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The U.S. Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest: A History
Williams, Gerald W., Dombeck, Mike
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Description for The U.S. Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest: A History
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBT; TVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
The Northwest has been at the forefront of forest management and research in the United States for more than one hundred years. In The U.S. Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest, Gerald Williams provides an historical overview of the part the Forest Service has played in managing the Northwests forests.
Emphasizing changes in management policy over the years, Williams discusses the establishment of the national forests in Oregon and Washington, grazing on public land, the Great Depression, World War II, and the rise of multiple-use management policies. He draws on extensive documentation of the post-war development boom to explore ... Read more
The Northwest has been at the forefront of forest management and research in the United States for more than one hundred years. In The U.S. Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest, Gerald Williams provides an historical overview of the part the Forest Service has played in managing the Northwests forests.
Emphasizing changes in management policy over the years, Williams discusses the establishment of the national forests in Oregon and Washington, grazing on public land, the Great Depression, World War II, and the rise of multiple-use management policies. He draws on extensive documentation of the post-war development boom to explore ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oregon State University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Corvallis, OR, United States
ISBN
9780870715723
SKU
V9780870715723
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Ref
99-15
About Williams, Gerald W., Dombeck, Mike
Gerald W. Williams , a native Oregonian, began his U.S. Forest Service career in the Umpqua National Forest. He has since been involved in forest planning and social assessments in the Willamette National Forest and Pacific Northwest Regional office, and he worked in the Washington, D.C., office as National Historian. He lives in Portland, working as a history researcher and ... Read more
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