Inventory of the Gordon Robinson Papers, 1916 – 1997

Descriptive Summary

Abstract: Gordon Robinson was a professional forester and Sierra Club consultant.

The Gordon Robinson papers hold subject files, correspondence, and writings which primarily document Robinson's career and the struggle for forest conservation in California and the United States during the 1960s and 1970s.

Title: Gordon Robinson Papers, 1916 - 1997

Creator: Robinson, Gordon

Repository: Forest History Society Library and Archives

Call Number: 7777

Language of Material: Material in English

Extent: 26.27 linear feet (60 archival boxes, 1 record carton)

Biographical Note

Professional forester and Sierra Club consultant Gordon Robinson was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1911. In 1939, two years after graduating with a degree in forestry from the University of California at Berkeley, Robinson went to work for the Southern Pacific Land Company as their first professional forester. Robinson worked tirelessly to reform the forest management policies of the railroad company, instituting a sustained yield timber management plan and emphasizing the need for conservation.

In 1966 he left Southern Pacific and was hired as staff forester for the Sierra Club. Robinson worked on the Redwood National Park project for the club, assessing the impact that the national park would have on the timber industry and employment in the region, and also represented the Sierra Club before various congressional committees regarding proposed forestry legislation. Throughout his various projects for the Sierra Club, in his articles for the Sierra Club Bulletin, and in his pieces for other forestry publications, Robinson promoted responsible forestry management and conservation. After retiring from the club in 1979 Robinson continued to lecture and publish on the subject of excellent forestry, finally publishing a book on the subject in 1988 titled The Forest and the Trees.

Collection Overview

The Gordon Robinson papers hold subject files, correspondence, and writings which primarily document Robinson's career and the struggle for forest conservation in California and the United States during the 1960s and 1970s.

Collection Arrangement

Collection remains in original order, an inventory is available.

Subject Headings

• Robinson, Gordon
• Sierra Club
• United States. Forest Service
• Forests and forestry

Detailed Description of the Collection

Inventory 1916-1997.

The Gordon Robinson papers hold subject files, correspondence, and writings which primarily document Robinson's career and the struggle for forest conservation in California and the United States during the 1960s and 1970s. The bulk of the papers consist of subject files maintained and used by Robinson for research purposes. These files hold USDA Forest Service research reports on forest management and related topics, transcripts of Robinson's statements to Congress in the late 1960s and early 1970s regarding various items of proposed legislation, correspondence between Robinson and prominent foresters and politicians, copies of his publications, and numerous other research materials concerning forestry. Throughout his career Robinson collected reports of research that supported good forestry management and compiled annotated bibliographies for conservationists to use.

