008116391], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS025:01.89
Scope and Contents

The "Cultural Resource Inventory and Evaluation of Existing Structures for the Star Ranger Station" discusses the significance of placing the structures on the National Registry of Historic Places. The history of the Star Ranger site began with an altercation with the local Indians in 1855 and continues into the 1970s. There are images of the structures, landscape planning, and discussions of alternatives to the restoration of the station, and the impact on the area.

Dates: 1979