Forests and forestry
Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:
A Bill to Add Certain Lands to the Crater National Forest, 1930
O-12 "A Bill to Add Certain Lands to the Crater National Forest," Crater National Forest, L-Boundaries, Medford, Oregon (18p). The bill concerns the successful Forest Service proposal to add valuable recreation or scenic lands to the Forest. The document includes section-by-section notes/maps. Most of the land was located in Applegate River drainage, additional parcels were located on the main stem of the Rogue River. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]
Acquisition and Exchange Plan for Crater National Forest, 1930
O-13 "Acquisition and Exchange Plan for Crater National Forest," by Hugh B. Rankin, L-Exchange, Crater National Forest, Medford, Oregon (30p). A long-range planning document that includes a record of desired extensions by Township/Range, and provides the characteristics of the various parcels. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]
Annual Fire Reports
Bill to Add Certain Lands to the Crater National Forest
Comments on 1925 Fire Plan
Comments on Fire Plan, 1925
D-12 Assistant District Forester, "Comments on 1925 Fire Plan," O-Supervision, U.S. Forest Service, Portland, Oregon (15p). Details deficiencies in fire suppression on the Crater NF and relates the events of several fires in the Prospect Ranger District. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]
Correspondence - Ashland Creek Road proposal, 1922
I-3 Crater National Forest, "Correspondence - Ashland Creek Road proposal," Medford, Oregon (4p). Concerns a city-proposed "scenic road" up Ashland Canyon to Mount Ashland. The Forest Service was against the idea but did refer to a possible road from Siskiyou Highway to Mount Ashland. This road is the present route of the Mt. Ashland Access Road, built in the 1960s. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]
Crater Lake National Park Extension
Crater Lake National Park Extension, 1925-1926
O-19 The "Crater Lake National Park Extension," National Park Service, Washington, D.C. The file contains 1920s correspondence, reports, and newspaper articles discussing proposals to expand Crater Lake National Park boundaries to include the present Sky Lakes Wilderness. Newspaper articles date 1968 and 1988. The file includes maps of the Sky Lakes Wilderness Area. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]
Crater National Forest, Sales, and Policy for Christmas Trees, 1931-1938
C-54 "Crater National Forest, Sales, and Policy for Christmas Trees," W.J. Sproat and Paul A. Brinson, Crater/Rogue River National Forest, Medford, Oregon. Two letters of "Memorandum for Forest Supervisor," with maps attached, from Mr. Sproat and District Ranger Brinson describing access to specific areas for possible extraction of Shasta red fir Christmas trees. The document includes detailed 1931 hand-drawn timber type maps of Twin Ponds and Huckleberry Mountain. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]