• Box 1 Folder 1
  Robinson, Gordon The Public Forester and Private Businessman 1974
• Box 1 Folder 2
  Stratification Study
  • A December 26, 1971 article from the Des Moines Register titled "Find logging on U.S. lands is excessive: Unit overestimated usable timber"
• Box 1 Folder 3
  Stratification Study: Letter to R.W. Harris, 1972.
  • Letter dated January 4, 1972 from Gordon Robinson to Robert W. Harris, Director of the Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station in Ogden Utah, concerning his study on the stratification of forest land for timber management planning.
• Box 1 Folder 4
  Statement on Humphrey Bill,1973
  • A Statement of Gordon Robinson before the senate sub-committee on environment, conservation, and forestry on November 20, 1973 concerning Senate Bill 2296.
• Box 1 Folder 5
  Statement on Timber Bills, 1973
  • Contains various pictures of timber and clear cut areas, as well as the statement of Gordon Robinson before the senate sub-committee on environment, conservation and forestry on June 26 and 27, 1973 on behalf of the Sierra Club and in connection with the senate bill 1775 and related matters.
• Box 1 Folder 6
  Tax, Federal Income, 1969-1974
  • Correspondence between Gordon Robinson and Representative D. Mills, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, asking for the amendment of the capital gains provision for private foresters in the Internal Revenue Code; correspondence between Alan G. Goes and Brock Evans, both of the Sierra Club, concerning Goes and Gordon Robinson's comments on H.R. 10756, a bill to amend the IRS code of 1954 in respect to the amount which was allowed to be deducted in the case of casualty losses of timber.
• Box 1 Folder 7
  Tongass Suit: Letter to Pigman, 1971
  • Letter from Gordon Robinson to Wedell Pigman dated June 2, 1971, concerning the Timber Management Hearings. The letter has attached a statement made by A.M. Brooks, Vice President of Ketchkian Pulp Company before the Senate Select Committee on Small Business and a memorandum from Jim Labou to Keith Hutchinson concerning a study of timber in Alaska.
• Box 1 Folder 8
  Robinson, Gordon Whatever Became of Tree Farms?, 1969
  • Drafts and copies of Gordon Robinson's 1969 article.
• Box 1 Folder 9
  Sierra Club, 1974-1977
  • Various Sierra Club publications and memoranda spanning from 1974 to 1977.
• Box 1 Folder 10
  Statement, 1976
  • Statement of Gordon Robinson before the Senate Committee on Agriculture on March 15, 1976 on behalf of the Sierra Club and concerning the problem of clearcutting in forests in the United States.
• Box 2 Folder 1
  NEPA Statements: How to Work with NEPA: Barry Fisher, 1974
  • Copies of a memorandum from Barry A. Fisher, a representative for the Sierra Club's legal defense fund, to the Sierra Club concerning the enforcement of NEPA's EIS requirement
• Box 2 Folder 2
  Statement: Logging and Fisheries: Alaska- Juneau Group, 1972
  • Statement of the Juneau Group of the Alaska Chapter of the Sierra Club from October 1972 concerning logging and fish production in Southeast Alaska.
• Box 2 Folder 3
  Wood, Properties and Use, 1924.
  • Book excerpt from The Properties and Uses of Wood by Arthur Koehler; published in 1924 by the McGraw-Hill Book Company in both New York and London.
• Box 2 Folder 4
  Moorman, J. Preserving De Facto Wilderness, 1971.
  • Transcript of an address given by James W. Moorman at the Twelfth Biennial Sierra Club Wilderness Conference on September 25, 1971.
• Box 2 Folder 5
  Statement on Clearcutting, 1971.
  • The statement of Gordon Robinson before the Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs in Washington D.C., April 7th, 1971, concerning the declining quality of forest resources in the United States and the need for responsible forestry practices by the timber industry.
• Box 2 Folder 6
  Statement on Clearcutting, 1972.
  • The statement of Gordon Robinson on behalf of the Sierra Club on June 20, 1972, before the Subcommittee on Forests of the Committee on Agriculture in the House of Representatives, concerning H.R. 14353 in order to establish a commission to investigate and study the practice of clearcutting timber on federal lands.
• Box 2 Folder 7
  Statement on Forest Practices, 1972
  • The statement of Gordon Robinson on behalf of the Sierra Club before the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources in Yosemite California on October 3rd, 1972. The statement is endorsing the State Assembly Bill No. 2346 and the public policy for California Forest Lands that was amended on April 20, 1972.
• Box 2 Folder 8
  Handout, 1972
  • Handout created by Gordon Robinson concerning sustained yield in the national forests of the United States.
• Box 2 Folder 9
  Robinson, Gordon, 1974-1976.
  • Various legal statements, articles, interviews, and newspaper clippings authored by or concerning Gordon Robinson.
• Box 3 Folder 1
  Statement on Forest Practices, 1972
  • Statement of Gordon Robinson, as forestry consultant for the Sierra Club, before the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources in Eureka, California on January 13, 1972 concerning forestry practices in the state of California and the need for the regulation and enforcement of responsible forestry methods.
• Box 3 Folder 2
  Statement on Timber Bills, 1971
  • Statement of Gordon Robinson, on behalf of the Sierra Club, before the state senate of Oregon's Public Lands Subcommittee in Portland Oregon on August 9, 1971. The statement concerns proposed legislation on forest management and timber in Oregon.
• Box 3 Folder 3
  Statement on Lumber Prices, 1969
  • Statement in March of 1969 by Brock Evans, as Northwest Conservation Representative on behalf of the Sierra Club, opposing the National Timber Supply Act.
• Box 3 Folder 4
  Statement on Lumber Prices, 1969
  • Statement of Gordon Robinson on behalf of the Sierra Club on March 26, 1969 before the Housing Subcommittee of the House Banking and Currency Committee in Washington, D.C.
• Box 3 Folder 5
  Log Export Hearings, 1973
  • A request from Gordon Robinson to Senator Packwood and Cranston requesting that Congress prohibit the export of logs from both public and private lands until the United States Forest Service returns their management of the national forests to sustained yield and multiple use forestry practices. Dated April 18, 1973; supports the Packwood Bill (S-1033).
• Box 3 Folder 6
  Log Export Hearings, 1973
  • Legal Statement of Gordon Robinson before the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources in the California State Senate concerning the impact of log exportation; appeal by Robinson to the State Senate on behalf of the Sierra Club and The Friends of the Earth in support of the Packwood Bill (S-1033), March 30, 1973 in Sacramento, California. Legal Statement of Gordon Robinson to the Senate Subcommittee on Environmental Impact and Employment Concerning SR-21 in the California State Senate.
• Box 4 Folder 1
  Dedication Redwood, 1965-1992
  • Bulletin from the Sierra Club (October 1965), Invitation to a Sierra Club Function celebrating the dedication of the Redwood National Forest (October 8, 1992), personal photographs [5], personal correspondence (December, 1992), and a newspaper article titled "Park Honors its 'Creators'".
• Box 4 Folder 2
  Redwood National Park Maps
  • Map titled "Comparison of the Two Major Park Plans" (Administration Plan vs. Sierra Club Plan in the Virgin Redwood Forest), map labeled S.2515, a map of the northern California coastal region which outlines the areas encompassed within Jed Smith State Park, Del Norte Coast State Park, Prairie Creek State Park, and outlines the "administration" plan and the "Sierra Club Proposal."
• Box 4 Folder 3
  Wayburn, Edgar. Redwook National Park... A Promise Unfulfilled, 1971
• Box 4 Folder 4
  Redwood Park Testimony, 1968
  • Testimony given by Gordon Robinson on legislation before the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs concerning the establishment of the Redwood National Park
• Box 4 Folder 5
  Redwood National Forest, 1966-1968.
  • Journal article titled "The Living Wilderness." The Wilderness Society. (vol. 32, no. 101, Spring 1968), a research report titled "The Need for a Redwood National Park." The Sierra Club (June 21, 1967), and a Congressional record for the proceedings and debates of the 89th Congress, second session concerning "Redwoods: Park or Pulp." Also contains various research reports on the Redwood National Park in Redwood Creek and numerous photographs of the Redwood National Forest.
• Box 4 Folder 6
  Redwood Park Map, 1971
  • Map titled "Lands within Redwood Creek Drainage." September 17, 1971. The map outlines the lands within the Redwood Creek drainage basin, shows areas of virgin timber, and the areas logged since October 1968.
• Box 4 Folder 7
  Sierra Club Bulletin "The Redwoods Issue," 1967.
• Box 4 Folder 8
  Sierra Club Bulletin, "Responsible Forestry", 1971.
• Box 4 Folder 9
  Sierra Club Bulletin "Sierra Club Policy and Standards for National Park and Other Scenic Roads," 1955.
• Box 4 Folder 10
  Schallau, Con. Who Says Accelerated Roadbuilding Pays?, 1971
  • Journal of Forestry (vol. 69, no. 5, May 1971).
• Box 4 Folder 11
  Sediment Transport: Eel River: U.S.G.S. Study, 1970.
• Survey released by William Brown and John Ritter titled "Sediment Transport and Turbidity in the Eel River Basin." Released by the United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey, Water Resources Division 1970.
• Box 4 Folder 12
  Redwood National Park Handouts, 1967.
  • Senate Report [to accompany bill S.2515] in Senate Report No. 641; Calendar No. 624 titled "Authorizing the Establishment of the Redwood National Park in the State of California", newsletter titled "Straw Men and Red Herrings aside, This is the Issue: Our dwindling native shore: How can the Sierra Club help save what is left?" (Circa 1967), correspondence from Gordon Robinson to Congressman Morris K. Udall (May 14, 1968) concerning the proposed Redwood National Park, newsletter titled "The Case for Redwood Creek: The Last Opportunity for a Real Redwood National Park" in the Sierra Club Bulletin (January 1966), and a journal article by Michael McKloskey titled "Why Worry about the Redwoods?" in the The Saturday Review (June 3, 1967).
• Box 4 Folder 13
  National Forest Outline for Study, 1969.
  • Student Research Project Outline for researching logging practices in Six Rivers, Sequoia, Klamath, Sierra, Tahoe and Plumas National Forests, the official Sierra Club position on clear-cutting and forest management, as stated by Gordon Robinson, and a reprinted article from the Winter 1969 Conifer, titled "Excellent Forestry" by Gordon Robinson.
• Box 4 Folder 14
  Fisher, Barry A. "Enforcement of NEPA's EIS Requirement- A Primer for Conservationists in the Field." The Sierra Club, 1974.
• Box 4 Folder 15
  Geer, Willis. "Judicial Review of Administrative Decisions Under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969." Land and Water Law Review (vol. IX, no. 1.), 1974.
• Box 4 Folder 16
  Nixon, Bob, 1978
  • Correspondence between Gordon Robinson, forestry consultant, and Bob Nixon, Regional Conservation Representative for the Sierra Club in Victoria, British Columbia concerning the evaluation of proposed legal bills.
• Box 4 Folder 17
  Monongahela Decision, 1974.
