Forest fires

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D-16 Rogue River National Forest, "Acres Burned, Timber Destroyed and Fire Causes - Annual Figures," compiled by 1960s Forest Supervisor Carroll Brown and subsequent compilers, Medford, Oregon (15+p). These notes duplicate some of the material in volume 2 of the Forest History. The file includes newspaper articles from recent fire seasons. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]

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D-2 Crater National Forest "Annual Fire Reports, 1911 and 1915" E-Statistics, Medford, Oregon (68p). Gives causes, acres, and timber volumes burned. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]

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D-3 "District Fire Plans," by Martin L. Erickson, FPlans, Crater National Forest, Medford, Oregon (37p). The document provides general types and severity of fire hazard by District, provides information on local fire attitudes, and makes recommendations for additional lookouts and telephone lines. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]

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D-6 Crater National Forest "Fire History," O-Fire, Medford, Oregon (20p). The document details acres burned since 1910, fire causes, ecterea by District. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]

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D-31 Rogue River National Forest "Fire Suppression Plan," Medford, Oregon (49p). [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]

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...

Abstract

Jeffery LaLande worked as an independent historian outside of his Forest Service career, and this collection resulted from his independent research. These papers include correspondence with researchers on various topics; files from essays, articles, book reviews, and books he has written; and his peer reviews, requested by various editors, of manuscripts submitted for publication.

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RANGE MANAGEMENT. This file deals with grazing allotments, range conditions, and range improvements. It contains range reports, atlases, and permits.