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Forests and forestry

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 206 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to District Forester, 1915

 File — Box 04: Series MSS019:D; Series MSS019:E [Barcode: 35138008116037], Folder: 03
Identifier: MSS019:D.03
Scope and Contents D-4 "Letter to District Forester," H. D. Foster, O-Fire, Crater National Forest, Medford, Oregon (16p). The letter proposes the use of "fire detectives" on the Forest. E.g., "...Let him [the detective] drift in [to the Applegate drainage] from across the mountains, not from the valley or the railroad, driving a burro loaded with pick and pan and sourdough. Let him aimlessly peck the rocks all over the country, talk with the natives and gradually become one himself...worm his way into the...
Dates: 1915

Management Plan

 Digital Image
Identifier: http://cdm16085.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16085coll18/id/1855

Management Plan, 1921

 File — Box 02: Series MSS019:C [Barcode: 35138008116011], Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS019:C.06
Scope and Contents

C-5 contains a "Management Plan," Hugh B. Rankin, S-Supervision, Crater National Forest, Medford, Oregon (30p). This document is the earliest timber management plan on record for the forest. The plan describes timber resources and economic development (mills, roads, etcetera) of various Working Circles and Districts. Deals with proposed railroad logging projects. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]

Dates: 1921

Management Plans for Crater Lake Highway FH-17, 1968

 File — Box 06: Series MSS019:G; Series MSS019:H [Barcode: 35138008116052], Folder: 08
Identifier: MSS019:G.08
Scope and Contents

G-78 Rogue River National Forest, "Management Plans for Crater Lake Highway FH-17," Medford, Oregon. The development schedule includes Prospect and Union Creek. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]

Dates: 1968

Map of Crater National Forest, Forming Part of Executive Order

 Digital Image
Identifier: http://cdm16085.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16085coll18/id/2585
Dates: July 1, 1908

Medford District Vegetation Classes, 2001

 Item — Case 02: Series MSS031:01 [Barcode: 35138008124627], file drawer: 02, Object: 44
Identifier: MSS031:02.01
Scope and Contents

This colorful map displays that locations of the vegetation classes found in south central Oregon and northern central California. It's orginal data was compiled from multiple sources. There are two copies of this item.

Dates: 2001

Memo to Rangers re: Fire Reporting Practices, 1916

 File — Box 04: Series MSS019:D; Series MSS019:E [Barcode: 35138008116037], Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS019:D.14
Scope and Contents

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]

Dates: 1916

Memorandum for the Files: Fire Control Plan, 1927

 File — Box 04: Series MSS019:D; Series MSS019:E [Barcode: 35138008116037], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS019:D.10
Scope and Contents

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]

Dates: 1927

Miscellaneous documents, bulk: 1989-2005

 Series — Box 11: Series MSS019:O; Series MSS019:R; Series MSS019:S [Barcode: 35138008116102], Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS019:R
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous documents that do not fall within the previously listed categories.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1989-2005

Miscellaneous documents, bulk: 1989-2005

 File — Box 11: Series MSS019:O; Series MSS019:R; Series MSS019:S [Barcode: 35138008116102], Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS019:R.01
Scope and Contents

R-4 File includes miscellaneous files regarding logging and forest management industry.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1989-2005