  • News report from Gordon Robinson concerning the Monongahela Lawsuit (The Izaac Walton League, Sierra Club, et al vs. Earl Butz) in the Sierra Club National Bulletin (March 22, 1974). Journal article and official judicial decision on the Monongahela lawsuit ruling that the defendants must stop selling immature timber from the Monongahela National Forest and stop selling those trees not specifically marked as mature, dead, or large growth.
• Box 4 Folder 18
  National Forest Management, 1971.
  • Monograph by Gordon Robinson on improving the management of the National Forests (August 23, 1971).
• Box 4 Folder 19
  National Forests: Sierra Club Policy, 1961
  • Manual with preface by David Brower, Executive Director of the Sierra Club. Concerns the Sierra Club Policy on National Forests. Sierra Club Reprint Series (no. 6 circa March 1, 1961) reprint of previous policy.
• Box 5 Folder 1
  Cosens, Richard. Logging: Reducing Damage, 1952.
  • Research Report: Cosens, Richard: California Forest and Range Experiment Station, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service concerning the reduction of logging damage to reproduction and residual stands.
• Box 5 Folder 2
  Curry, Robert Logging: Soil Destruction, 1971
  • Research Report, journal article, and a legal statement by Robert R. Curry, Associate Professor of Geology, University of Montana before the United States Senate, Public Lands Subcommittee, Interior Committee, field hearings on the management of public lands. Materials pertain to the geologic implications of ongoing forest practices in the Douglas Fir/Hemlock regions of Oregon such as nutrient loss and soil erosion.
• Box 5 Folder 3
  Silviculture Excerpted from Baker, 1934.
  • Book Excerpt: Baker, Frederick. Theory and Practice of Silviculture (1934).
• Box 5 Folder 4
  Duffield, J.W., Silviculture Need Not Be Ugly, 1970
• Box 5 Folder 5
  Photograph: Bitteroot National Forest, 1969.
• Box 5 Folder 6
  Silviculture: Sierra Club Position on Forest Management
  • Policy Memo: Robinson, Gordon. "The Sierra Club Position on Clear-Cutting and Forest Management." (1970) and a Sierra Club Bulletin (February 1971).
• Box 5 Folder 7
  Robinson, Gordon. The Sierra Club Position on Clear-Cutting and Forest Management, 1970.
• Box 5 Folder 8
  Robinson, Gordon. The Sierra Club Position on Forest Management in Southeastern Alaska, 1972
• Box 5 Folder 9
  Robinson, Gordon. Robinson, Gordon. Statement Concerning Proposed Siskiyou Wilderness Study Area, 1969.
• Box 5 Folder 10
  Six Rivers Appeal, 1972.
  • Legal appeal addressed to the United States Department of Agriculture. Notice of appeal by the appellants, The Sierra Club, Lucille Vinyard, and David Van de Mark of the November 22, 1971 decision of the California Regional Forester promulgating the Timber Management Plan for the Six Rivers National Park.
• Box 5 Folder 11
  Guttenberg, Sam. "Forestry Goals and Practices on Large Ownerships in the South." Journal of Forestry, July 1969.
• Box 5 Folder 12
  White, Z.W. "The South's Timberbasket-Observations for the Miami Traveler." Journal of Forestry. (September 1969).
• Box 5 Folder 13
  Timber Production, 1967-1971.
  • Materials pertaining to timber production in the United States.
• Box 5 Folder 14
  Utilization: Products and Production, 1970-1978.
  • Folder includes numerous materials such as research reports to Congress, bulletins, and articles having to do with the varying uses of lumber such as flooring. Also includes reports on lumber usage in different areas of the country, as well as research on the impact and residue from lumberjacking.
• Box 6 Folder 1
  Utilization: Product and Production, 1971-1976.
  • Holds materials on the utilization of timber. Contains USDA Research Papers, statistics on timber consumption, USDA Bulletins, and journal articles on the use of timber in states such as New Hampshire.
• Box 6 Folder 2
  Woodfin, Richard. "Potentials from Salvage Timber." Rocky Mountain Forest Industries Conference in Missoula, Montana, 1976.
• Box 6 Folder 3
  Proceedings and Debates of the 93rd Congress, Second Session: Net Energy" Congressional Record. (vol. 120, no.31, Monday, March 11, 1974).
• Box 7 Folder 1
  Timber Bills, 1937-1971.
  • Personal Correspondence, research reports, manuals, and a legal bill: "S. 1734: The Metcalf Bill" First Session of the 92nd Congress. Senate of the United States (April 30, 1971).
• Box 7 Folder 2
  Timber: Management, 1948-1972.
  • Correspondence between J.W. Deinema and Joe Walicki; United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service (March 17, 1971). Miscellaneous Publication: Watts, Lyle. "Forests and National Prosperity: A Reappraisal of the Forest Situation in the United States" United States Department of Agriculture (no. 668, August 1948), research reports, and various newspaper clippings on lumber.
• Box 7 Folder 3
  Management, 1965-1968.
  • Various research reports and journal articles on forest management, policies, and conservation.
• Box 8 Folder 1
  Forest Regeneration material, 1972
• Box 8 Folder 2
  Historical Background, 1962-1974.
  • Materials concerning forestry in general, especially multi-purpose forestry
• Box 8 Folder 3
  Forestry Service Gone Wrong, 1971-1974.
  • Various materials on forestry and legal statements in which the Sierra club was involved.
• Box 8 Folder 4
  Timber Management Plans Extractions
  • Statistical analysis of regeneration cuts in residual stands, their yields and mean annual increment, and how rotation should be implemented.
• Box 8 Folder 5
  Multiple Use Forestry, 1972-1976.
  • Statements in legal cases in which the Sierra Club was involved, a newspaper article, Sierra Club Bulletins, and a reprinted research paper concerning multiple use forestry.
• Box 8 Folder 6
  Clearcutting, 1980.
  • Materials pertaining to the impact of clearcutting on forest ecosystems.
• Box 8 Folder 7
  Clearcutting, 1977-1978.
  • Bulletin: Robinson, Gordon. "Clearcutting Impairs the Productivity of the Land in Many Ways." Sierra Club Research (no.10. June 1977): 1-4; personal correspondence between Gordon Robinson and Peggy Wheeler. Includes a technical bulletin with statistical analyses of the impact of clearcutting on forest ecosystems.
• Box 8 Folder 8
  Forestry Seminar, 1971-1976.
  • Reading List on multiple-use forestry, research bulletins released by Gordon Robinson on behalf of the Sierra Club (October 1976), and personal correspondence. Includes a technical bulletin with statistical analyses of the impact of clearcutting on forest ecosystems, various journal articles on clearcutting, and a legal appeal by The Sierra Club, Lucille Vinyard and David Van de Mark in a case versus In Re Timber.
• Box 8 Folder 9
  Reference, Articles, 1973-1977.
  • Research Report: Twight, Peter. Ecological Forestry for the Coast Redwoods. Washington, D.C. National Parks and Conservation Association (1973). Personal Correspondence: Gordon Robinson to Peggy Wheeler. Includes a technical bulletin with statistical analyses of the impact of clearcutting on forest ecosystems. Bulletin: Robinson, Gordon. "Sustained Yield and Allowable Cut Defined." Sierra Club Research (no. 3 November 1976): 1-4; Robinson, Gordon. "More on Energy Vis-a-vis Mature Trees." Sierra Club Research (no. 6-a, May 1977): 1-4; Robinson, Gordon. "Just How Anachronistic is the Organic Act of 1897?" Sierra Club Research (no. 7, August 20, 1976): 1-4. Various articles on timber, the terminology of forestry, and road building.
• Box 8 Folder 10
  Outline and Raws, 1976
  • Legal Bill: The National Forest Management Act of 1976. Public Law 94-588, 94th Congress, S. 3091. October 22, 1976. Published in an information report (no.16) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Forest Service (December 1976). Handwritten notes on a seminar to be given by Gordon Robinson on clear cutting.
• Box 8 Folder 11
  California National Forests "Timber Shortage" Statements, 1981.
  • Personal Correspondence, research on silvicultural systems, general memos, and legal statements concerning the timber shortage in the national forests of California.
• Box 9 Folder 1
  Forestry Notes General, 1976-1977.
  • Correspondence and memos concerning the Sierra Club publication, Forestry Notes.
• Box 9 Folder 2
  Original Forestry Notes, 1976.
  • Various memos and notes written by Gordon Robinson on issues to appear in the Sierra Club's bulletin, Forestry Notes.
• Box 9 Folder 3
  Forestry Notes: Master Mailing List (May 1977)
• Box 9 Folder 4
  Forestry Notes #1-10, 1976-1977.
  • Forestry memos from Gordon Robinson that were included in the Sierra Club bulletin, Forestry Notes.
• Box 9 Folder 5
  Research Projects, 1975
  • Gordon Robinson's Handwritten and typewritten notes on possible or ongoing research projects.
• Box 9 Folder 6
  Forestry Notes in Preparation, 1976
  • Correspondence, handwritten notes, article outlines and drafts for the Sierra Club's bulletin, Forestry Notes.
• Box 9 Folder 7
  Handouts, 1969-1986.
  • Handouts concerning Sierra Club conservation policies, forestry, timber resource planning, clearcutting, mountain pine beetles, responsible foresting practices, and the interaction between public foresting and private business. There is also a newsletter article concerning Gordon Robinson's reception of the Sierra Club's legal defense fund award for 1986.
• Box 9 Folder 8
  Forestry Notes, 1978-1979.
  • Personal correspondence from Gordon Robinson to Bob Norman of the Math Department at Dartmouth College, some hand written notes on conservationist policy, and a letter from Gordon Robinson to Dean A. Fischer of the Kettle Range Conservation group.
• Box 9 Folder 9
  Allowable Cut Calculation
  • Journal articles on regulating foresting and personal correspondence between Gordon Robinson and Carl J. Holcomb concerning forest conservation policies.
• Box 9 Folder 10
  M. Use Forestry, 1971-1978.
  • Articles on clearcutting, handwritten mathematical calculations of timber yields, and articles by Gordon Robinson on the forestry service.
• Box 9 Folder 11
  Measurements
  • Articles concerning timber "cruising", and yield statistics.
• Box 9 Folder 12
  NEPA/EIS Primer for Conservationists, Appeals, 1971-1976.
  • Legal Bill: The National Forest Management Act of 1976. Public Law 94-588, 94th Congress, S. 3091. October 22, 1976. Published in an information report (no.16) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Forest Service (December 1976). Handbook: Sierra Club outline of how to file a legal appeal on a judicial decision: Wiley, Joan and Kohl, Jerome. "A North Carolina Citizen's Guide to Commenting on Environmental Impact Statements." Raleigh, N.C. North Carolina State University, June 1973. 33pp.
• Box 10 Folder 1
  Coastal Wetland Surveys
  • Coastal Wetland Survey forms for the years 1969 and 1978. The wetlands surveyed are within Mendocino County, California. Each form gives a description of the wetland, its geographical coordinates, and often includes a topographical map of the area.
• Box 10 Folder 2
  Manual: Wetlands, 1989.
  • January 1989 manual issued by the interagency cooperative between the Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Army, Environmental Protection Agency, and the Soil Conservation Service titled "Federal Manual for Identifying and Delineating Jurisdictional Wetlands.
• Box 10 Folder 3
  Thinning Management, 1961-1979.
  • Various USDA research and technical reports, journal articles, and research abstracts concerning forestry thinning, its management, its benefits, and its possible harm to a forest ecosystem
• Box 10 Folder 4
  Washington State Department of Natural Resources Abandons Thinning, 1977
