Peeling Back The Bark
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Seasons Greetings!
By Eben Lehman on December 24, 2008In honor of the season, Peeling Back the Bark would like to feature a small selection of just a few of the holiday cards and greetings found in various Forest History Society archival collections. The following selected materials represent just a fraction of the many collections available in the FHS Archives. Below each image can…
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New Collection: National Fire Danger Rating System
By James Lewis on December 12, 2008A key instrument in fighting wildfires is the National Fire Danger Rating System — used to anticipate fires ahead of time by predicting the potential danger for fire in a specific geographic area. The Forest History Society Library and Archives staff recently processed a collection that provides a history of the Forest Service’s creation of…
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FHS in the News!
By James Lewis on December 11, 2008The Forest History Society has appeared twice in the news recently! Staff historian Jamie Lewis was interviewed for a story about the drop in the number of visitors to national forests on an annual basis written by Associated Press reporter Jeff Barnard. “National Forest visitors down, no one knows why” appeared in newspapers around the…
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December 1, 1874: A [Red] Star is Born
By Amanda T. Ross on December 1, 2008On this day in 1874, Raphael Zon was born in Simbirsk, Russia. From Russian radical to New World immigrant, Zon achieved national and international influence as a forest researcher. Gifford Pinchot even proclaimed, “Mr. Zon is my old and valued friend. . . There is no higher authority in forestry in America.” In Simbirsk, Zon…
