History of The Willamette National Forest

COVER

INTRODUCTION

The Willamette National Forest - A Personal Perspective
Description of the Willamette National Forest
Vicinity Map
Willamette National Forest Map
History of the Willamette National Forest
Table of Contents

CHAPTER I - BEGINNINGS 1891-1897

Early Forest Reserve Proposal in 1889
Forest Reserve Act of 1891
Cascade Range Forest Reserve, 1893-1897
Coville Report on Grazing
Notes - Chapter I
Chronological Summary, 1891-1897

CHAPTER II - EVOLUTION TO PROFESSIONAL LAND MANAGEMENT, 1898-1905

U.S. Geological Survey Report on the Cascade Range Forest Reserve
Forest Reserve Administration by the General Land Office
General Land Office Forest Rangers
Notes - Chapter II
Chronological Summary, 1898-1905

CHAPTER III - TAMING A WILD FOREST: 1905-1933

Introduction
Administration
Lands
The Timber and Stone Act
Mining Claims
Wagon Road Grants and School Lands
Agricultural Lands, Homesteaders, and Squatters
Lieu Lands and Land Fraud
The Oregon Land Fraud Cases
Grazing
Wildlife
Developments
Recreation
Amenity Values
Research
Fire Control
Timber Sales
Notes - Chapter III
Chronological Summary, 1905-1933

CHAPTER IV: DEPRESSION AND WAR, 1933-1945

Introduction
Administration
Timber Sales
Subsistence Homesteads
Wildlife and Grazing
Recreation, Amenity Values, Developments
Relief Work—The Civilian Conservation Corps
World War II
Notes - Chapter IV
Chronological Summary, 1933-1944

CHAPTER V: ERA OF INTENSIVE FORESTRY, 1945-1970

Introduction
Mining and Grazing
Wildlife
Developments/Changes
Forest Research
Timber Harvest—Cutting Practices
Fire Control
Recreation—Background
Changing Patterns in Recreation—McCredie Springs
Marion Lake and Waldo Lake
The Olallie Ridge/French Pete Controversy
Recreation
Notes - Chapter V
Chronological Summary, 1945-1970

CHAPTER VI: ERA OF CONFLICT AND CONFRONTATION, 1970-1988

Introduction
Societal Changes
Administration
Organizations
Research
Recreation
Timber Management
Epilogue: The Tasks Ahead
Bibliographic Note
Unpublished Sources
Notes - Chapter VI
Chronological Summary, 1970-1988

APPENDICES

Chronological Establishment of the Willamette National Forest 1891-1990

Proclamations and Executive Order 1893-1933:
   1893 Proclamation - Cascade Range Forest Reserve
   1901 Proclamation (2nd) - Cascade Range Forest Reserve
   1907 Proclamation (3rd) - Cascade Range Forest Reserve
   1907 Proclamation (4th) - Cascade Forest Reserve
   1911 Proclamation (5th) - Cascade National Forest
   1911 Proclamation - Santiam National Forest
   1933 Executive Order - Willamette National Forest

Supervisors and District Rangers, 1893-1990

Map - RNAs, Experimental Forest, and Wildernesses
Map - Hot Springs and Reservoirs
Map - Mining Districts, Grazing Areas, and Railroads

Fire Statistics, 1945-1989
Major Forest Fires Since 1893 (Greater than 40 acres)

Reforestation Statistics, 1913-1989

Commercial Timber Sales, 1909-1989

Job Titles, Grades, Women, and Location of Employees

PHOTOGRAPH SECTION

INDEX (omitted from the online edition)

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Published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Willamette National Forest, Eugene, Oregon. This history was undertaken as a volunteer project by Larry and Mary Rakestraw. Further information or ordering of this history can be obtained from the Willamette National Forest, P.O. Box 10607, Eugene, Oregon 97440.

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