  • Memos released by the D.N.R. of Washington State on forestry thinning, and personal correspondence addressed to Gordon Robinson on Douglas-fir thinning/ thinning in general.
• Box 10 Folder 5
  Management - Type Conversion, 1972-1981.
  • Research reports and journal articles on hardwood resources and rainfall needed by conifers, a letter sent by Gordon Robinson to William Dresser on a research report he wrote, and various USDA research reports on forestry and the handling of forest brush.
• Box 10 Folder 6
  Management: Wilderness, 1977.
  • USDA research reports on the efficacy of making national forest visitors obtain wilderness travel permits and on forestry sampling, a research report on wilderness management, excerpts from the Sierra Club Bulletin on prairie grass and roadless areas, and personal correspondence between forest supervisor for the California Council, R.B. Allison, and Gordon Robinson.
• Box 11 Folder 1
  Miscellaneous Wildlife, 1969-1972.
  • Coastal Wetland Survey forms, journal articles, and personal correspondence pertaining to wildlife inhabiting wetlands and forested areas.
• Box 11 Folder 2
  Wildlife Research Reports, 1957-1975.
  • USDA research reports, journal articles, and technical reports concerning wildlife.
• Box 11 Folder 3
  Management: Selection, 1975.
  • A collection of research abstracts that concern forestry, timber harvesting and wildlife.
• Box 11 Folder 4
  Rotations Optimum, 1972.
  • Letters and comments from Gordon Robinson on the "Sustained Yield Amendment" numbered A.B. 2346 of 1972. Includes handwritten notes and numerical analyses of how timber harvesting should be rotated.
• Box 11 Folder 5
  Manual/Research Paper, 1972.
  • Research paper authored by A. Starker Leopold and Reginald H. Barrett from the University of California at Berkeley titled "Implications for Wildlife of the 1968 Juneau Unit Timber Sale".
• Box 11 Folder 6
  Wilderness Society, 1986-1987.
  • Wilderness Society releases on the suppression of the southern pine beetle, the U.S.'s plans for Puerto Rico's national forest, a critique of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest's proposed plan, comments on the spotted owl, and a larger research report on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest plan.
• Box 12 Folder 1
  Reforestation, 1955-1979.
  • Various journal and newspaper articles on reforestation, forest regeneration abilities, and seeds that should be used for forest regeneration. Personal correspondence between Gordon Robinson and Zane G. Smith, a regional forester in California, concerning reforestation, as well as a letter from William J. Libby, an associate professor of forestry and genetics at the University of California at Berkeley to Mike McKlosky, executive director of the Sierra Club concerning genetically improved trees.
• Box 12 Folder 2
  Reforestation, 1961-1974.
  • USDA forestry manuals, USDA Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment station (Portland, Oregon) research papers, USDA Northeastern Forest Experiment Station (Upper Darby, Pennsylvania) research papers, and various other USDA Forest Service research papers concerning reforestation and forest regeneration.
• Box 12 Folder 3
  Wildlife Management, 1971-1981.
  • Correspondence, journals articles, and atlas of southern forest game, research reports, a manual from the USDA, and various other publications on wildlife management, the protection of wildlife ecosystems, and their food needs. Mostly concerning the geographical area of the western United States.
• Box 13 Folder 1
  U.S. Forest Service and Publications, 1925-1977.
  • A list of publications from the USDA Forest Service's various experiment stations around the country, spanning from 1925-1977, research releases from the USDA Forest Service entitled "Forestry Research: What's New in the West" from 1974-8, USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PNW-62 entitled "The Forester's Almanac: 1977" released by the Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, and an annotated bibliography of the effects of logging on the fish of the western United States and Canada labeled as USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PNW-10.
• Box 13 Folder 2
  Available Publications - Inter. Mountain Exp. Sta., 1969-1980.
  • Annotated list of publications entitled "Recent Reports" from the USDA Forest Service's Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station in Ogden, Utah spanning 1969 to 1980.
• Box 13 Folder 3
  Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station-Annual Reports, 1971-1973.
  • Annotated list of publications from the USDA Forest Service's Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station in Ogden Utah spanning from 1971 to 1973, and research releases from the USDA Forest Service entitled "Forestry Research: What's New in the West" spanning from September 1966 to April 1977.
• Box 13 Folder 4
  U.S.F.S. Annual Cut-Region 5., 1954-1966.
  • Numerical evaluations of the annual timber cut in "region 5" (assumedly in California) spanning from 1954 to 1966, as well as a journal article from the Retail Lumberman entitled "The American People are Being Robbed: And all in the name of protecting us from alleged corporate greed. The place: national forests." By Kathleen Wiegner, dated December 1977.
• Box 13 Folder 5
  U.S. National Forests-History
  • A research paper released by the USDA Forest Service's Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station labeled USDA Forest Service Research Paper INT-128 and entitled "Forest-Goals and Decision-making in the Forest Service," a copy of the Journal of Forest History vol. 21, no.1, January 1977, and remarks from senator Wayne Morse in the United States Senate on Friday, May 17, 1957 concerning "A Conservationist's Questions about National Forests."
• Box 13 Folder 6
  Pacific Northwest Experiment Station-Annual Reports, 1967-1974.
  • Annotated lists of publications from the USDA-Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station in Portland, Oregon spanning from 1967 to 1974, annual reports released by the Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station spanning 1968 to 1972, and a list of publications from the Institute of Northern Forestry in Juneau, Alaska.
• Box 13 Folder 7
  U.S. Forest Services Experiment Stations
  • A Forest service research guide from the USDA Forest Service entitled "Solving Problems on Forest and Related Lands," and a list of USDA Experiment station directors and their contact information.
• Box 14 Folder 1
  Pacific Southwest Experiment Station -Available Publication, 1926-1985.
  • Annotated list of publications from the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station from 1966 to 1985, a News Release from the Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station entitled "Forest Landscape Study Published" dated February 28, 1969, and an annotated bibliography from the Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station entitled "Fifty Years of Forestry Research: 1926-1975" listed as USDA forest Service Technical Report PSW-23/1977
• Box 14 Folder 2
  Rocky Mountain Experiment Station -Annual Reports, 1953-1978.
  • Annotated list of publications from the USDA Forest Service's Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station from 1953-73 and another list for April-June of 1980, and research reports from the Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station entitled "Forestry Research Highlights" spanning 1969-1978.
• Box 14 Folder 3
  Southeastern Experiment Station-Available Publications, 1928-1975.
  • Pamphlets of recent publications of the United States Department of Agriculture's Southeastern Forest Experiment Station in Asheville, North Carolina, spanning 1969-1977 and an annotated bibliography of publications on watershed management by the USDA's Southeastern Forest Experiment Station 1928-1970, labeled as USDA Forest Service Research Paper SE-93, March 1972.
• Box 14 Folder 4
  University of California Experiment Station, 1959
  • Introductory report from the Wildland Research Center at the University of California Agricultural Experiment Station entitled "Conserving Wildland Resources Through Research."
• Box 14 Folder 5
  University of California Experiment Station-Publications Available, 1968.
  • A pamphlet of publications from the University of California's California Agricultural Experiment Station dated January 1968.
• Box 14 Folder 6
  Environmental Program for Future, 1971-1973.
  • Personal correspondence to Gordon Robinson from Brock Evans, the Washington D.C. director of the Sierra Club concerning timber legislation. A release from the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service concerning the forest service's environmental program for the future dated October 5, 1971.
• Box 14 Folder 7
  Southeastern Experiment Station Annual Reports, 1964-1974.
  • Publication listings from the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service's southeastern forest experiment station in Asheville, North Carolina spanning from 1971 to 1974, as well as a USDA Forest Service pamphlet on the publications of the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station in Asheville, North Carolina from 1964-68 compiled by Mercina McSwain, dated November 1970. Also includes a research update from the USDA Forest Service's southern and southeastern forest experiment stations dated March and June 1974.
• Box 14 Folder 8
  Southern Experiment Station-Annual Reports
  • Research updates from the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Southern Forest Experiment Station in New Orleans, Louisiana spanning from February to March 1978; research updates from the USDA Forest Service's Southern and Southeastern Forest Experiment Stations spanning 1971-1974; lists of publications from the USDA Forest Service's Southern Forest Experiment Station in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1971, and a "Research Information Digest" from the USDA Forest Service's Southeastern Forest Experiment Station listing publications from July to December 1973.
• Box 15 Folder 1
  Rocky Mountain Experiment Station-Available Publications, 1975-1977.
  • List of publications spanning the years 1970 to 1979 from the United States Forest Service's Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station in Fort Collins, Colorado and the United States Forest Service's Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station in Ogden, Utah.
• Box 15 Folder 2
  Southern Experiment Station Available Publications, 1972-1977.
  • List of Publications from the United States Forest Service's Southern Forest Experiment Station in New Orleans, Louisiana spanning 1972 to 1976 and a list of publications from the United States Forest Service's Fayetteville Research Center (undated). Research newsletters from the Southern Forest Experiment Station spanning June 1977-August 1977.
• Box 15 Folder 3
  Pacific Northwest Experiment Station-Publications Available, 1968-1979.
  • Annotated publication lists from the USDA Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station spanning 1968-79, and newsletters entitles "Forest-Gram West," published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service.
• Box 15 Folder 4
  Pacific Southwest Experiment Station-Annual Reports, 1968-1978.
