Forest management

D-7 District Forester "Letter to Crater National Forest Supervisor," dated July 26, 1916, O-Fire, Portland, Oregon (7p). The letter contains comments on a Fire Management Report prepared for the Klamath and Crater National Forests, by Arthur Ringland; item D-9. The file includes an additional 16-page letter by Assistant District Forester. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]

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]

The collection includes draft manuscripts of several of his books, various publications containing articles written by Netboy, research notes, correspondence, and other papers. Also included is a bibliography of his works, compiled by Netboy and college librarian Harold Otness that includes a biographical sketch. (The library’s general and special collections also include cataloged copies of Netboy’s books, but they shed are not described as part of this collection.)

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]

C-18 "Memorandum of Inspection - A. L. Coggins Timber Sale," I. J. Mason, S-Sales, Rogue River National Forest, Medford, Oregon (2p). The correspondence deals with a timber sale of 1928 in the upper Tolman Creek drainage. 10 MMBF were sold, but only a fraction was cut, due to the low demand of the Depression economy. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]