Peeling Back The Bark
-
May 18, 1980: Mount St. Helens erupts, leaves a mess of documents
By James Lewis on May 18, 2010On this day in 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and left an altered landscape as well as a mess of historical documents in its wake. The deadliest volcanic event in U.S. history flattened 200 square miles of forest on the surrounding private and public lands. Its impact…
-
Newly revised edition of "America’s Fires" now available
By James Lewis on May 17, 2010My Google news home page has a “Forest Service” section, which captures any article that has that phrase in it. Usually the article is about the U.S. Forest Service but it will also grab items about state or other national forest services too. Consequently, nearly every day there is a news item about fire somewhere…
-
“Big Blowup” Webpage Marks Centennial of 1910 Fires
By James Lewis on May 4, 2010On August 20-21, 1910, fires driven by gale-force winds consumed 3 million acres, several towns, and at least 85 lives in the Montana, Idaho, and Washington. Known as either “The Big Blowup” or “The Big Burn,” no other event in U.S. Forest Service history has had a greater impact on the agency. While heroes were…