  • Annotated list of publications from the USDA Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, research releases on research progress from the Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, a "Wildland Research Plan for California" released by the state of California's Resources Agency-department of conservation--division of forestry, along with the USDA and University of California school of forestry and conservation dated December 1969, a "Research Progress" release from the Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, and a news release from the Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station entitled "Shasta Mudflows Designated as a Research Natural Area" dated November 8, 1971.
• Box 15 Folder 5
  Northeastern Experiment Station-Publications Available, 1970-1978.
  • Annotated lists of publications released by the Northeastern Forest Experiment station in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania spanning from 1970 to 1978.
• Box 15 Folder 6
  Northeastern Experiment Station-Annual Reports, 1950-1974.
  • Annual reports from the USDA Forest Service's Northeastern Experiment Station in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania spanning 1970 to 1974, and a list of publications from the Northeastern Forest Experiment Station spanning from 1950-1965.
• Box 15 Folder 7
  North Central Experiment Station-Publications Available, 1970-1979.
  • Annotated list of publications entitled "New Publications Available" released by the USDA Forest Service's North Central Forest Experiment Station in St. Paul, Minnesota spanning 1970 to 1979.
• Box 16 Folder 1
  Miscellaneous, 1920-1975.
  • Research reports concerning the Redwood Forest, timber harvesting, forest cover, forestry in the United States, and how to improve service reports on forest resources. Also includes the March, 1920 Journal of Forestry (vol. XVIII, no.3), and nine issues of The Forest Ecosystem of Southeast Alaska spanning from 1974-5 ranging in topics such as water, forest ecology and timber, insects, and wildlife, published by the Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station in Portland Oregon.
• Box 16 Folder 2
  Spruce, 1987.
  • Proceedings from a conference in Alberta Canada on forestry in that region, an issue of Wilderness Alberta, and research reports on forestry in Alberta Also includes correspondence between Gordon Robinson and Vivian Pharis of the Alberta Wilderness Association in Calgary, Alberta.
• Box 17 Folder 1
  Excellent Forestry: Support, 1971-1972.
  • Personal correspondence, journal articles, and research reports that were used as research or later came as support for Gordon Robinson's article on "Excellent Forestry."
• Box 17 Folder 2
  Excellent Forestry, 1969-1970.
  • Items concerning Gordon Robinson's journal article entitled "Excellent Forestry," such as Gordon Robinson's personal notes for a conference he was attending and speaking at, and drafts of the article. Also includes miscellaneous items that may have contributed to his research for the article.
• Box 17 Folder 3
  Excellent Forestry -Rebuttals, 1970-1972.
  • Contains materials in response to Gordon Robinson's article entitled "Excellent Forestry." Items include articles on the use of forest areas, personal correspondence to Gordon Robinson on his article, hand written rebuttals addressed to Gordon Robinson, and some items concerning clearcutting.
• Box 18 Folder 1
  Multiple Use Forestry, 1944-1976.
  • Research reports, journal articles, and congressional reports on multiple-use forestry, as well as personal correspondence between Gordon Robinson and Robert E. Farmer, of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Also includes legal statements and records of Congressional subcommittee hearings concerning cases or laws on multiple use forestry.
• Box 18 Folder 2
  Primer of Forestry, 1974.
  • Materials on timber management, includes Robinson's article entitled "Excellent Forestry" published in the Conifer forestry journal
• Box 18 Folder 3
  Primer of Forestry
  • Materials pertaining to Gordon Robinson's primer on timber management for environmentalists in the field.
• Box 18 Folder 4
  Energy-In Use of Wood, 1977.
  • Concerns energy-related environmental issues, cost analyses on construction, statistical analyses on energy conservation, and a congressional record for December 23, 1970 where energy issues were discussed in the United States Senate
• Box 19 Folder 1
  Europe, 1972
  • Personal correspondence between Gordon Robinson and Dietrich Mulder, director of the Institut fur forstliche Betriebswirtschaftslehre der Georg-August-Universitat Gottingen in Germany, concerning Robinson's interest in European forestry
• Box 19 Folder 2
  Appriasal, 1949-1987.
  • Timber appraisals for the forest service handbook during 1976 and during the year of 1987, a copies of the Journal of Forestry for August 1949 (vol. 47, no.8) and August 1956 (vol. 54, no. 8), and a draft with written notes from Gordon Robinson on an article concerning sustained yield forestry.
• Box 19 Folder 3
  Forest Practice Regulation Pennsylvania Game Commission, 1973
  • Letter from Gordon Robinson to Lincoln Lang of the Pennsylvania Game Commission concerning his study of clearcutting forestry in Pennsylvania. Dated July 17, 1973
• Box 19 Folder 4
  History Draft, 1973-1977.
  • Numerous affidavits from Gordon Robinson, as well as newspaper articles, and personal correspondence concerning the Monongahela Forest decision in West Virginia.
• Box 19 Folder 5
  Log and Wood Exports, 1973-1974.
  • Journal articles and statistics on the United State's export of timber.
• Box 19 Folder 6
  Log Exports - Statistics
  • Statistical analyses concerning log exports from the Pacific coast region.
• Box 19 Folder 7
  Log Export Hearings, 1972.
  • Legal statement of Gordon Robinson before the Senate subcommittee on International and Interior Finance concerning log export controls. In Salem, Oregon on June 9, 1972. Includes statistics on the import and export of timber in the U.S.
• Box 19 Folder 8
  Hambrecht Paper, 1971.
  • Research paper by a German professor named H. Lamprecht, translation by Dick Hermann, originally given at the Eidgennossische Technische Hochschule in Zurich. The paper is attached to a personal letter addressed to Gordon Robinson from J.W. Duffield, a professor of Silviculture at North Carolina State University.
• Box 19 Folder 9
  Hearings on Timber Bills, 1971
  • Sierra club bulletin dated September 1971, concerning the Senate subcommittees hearing of timber management bills, most explicitly the "American Forestry Act" of 1971.
• Box 19 Folder 10
  Harbuch Study Beaverhead National Forest, 1971.
  • A research paper written by John Harbuck for his forestry class entitled "Management Considerations of a Portion of the Beaverhead National Forest, Montana." Paper includes a map of the Beaverhead National Forest, research on the forest, and economical analyses of the area.
• Box 19 Folder 11
  Forestry-Sierra Club Policy
  • Preamble to the Sierra Club's official purpose and its policy concerning forestry.
• Box 20 Folder 1
  Forest Practice Regulation
  • Personal correspondence between Gordon Robinson and various recipients concerning sustained yield multiple-use laws and property tax laws. Also includes remarks by Gordon Robinson before the state board of forestry advocating a forestry act, and a statement before the California Assembly Committee on Natural Resources on timber resources in California
• Box 20 Folder 2
  Kilgore, Bruce. The Ecological Role of Fire in Sierran Conifer Forests: Its Application to National Park Management, 1973
• Box 20 Folder 3
  Miscellaneous Forestry, 1953-1980.
  • Various articles, personal correspondence, and lists of publications pertaining to forestry and the forest service.
• Box 20 Folder 4
  Excellent Forestry, 1969
  • Materials pertaining to and drafts of Gordon Robinson's article titled "Excellent Forestry," published in the Winter 1969 issue of Conifer.
• Box 20 Folder 5
  Even Age Management, 1970.
  • A November 1970 article in Forest Industries titled "A Conservationist's View of the Case Against Even-Age Management," concerning clearcutting and Gordon Robinson's article on excellent forestry.
• Box 20 Folder 6
  Robinson, Gordon. "A Forester's Datebook: Countdown to Clearcut", Sierra Club Bulletin, 1974.
• Box 20 Folder 7
  Terminals, 1958-1974.
  • Various articles, personal correspondence, and bulletins on clearcutting and multiple-use forestry.
• Box 21 Folder 1
  Conservation, 1964-1973.
  • Various journal articles, legal statements, and Sierra Club Memos concerning forest conservation and the conservation of forest lands for wildlife.
• Box 21 Folder 2
  Lawsuits
• Materials pertaining to conservation lawsuits, as well as legal statements issued by Gordon Robinson pertaining to various legal bills and legal cases.
• Box 21 Folder 3
  Sierra Club, 1976-1977.
• Sierra Club publications "Forestry Notes" and "National News Report" from 1976 and 1977.
• Box 22 Folder 1
  Sierra Club Forestry Bulletins, 1976-1977.
• Box 22 Folder 2
  Sierra Club Publications, 1976.
• Box 22 Folder 3
  Organizations, Conservation, 1966-1967.
  • Various journal articles, pamphlets, and Sierra Club releases concerning forest and wildlife ecosystem conservation.
• Box 22 Folder 4
  Volunteers and Jim Rose, 1968-1971.
  • Internal Sierra Club correspondence and personal correspondence addressed to or written by Gordon Robinson, as well as various pamphlets, notes, and journal articles on conservation.
• Box 22 Folder 5
  Logging Residue, 1975-1979.
  • Includes USDA technical reports, journal articles, and research notes on logging residue.
• Box 22 Folder 6
  Redwoods National Forest, 1966-1977.
  • Personal Correspondence, newspaper articles, and research reports pertaining to the Redwood National Park.
• Box 22 Folder 7
  Allowable Cut, Sales, and Actual Cut: US National Forests, 1973.
  • Statistical analyses of allowable cut, sales, and actual cut in U.S. National Forests, as well as personal correspondence between the Sierra Club Bulletin editor and Gordon Robinson
• Box 22 Folder 8
  Bitterroot Study
  • Congressional records on testimonies given on the forest service, an article concerning Gordon Robinson's article on forestry practices, and an apparent draft of an article about forest management in Bitterroot National Forest.
• Box 22 Folder 9
  Boundary Waters Canoe Area, 1970.
  • Research analysis published by the Sierra Club in 1970 titled "A Wilderness in Crisis: The Boundary Waters Canoe Area." Release pertains the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) that constitutes one-third of the three-million-acre Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota.
• Box 22 Folder 10
  Clearcutting Bibliography, 1972.
  • October 1972 bibliography concerning clearcutting forestry, compiled by Gordon Robinson. Also includes personal correspondence between Gerard Bertrand, from the Council on Environmental Quality in Washington D.C., and Gordon Robinson concerning gathering materials for the aforementioned bibliography.
• Box 22 Folder 11
  Clearcutting Definitions, 1973.
  • Memo from Gordon Robinson "on the clearcutting controversy" dated April 25, 1972. Memo discusses the varying definitions and perceptions of clearcutting.
• Box 22 Folder 12
  Clearcutting Questions and Answers, 1973.
  • Excerpt from the Sierra Club Bulletin titled "Questions and Answers About Clearcutting: Two Points of View" and dated June, 1973.
• Box 22 Folder 13
  Clearcut Hearings Flyer, 1971.
  • Sierra Club release on the Senate Subcommittee's probing of federal timber management in 1971.
• Box 23 Folder 1
  Water Quality, 1971.
