Rogue River National Forest records

Jeffery Lalande arranged the materials in this collection.

The individual items in the collection are divided into topical sub-groups, labeled and summarized here as boxes 1-13. A files – Legal Proclamations, Land-Use Plans, and Forest-Wide Overviews/Resource Inventories. B files – Consist largely of Forest Service maps, including recreation maps with a text of general Forest information on the reverse side. Recreation site plans and specific-area maps are contained in the G file; grazing atlases are in the E file. Several other maps are included with land exchange reports in the O file. Files C-1 to C-13. Timber And Vegetation Management The C-files are composed of early and recent timber reconnaissance and inventory reports, timber management plans, "policy statements," and sale reports, as well as correspondence dealing with forest diseases and insect infestations. Files C-14 to C-54. D files-Fire Management is a collection of documents that are specifically related to the problems and issues of fire management (control plans, studies, suppression and prevention efforts, acres burned, fire causes, etc.) or that give fire history. E files-range management deals with grazing allotments, range conditions, and range improvements. F files - Watershed, Soils, Botanical, And Wildlife Management contain documents relating to watershed management, water development projects, "unusual" plant species, game population estimates and wildlife management; as well as miscellaneous Forest Service and other publications relating to water rights and use. G files – Recreation Management include subunit recreation plans, recreation site plans, and special-use (recreation-related) maps. H files – Homestead Entries, Mining Claims and Misc. Special Uses include examination reports, correspondence and other material dealing with Forest homestead entries, "squatter" claims, and townsite withdrawals. I files – Construction of Roads, Trails, and Administrative Sites consist of reports and correspondence relative to Forest Service construction and maintenance projects for roads, trails, and administrative structures such as ranger stations. J files – Civilian Conservation Corps contain various documents and files concerning the activities of the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Emergency Relief Administration on the Rogue River National Forest, 1933-1942. K files – Miscellaneous Administrative History. L files - Personal Memoirs and Misc. Historical Accounts are primarily composed of correspondence that contains personal remembrances by retired Forest Service personnel, and local historical accounts. M files - issues of Crater (and Rogue River) National Forest newsletters, written by and for Forest Service employees, as well as more recent in-house news updates, Forest Leadership team meeting notes, and like items. It also contains personnel directories of recent years (i.e., subsequent to Vol. 2 of Forest history). O files - Land Exchange and Acquisition consist of miscellaneous files and reports dealing with the Forest Service land purchases and land exchange programs, particularly those involving “O-and-C” lands (revested Oregon and California Railroad Grant lands). R files - Miscellaneous contains documents that do not fall within the previously listed categories. S files - Reorganizational Projects contains documents about the changes that occurred with the structure and "operating procedures" of the Rogue River National Forest. It includes "The Mission," "Opportunity Statements," "The Journey," "Strategic Planning," Forest “re-organization,” the eventual consolidation with the Siskiyou N.F., etc. Additional files contain images of historical photographs on CDs.