  • USDA research reports, U.S. Department of the Interior Federal Water Pollution Control Administration water guides, research papers, journals articles, and memorandums concerning water management, water quality control, sediments, and their relation to forest ecosystems.
• Box 23 Folder 2
  Water Quality, 1969-1981.
  • Research reports concerning federal land management and water quality control in Oregon, and the effects of mining on water quality in Alaska.
• Box 23 Folder 3
  Atmospheric Influence Precipitation, 1966-1971.
  • Research papers, abstract summaries, and journal articles concerning soil, plants nutrition, and hydrology.
• Box 23 Folder 4
  Ground Water, 1969.
  • USDA Forest Service general technical report titled "Peatland and Water In the Northern Lake States," authored by Don Boelter and Elon Verry from the North Central Forest Experiment Station.
• Box 23 Folder 5
  Peatland and Water, 1977.
  • USDA Forest Service general technical report titled "Peatland and Water In the Northern Lake States," authored by Don Boelter and Elon Verry from the North Central Forest Experiment Station.
• Box 24 Folder 1
  Habitats, 1963-1974.
  • Research materials concerning the relationship between wildlife habitats and timber management. Subjects include pollution, clearcutting, soil and water conservation, estuaries, fisheries, and log dumping.
• Box 24 Folder 2
  Geology 131: Slope/Soils Structure, 1968-1978.
  • Research reports, journal articles, and technical reports on soil erosion, destruction, and hydrology problems. Also includes personal correspondence from the United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey to Brock Evans of the Northwestern branch of the Sierra Club concerning long-term erosion rates and soil formation
• Box 24 Folder 3
  Sedimentation, 1968-1977.
  • Journal articles and research papers concerning sediment production and turbidity in the Southwest, Idaho, and the western United States.
• Box 25 Folder 1
  Water Yield, 1944-1974.
  • Research papers and journal articles concerning water yield, hydrology, watersheds, flooding, and the effects of these various water related issues on forest ecosystems.
• Box 25 Folder 2
  Timber Economics, 1968-1977.
  • Primarily USDA Forest Service Research Papers concerning economic policy and analyses in forested areas, as well as cost and profit margins for timber production.
• Box 25 Folder 3
  Timber Economics, 1970-1978.
  • Primarily USDA Forest Service Research Papers concerning economic policy and analyses in forested areas, as well as cost and profit margins for timber production.
• Box 26 Folder 1
  Soils, 1969-1979.
  • Folder concerns soils in Italy, California, the Redwood Forest, Southwestern Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Washington, West Virginia, Alaska, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Virginia. Materials concern nutrient cycling, logging, erosion, sedimentation, vegetation patterns, and the geology of soils in these areas
• Box 26 Folder 2
  Soil Erosion and Overland Flow, 1970-1986.
  • Research reports concerning sediment transport and turbidity, erosion, burning, watershed cover, flooding, and snowmelt temperatures.Research Report: USDA Forest Service Research Report "A National Forest Economy: One Means to Social and Economic Rehabilitation" (June, 1939).
• Box 26 Folder 3
  Computers/Technical, 1975.
  • Journal issues, research reports, and a portion of the USDA Forest Service Agriculture Handbook, all concerning the use of computer technology to analyze and make future projections concerning timber.
• Box 27 Folder 1
  Management: Economics, 1970-1975.
  • Personal correspondence, research reports, and newspaper clippings concerning economic development and economic policies for forestland.
• Box 27 Folder 2
  Management: Clearcutting, 1974-1981.
  • Research reports, annotated bibliographies, and journal articles concerning clearcutting and various alternatives to clearcutting forest practices.
• Box 27 Folder 3
  Miscellaneous, 1968-1976.
  • Materials concerning topics such as timber management, economic development, conservation regulations and forestry policy.
• Box 28 Folder 1
  Allowable Cut Determination, 1962-1974.
  • Journal articles, research reports, management plans, and manuals pertaining to the physical and economic implications of allowable cut-which is found where harvest volumes are dependent upon the physical rate of growth of the forest.
• Box 28 Folder 2
  Chemicals, 1976-1983.
  • USDA research notes, bibliographies, and various other research reports concerning herbicides, agent orange, and other eradication methods.
• Box 28 Folder 3
  Birds, 1974-1988.
  • Research reports, USDA bulletins, personal correspondence, and newspaper articles primarily on birds, their habitat, and their nesting habits. Other materials concern bats and insects
• Box 29 Folder 1
  Employment, 1960-1973.
  • Materials concerning wages, employment statistics, and the labor market in California. Materials also concern employment within the timber industry and the economic importance of tourism.
• Box 29 Folder 2
  Miscellaneous, 1965-1975.
  • Timber yields from various regions, research notes on growth volume in various forests, and various other materials containing volume tables for forestry growth.
• Box 29 Folder 3
  Miscellaneous, 1955-1972.
  • Volume tables for timber growth, research notes on timber volumes, and a photo identification guide for the land and forest types of interior Alaska.
• Box 30 Folder 1
  Miscellaneous, 1972-1980.
  • List of articles written by Gordon Robinson, various magazines and newspapers on ecology and forestry, and correspondence generally commenting on articles written by Gordon Robinson or refuting statements within them.
• Box 30 Folder 2
  Yield Tables, 1957-1976.
  • Research reports and statistical tables on timber yield in various forests.
• Box 31 Folder 1
  Volume Talbes, 1943-1951.
  • Volume and taper tables of timber for various forestry regions.
• Box 31 Folder 2
  Volume Tables, 1923-1976.
  • Volume tables and equations for various forests and a site index chart for Douglas-Firs in the Pacific Northwest.
• Box 31 Folder 3
  Volume Tables, 1930-1963.
  • Volume tables and research notes concerning various types of trees in different forests. Also contains the April, 1974 issue of National Geographic, which has an article titled "Timber: How Much is Enough?"
• Box 31 Folder 4
  Timber: Production, 1966-1972.
  • USDA Forest Service research reports on timber products and log production, as well as a resource bulletin on Oregon timber harvests.
• Box 31 Folder 5
  Second-Homes Subdivision, 1969-1970.
  • A housing report released by the U.S. Department of Commerce/Department of Agriculture on "Second Homes in the United States", a legal statement on the impact of the growth of home sub-divisions in California, and a marketing plan for a residential property development project in California.
• Box 32 Folder 1
  Sierra Club Bulletin
  • Sierra Club Bulletins for December 1962, December 1964, and a combined annual magazine for 1966, 1967, and 1968.
• Box 32 Folder 2
  National News Report, August 1979
• Box 32 Folder 3
  Political Strategy, 1971-1972.
  • Pacific Law Journal from 1971 concerning the California legislature's response to the environmental threats in the state, and a copy of the Sierra Club Political Handbook from 1972.
• Box 32 Folder 4
  Utilization: Fuel, 1973
  • USDA Forestry Service research notes on wood as fuel and a research article on the energy potential of forest residue.
• Box 32 Folder 5
  Fuel Breaks, 1963-1977.
  • State of California Department of Conservation release on guidelines for fuel breaks in Southern California, USDA Forest Service reports on planning fuel breaks, Sierra Club Bulletins on fire prevention, and various other research releases on fire prevention techniques and fuel releases.
• Box 32 Folder 6
  Student Conservation, 1962-1969.
  • Bulletins released by university conservation groups concerning the establishment of national parks and environmental conservation, newspaper articles on the activities on various student conservation groups, and a list of student conservation groups and appropriate contacts in the state of California.
• Box 33 Folder 1
  Fire Ecology: Protection, 1973-1978.
  • Contains journal articles on fire management, fire policy, brush regrowth, and the use of fire in managing vegetation growth, as well as USDA research reports on wildfires, "the nature of heat", and forest ecology. Includes symposium proceedings from a March 1973 conference titled "Symposium on Living with the Chaparral" that pertains to fire protection.
• Box 33 Folder 2
  Fire Research, 1968-1978.
  • USDA Forest Service research reports, pamphlets, and other research releases on forest fires and fuel management, also includes statistics on wildfires in California and Alaska, methods for reducing brush, and the effect of fires on atmospheric pollution levels.
• Box 34 Folder 1
  Fire Ecology: Protection, 1971-1977.
  • Journal articles and USDA Forest Service research reports on the effects of wildfire, fire management, and seedling germination following fires. Also includes symposium proceedings two 1971 conferences on "prescribed burning" and "fire in the northern environment."
• Box 34 Folder 2
  Protection: Fire, 1971-1975.
  • USDA Forest Service technical reports on wildfires, forest ecology, prescribed burning, forest fire retardants, and radiation, journal articles on wildfires in Alaska and fire management, a United States Forest Service guide to fuel type identification, and a collection of symposium proceeding from a 1972 conference titled "Fire in the Environment." Also contains a USDA Forest Service General Technical Report from 1976 titled "Photo Series for Quantifying Forest Residues in the: Coastal Douglas-Fir-Hemlock and Hardwood Type".
• Box 35 Folder 1
  Handbook Quotes, 1972.
  • A 1972 journal article titled "Sedimentation in Relation to Logging Activities in the Mountains of Central Idaho", written by Walter F. Megahan for a USDA sediment laboratory report.
• Box 35 Folder 2
  Speeches, 1968-1974.
  • University of California, Santa Cruz release announcing Gordon Robinson speaking there in 1971, a newspaper article on the Redwood Forest, personal correspondence confirming Robinson's speaking obligations, and drafts of Gordon Robinson's speeches.
• Box 35 Folder 3
  Magazine Artiles, 1972-1973.
  • Various forestry magazines, newspaper articles, and news releases concerning Gordon Robinson and his writing about the Sierra Club forestry policies.
• Box 35 Folder 4
  Articles, 1969-1970.
  • A copy of Gordon Robinson's article titled "Excellent Forestry" and various articles, correspondence, and research notes on forestry pertaining to the article or utilized by Robinson as research for the article. Also contains a speech given by Gordon Robinson titled "Whatever Became of "Tree Farms?"" from 1969.
• Box 35 Folder 5
  Speech Material: Forestry, General, 1916-1971.
  • Sierra Club policy papers on clear-cutting and forest management, personal correspondence to Gordon Robinson concerning speaking engagements, a history (1916-1966) of the Northern California section society of American foresters, a photo of a tree (unlabeled), legal statements issued by Gordon Robinson on various legal cases, and various Sierra Club Bulletins. Used by Robinson as material for speechwriting.
• Box 35 Folder 6
  Maps, 1966.
  • Various topographical maps of the Redwood National forest, Grand Canyon National Park, and Big Bend National Park (Texas).
• Box 36 Folder 1
  Sierra Club Bulletin, 1967-1969.
• Box 36 Folder 2
  Articles, 1972-1974.
  • Pacific Sun issues from 1967, a draft of Gordon Robinson's article titled "Timber Volumes in the 50-Year Champion International Sale Area", and various newspaper articles on logging, clearcutting, and forestry.
• Box 36 Folder 3
  Magazines, 1969-1988.
  • Sierra Club Bulletins from 1970-1976, as well as issues of Ecology Law Quarterly (1976), Business Week (November, 1972), The News Settler Interview (July, 1988), and Conifer (Winter, 1969).
• Box 37 Folder 1
  Slope Stability, 1967-1978.
  • Research notes, journal articles, and a conference paper on the impact of erosion, soils in landslide-prone areas, rock weathering, and "The Role of Woody Vegetation in Reinforcing Soils and Stabilizing Slopes."
• Box 37 Folder 2
  Research reports, journal articles, and technical bulletins on erosion, slide-prone soils, landslides, and avalanches.
• Box 37 Folder 3
  Nutrient Loss: Watershed, 1955-1980.
  • Journal articles, USDA Forest Service research notes, personal correspondence, magazine issues with pertinent articles, and USDA Forest Service technical reports pertaining to nutrient losses in soil as a result of forestry practices and general forest growth.
• Box 38 Folder 1
  Watershed Mechanics: Logging Effects on Watershed, 1959-1971.
  • Symposium proceedings, USDA Forest Service research notes, annotated bibliographies, California legislature proceedings, and informational pamphlets pertaining to watershed mechanics and the effects of logging on forest watersheds.
• Box 38 Folder 2
  Reports: Soil and Erosion, 1966-1973.
  • USDA Forest Service technical reports and research papers pertaining to the environmental impact of timber harvesting, landslides, avalanching, erosion and sedimentation. Includes a 1971 USDA Forest Service research report titled "Landslide Hazards Related to Land Use Planning in Teton National Forest, Northwest Wyoming" which contains a topographical map of Northwest Wyoming and areas within it susceptible to landslides.
• Box 39 Folder 1
  Uneven-Aged Management, 1966.
  • A USDA General Technical Report on uneven-aged forest management, and a research report on seed fall and regeneration.
• Box 39 Folder 2
  Forest Diseases, 1967-1976.
  • USDA Research Papers and pertinent bibliography with photocopied book excerpt pertaining to forest diseases.
• Box 39 Folder 3
  Nutrient Loss, 1971-1981.
  • Various research reports, journal articles and a conference paper on erosion, sediment transport, timber harvesting, clearcut re-growth, and geomorphology.
• Box 40 Folder 1
  Environmental Impact, 1973-1975.
  • USDA research notes, research journal articles, congressional research reports, a reference list, and a copy of an undergraduate student's thesis proposal pertaining to the environmental impact of logging, soil erosion, clearcutting, and salvage logging systems
• Box 40 Folder 2
  Douglas Fir, 1950-1981.
  • Research reports, journal articles, a pocket manual, and various other publications pertaining to Douglas-Fir growth, management, and seed dispersal.
• Box 41 Folder 1
  Alaska, 1963-1973.
  • USDA Forest Service research papers concerning Alaska on the topics of natural reforestation, forest research opportunities, and characteristics of Alaskan woods.
• Box 41 Folder 2
  Alders, 1967
  • Publications pertaining to forest ecosystems and Douglas-fire-Alders. Also contains 1968 symposium proceedings from a conference on the biology of alders.
• Box 41 Folder 3
  Regeneration, 1976.
  • Research and symposium papers concerning the effects of harvesting methods on forest regeneration and even/uneven-aged management techniques on forest regeneration.
• Box 41 Folder 4
  Douglas Fir, 1947-1956.
  • Pocket manual of forest laws and practices for the Douglas Fir region, a research study on the partial cutting of Douglas Firs and a collection of papers on silviculture.
• Box 41 Folder 5
  Selective Timber Management in the Douglas Fir Region, 1936.
  • Unbound copy of a 1936 book titled "Selective Timber Management in the Douglas Fir Region" written by Burt Kirkland and Axel Brandstrom from the division of Forest Economics at the USDA Forest Service. Book includes photo plates of Douglas Firs and forest watersheds, as well as topographical maps of the Douglas Fir region.
• Box 41 Folder 6
  Silvics, 1955-1979.
  • Research papers, conference abstracts, and journal articles concerning silviculture and ecology.
• Box 41 Folder 7
  Fire, 1970-1976.
  • Journal articles and research reports concerning the effects of fire on forested areas.
• Box 42 Folder 1
  Sales, 1976.
  • Includes statistics on the number of timber operators in the United States, and a newspaper article titled "Probers Uncover Timber Bid Rigging."
• Box 42 Folder 2
  Water Quality, 1973-1976.
  • Publications pertaining to the effects of water management practices on water quality, streamflow, methodologies for river-quality assessment, and water pollution.
• Box 42 Folder 3
  Miscellaneous, 1970-1983.
  • Contains materials such as a 1983 copy of Redwood National Park's Draft Backcountry Trail Plan for the Redwood and Skunk Cabbage Creek areas which includes a topographical map of the planned trails, journal articles on wildlife, and various other publications on logging and timber management.
• Box 42 Folder 4
  Mensuration, 1979.
  • Handbooks on conversion factors, dendrometry, and log scaling; research notes on lumber growth and yield, and a USDA Forest Service general technical report concerning mensuration.
• Box 43 Folder 1
  Demand and Price Situation for Forest Products, 1967-1974.
  • Miscellaneous publications from the USDA Forest Service titled "The Demand and Price Situation for Forest Products" spanning the years 1967-74.
• Box 43 Folder 2
  Miscellaneous, 1959-1977.
  • Miscellaneous materials concerning forestry and timber yield estimations.
• Box 44 Folder 1
  Log Grade Recovery, 1962-1974.
  • USDA Forest Service Research Papers and journal articles concerning lumber yield, lumber recovery, log grading and log values.
• Box 44 Folder 2
  Forest Service Research Reports, 1963-1979.
  • USDA Forest Service technical reports on timber production management and a historical account of early forest conditions in the Alaska interior. Also includes a bibliography with abstracts concerning the Sitka Spruce.
• Box 45 Folder 1
  Forest Service Resource Bulletins, 1965-1976.
  • U.S. Forest Service Resource Bulletins from 1965 to 1976 concerning U.S. forest products, prices, employment, and trade.
• Box 45 Folder 2
  Site Curves, 1958-1973.
  • Forest Service research papers, research notes, and pamphlets concerning site index curves for various forested areas, site indices, and estimating site qualities.
• Box 46 Folder 1
  Journal of Forestry, 1982-1983.
• Box 46 Folder 2
  Journal of Forestry, 1984.
• Box 46 Folder 3
  Tree Farms, 1966-1985.
  • Research reports, journal articles, newspaper articles, and pamphlets on tree farming and the timber industry
• Box 46 Folder 4
  Chief's Speeches, 1972-1975.
  • Materials concerning speeches and presentations given by John R. McGuire, former Chief of the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service.
• Box 46 Folder 5
  Redwood, 1974-1978.
  • Research on the ecology and growth of Sierra Redwoods in the Redwood forest.
• Box 47 Folder 1
  Timber and Silviculture, 1967-1971.
  • Research bulletins on silviculture, timber management, and the seeding of southern conifers.
• Box 47 Folder 2
  Miscellaneous, 1972-1991.
  • EPA research report on the effect of forestry activities on streams; USDA Forest Service research reports on fire recovery, coniferous forests, timber resources, and pest risks
• Box 47 Folder 3
  Southern Conifers, 1974.
  • Personal correspondence from Howard S. Muse to Gordon Robinson containing a letter, newspaper article on forestry in the Goodwin Forest in North Carolina, and a slide of the Goodwin Forest. Other materials concern clearcutting and research on southern conifers.
• Box 48 Folder 1
  Allowable Cut, 1958-1973.
  • USDA Forest Service timber resource operations reports.
• Box 48 Folder 2
  Spruce - Fir, Alpine, 1952-1974.
  • Research reports and journal articles concerning the Sitka Spruce; a photograph labeled "even-aged management on the Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico".
• Box 48 Folder 3
  White Pine, 1978.
  • USDA Forest Service general technical report titled "A Silvicultural Guide for White Pine in the Northeast."
• Box 48 Folder 4
  Redwood/Muir Forest, 1932-1978.
  • Research reports, journal articles, and technical reports concerning the Redwood Forest, giant Sequoias, and the Muir Forest.
• Box 49 Folder 1
  Protection: Insects, 1938-1973.
  • USDA research reports, journal articles, and an annotated bibliography concerning forest insects and pesticides.
• Box 49 Folder 2
  Insects: East, 1968-1970.
  • USDA Forest Service research notes, journal articles, and research papers concerning insects and pesticide use on the eastern coast of the United States.
• Box 49 Folder 3
  Pine Beetles, 1970-1986.
  • Personal correspondence, newsletters, journal articles, and a USDA Forest Service research report concerning the pine beetle of the eastern United States.
• Box 49 Folder 4
  Insects: West, 1965-1977.
  • USDA Forest Service research notes and technical reports, journal articles, and newspaper articles concerning insects in the western region of the United States.
• Box 50 Folder 1
  Protection: Mammals, 1963-1972.
  • USDA Forest Service research papers and symposium proceedings concerning the protection of forested areas from wild mammals and the damage to forests caused by wildlife
• Box 50 Folder 2
  Spruce Budworm: Insects West, 1967-1978.
  • USDA Forest Service research notes and sierra club memos concerning the budworm in the western region of the United States and Alaska.
• Box 50 Folder 3
  Needle Miner: Insects West, 1967-1974.
  • Newspaper clippings and research reports concerning the lodgepole needle miner insect in forested areas of the western United States.
• Box 50 Folder 4
  Dutch Elm Disease, 1961-1968.
  • USDA agricultural bulletins, journal articles, and research reports concerning the dutch elm disease in forested areas.
• Box 50 Folder 5
  Balsam Wooly Aphid: Insects West, 1962-1967.
  • Technical bulletins, magazine articles, USDA Forest Service research papers, and statistical reports concerning the damage caused by the Balsam Wooly Aphid and the efficacy of various pesticides on them in the western United States.
• Box 50 Folder 6
  Checklist for Backpackers: Recreation.
• Box 50 Folder 7
  Smog: Protection, 1965-1973.
  • Various maps and reports on park trails in the western United States; newspaper articles and journal articles on smog management, as well as maps, and research reports on smog and pollution in areas of the western United States.
• Box 50 Folder 8
  Miscellaneous, 1979-1990.
  • USDA Forest Service research reports on forested areas in Arkansas and studies on various forest ecosystems in the United States.
• Box 51 Folder 1
  Miscellaneous, 1949-1978.
  • USDA Forest Service bulletins and research reports on various topics concerning timber, erosion, and forestry.
• Box 51 Folder 2
  Photographs
  • Unidentified photographs of forest and clearcut areas.
• Box 51 Folder 3
  Bark Beetles: Insects West, 1965-1980.
  • USDA Forest Service leaflets, research notes, journal articles, and technical reports concerning bark beetles in forested areas within the western Unites States.
• Box 52 Folder 1
  Hardwoods: Silvics, 1971-1976.
  • USDA Forest Service technical reports, policy research papers, and research reports concerning silviculture and various types of hardwoods.
• Box 52 Folder 2
  Hardwoods: Silvics, 1961-1977.
  • USDA Forest Service research notes, journal articles, and technical reports concerning silviculture and various types of hardwoods.
• Box 53 Folder 1
  Libraries, 1986.
  • Informational folder released by the American Library Association in 1986 concerning public libraries in the United States.
• Box 53 Folder 2
  Marin Self-Publishers Association, 1979-1987.
  • Newsletters, contact lists, and member updates from the Marin Self-Publishers Association based in Ross, California.
• Box 53 Folder 3
  Newsletters, 1986.
  • Newsletters and informational pamphlets concerning independent publishing.
• Box 53 Folder 4
  Presses/Publishers, 1989.
  • Various newsletters and contact lists released by independent publishers.
• Box 53 Folder 5
  Publishing Correspondence, 1986.
  • A stock letter sent by Gordon Robinson outlaying the plan for his book, and copies of various letters sent by Gordon Robinson ordering books on copyrighting and publishing.
• Box 53 Folder 6
  Public Policy, 1974-1979.
  • Article written by Gordon Robinson titled "The public forester and the private businessman" and a copy of Gordon Robinson's outlined plan for a comprehensive forest policy titled "A conservationist's forest policy."
• Box 53 Folder 7
  Even-Aged Management, 1977-1985.
  • Edited draft of Gordon Robinson's article titled "Even-aged management is incompatible with multiple use", a newspaper article on imperiled rain forests, Gordon Robinson's article titled "Responsible forestry", and copies of the Sierra Club's research newsletter, Forestry Notes, released by Gordon Robinson.
• Box 53 Folder 8
  Ecological Balance, 1969-1976.
  • Congressional proceedings records, a "recovery plan" to revive the red-cockaded woodpecker, research notes on multiple-use forestry, and a journal article on resource conservation.
• Box 53 Folder 9
  Originals: Miscellaneous, 1987-1988.
  • Various copies of journal articles concerning forest management and forestry practices; a statement issued by Gordon Robinson concerning his position with the Sierra Club as of 1975
• Box 53 Folder 10
  Copyright Letters, 1987-1988.
  • Correspondence between Gordon Robinson and various publishers and magazines concerning the uses of certain quotations and materials in his book.
• Box 53 Folder 11
  Silvics: Forest Ecology, 1932-1986.
  • Photocopies of journal articles concerning ecology and silvics.
• Box 53 Folder 12
  Lodgepole Pine, 1953-1979.
  • An annotated bibliography, USDA department bulletins, USDA Forest Service research notes, journal articles, and other materials pertaining to the lodgepole pine.
• Box 53 Folder 13
  Mixed Conifers, 1962-1975.
  • Journal articles, research reports, and a forestry handbook concerning conifers.
    Box 53 Folder 14
• Red Maple, 1978.
  USDA Forest Service research paper titled "Red Maple (Acer Rubrum l.) Growth and Foliar Nutrient Responses to Soil Fertility Level and Water Regime".
• Box 54 Folder 1
  Ponderosa Pine and Jeffrey Pine, 1966-1974.
  • USDA Forest Service technical reports, research notes, journal articles, and forestry handbooks on the ponderosa and jeffrey pine.
• Box 54 Folder 2
  Red Fir, 1970-1974.
  • USDA Forest Service research notes and a journal article concerning the red fir tree.
• Box 55 Folder 1
  Landscape Management, 1974.
  • USDA Forest Service Research Notes, pamphlets on the multiple use method of forestry management, and research papers concerning area-intensive forestry management.
• Box 55 Folder 2
  Management Intensive Forestry: Labor Intensive Alternative Studies, 1978-1979.
  • Personal correspondence between Gordon Robinson and contacts concerning statistical methods, statistical analyses of forested areas, and copies of legal contracts issued by the United States Forest Service and contracting officers.
• Box 55 Folder 3
  Fertilization, 1971.
  • USDA Forest Service Research papers concerning nitrogen and phosphorous injected into soil for fertilization purposes; journal articles, Forest Service research notes, and symposium proceedings concerning fertilization techniques and their efficacy.
• Box 55 Folder 4
  Genetics, 1980.
  • A September 1980 general forestry report published by the Cascade Holistic Economic Consultants titled "The Citizen's Guide to Forestry and Genetics".
• Box 56 Folder 1
  Management: Mining, 1977-1978.
  • USDA Forest Service research notes concerning the management of coal mine spoils
• Box 56 Folder 2
  Management: Nature Areas, 1972-1977.
  • USDA Forest Service research notes, journal issues, bulletins, symposium proceedings, and research papers concerning the management of natural areas.
• Box 56 Folder 3
  Management: Recreation, 1977-1978.
  • USDA Forest Service research papers and general technical reports concerning methods for researching, planning, and determining the benefits of outdoor recreation.
• Box 56 Folder 4
  Range Management, 1972-1976.
  • Research notes, pamphlets, correspondence, symposium proceedings, and journal articles concerning rangelands and the management of range wildlife.
• Box 57 Folder 1
  Endangered Species - Wildlife and Plants, 1923-1975.
  • Journal articles, field book excerpts, conference proceedings, newspaper clippings, and an annotated bibliography concerning endangered arboreal and wildlife species.
• Box 57 Folder 2
  Logging Methods, 1973-1981.
  • Materials concerning various alternative methods of timber transport such as helicopter, ballooning, and skyline logging and research on their environmental impact.
• Box 57 Folder 3
  Long Rotations, 1979-1985.
  • Materials concerning various alternative methods of timber transport such as helicopter, ballooning, and skyline logging and research on their environmental impact.
• Box 57 Folder 4
  National Forest Planning, 1979.
  • A bulletin released by Gordon Robinson concerning ways to return the Forest Service to multiple use forestry, an article concerned with liquidation logging, and copies of emails concerned with national forest management.
• Box 57 Folder 5
  Burkhard-Haus: Info-Charts, 1987-1990.
  • An annotated bibliography, research papers, and journal articles concerning forestry and laws changing forestry practices in national parks.
• Box 57 Folder 6
  Redwood Forest, 1958-1976.
  • Research papers concerning the Redwood National Park.
• Box 57 Folder 7
  Tree Planting, 1990-1993.
  • Journal articles, pamphlets, and personal correspondence concerning tree planting. Also includes an unlabeled picture of a newly planted sapling.
• Box 57 Folder 8
  Mendocino Woodland, 1989.
  • Timber inspection reports, resource analyses, and correspondence concerning timber harvesting in Mendocino County, California.
• Box 57 Folder 9
  Soil Studies Info, 1983-1987.
  • A research report titled "Factors Influencing Soil Erosion on Timber Harvested Lands in California" and a United States Department of the Interior geological survey map of the Boonville northwest quadrangle in California.
• Box 58 Folder 1
  Helicopter Logging, 1972-1977.
  • Contains materials concerning the use of helicopters in conjunction with partial-cut and clearcut logging.
• Box 58 Folder 2
  Silvicultural Activities and Protection of Water Quality, 1979.
  • A September 1979 draft of a final report to be submitted to the California State Board of Forestry by the State Water Resources Control Board titled "Silvicultural Activities and Protection of Water Quality".
• Box 58 Folder 3
  Poria Weirii: Diseases West, 1971-1973.
  • Journal articles, leaflets, USDA Forest Service research papers, and research notes concerning the Poria Weirii disease and its effect on trees in the western United States.
• Box 58 Folder 4
  Blister Rust: Diseases West, 1959-1967.
  • U.S. Forest Service research papers, journal articles, research notes, technical reports, and journal issues concerning blister rust and its effect on trees in the western United States.
• Box 59 Folder 1
  Diseases: East, 1972-1975.
  • USDA Forest Service leaflets, general technical reports, and research notes pertaining to forest diseases in the eastern United States.
• Box 59 Folder 2
  Chemicals, 1970-1978.
  • USDA Forest Service environmental reports, journal articles, correspondence, journal issues, newspaper articles, court records, and miscellaneous items pertaining to the use of pesticides and herbicides.
• Box 59 Folder 3
  Diseases West, 1968-1975.
  • Pamphlets, statistical analyses, research notes, and other materials pertaining to arboreal diseases in the western United States. Also included a picture of a tree with diseased bark.
• Box 59 Folder 4
  Fomes Annosus: Diseases East, 1970-1976.
  • Forest Service leaflets, research notes, technical bulletins, and other materials concerning the Fomes Annosus arboreal disease in the eastern United States
• Box 60 Folder 1
  Biological Controls, 1965-1975.
  • A USDA Forest Service bird manual, a research survey on insect control in forested areas, journal articles on various wildlife issues, and a research paper on hole-nesting birds.
• Box 60 Folder 2
  Protection, 1970-1975.
  • USDA Forest Service research papers, United States Environmental Protection Agency reports and procedural manuals, an annotated bibliography, and forestry reports concerning the protection of forests from clearcutting, insects, and natural damage.
• Box 60 Folder 3
  Herbicides, Vegetation Management, Insecticides, 1968-1977.
  • Research reports, bulletins, leaflets, and information packets concerning herbicides, insecticides, and pesticides.
• Box 60 Folder 4
  Protection: Diseases, 1967-1973.
  • Journal articles, research notes, newspaper articles, and photocopied book excerpts concerning forest diseases.
• Box 60 Folder 5
  Felling: Protection, 1953-1971.
  • Research notes and journal articles concerning the reduction of logging damage
• Box 61 Folder 1
  Newport, Carl. A. Determination of a Rotation, 1965
• Box 61 Folder 2
  Forest Inventory of the Southern Pacific Land Company, 1956.
• Box 61 Folder 3
  Harbuck, John. Management Considerations on a Portion of the Beaverhead National Forest, Montana. 1971.
• Box 61 Folder 4
  Southern Pacific Land Company Environmental Guide
• Box 61 Folder 5
  Robinson, Gordon. The Case Against the Forest Service in Alaska, 1971.
• Box 61 Folder 6
  Robinson, Gordon. Excellent Forestry.
• Box 61 Folder 7
  Robinson, Gordon. A Forester Speaks Out, 1973.
• Box 61 Folder 8
  Robinson, Gordon. Forestry as if Trees Mattered, 1976.
• Box 61 Folder 9
  Robinson, Gordon. How We are Doing with the Forest Service, 1974.
• Box 61 Folder 10
  Robinson, Gordon. More About Planning on the National Forest, 1974.
• Box 61 Folder 11
  Robinson, Gordon. Some Sustained Yield Issues, 1975.
• Box 61 Folder 12
  Robinson, Gordon. Timber: The Resource and Its Harvest, 1972.
• Box 61 Folder 13-19
  Sierra Club Consulting Forester Reports and Testimonies, 1970-1976.

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Received from Lang Russell of the Mendocino Environmental Center, Ukiah, California, October 2005.

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Processed by Sarah Bond, June 2006

Encoded by Lea Tiernan, April 2015

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