The Bitterroot and Mr. Brandborg: Clearcutting and the Struggle for Sustainable Forestry in the Northern Rockies

ISBN-13: 9781607811015 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 408 str.

Frederick H. Swanson

Opis

Fredrick Swanson tells the story of Guy M. Brandborg and his impact on the practices of the U.S. Forest Service. As supervisor of Montana s Bitterroot National Forest from 1935 to 1955, Brandborg engaged in a management style that promoted not only the well-being of the forest community but also the social and economic welfare of the local people. By relying on selective cutting, his goal was to protect the watersheds and wildlife habitats that are devastated by clear-cutting, and to prevent the job losses that follow such practices. Following his retirement, he became concerned that his agency was deviating from the practice of sustained-yield management of the forest s timber lands, and led a highly visible public outcry that became known as the Bitterroot controversy. Brandborg s behind-the-scenes lobbying contributed materially to the passage of the National Forest Management Act of 1976, the single most important law affecting public forestry since the creation of the Forest Service.Meticulously written, "The Bitterroot and Mr. Brandborg" articulates Brandborg s Progressive-era idealism and is based on extensive archival research in collections throughout the Rockies and the Northwest, including the Brandborg family papers. Swanson s crisp narration of how one national forest supervisor understood the intricate connection between the grasslands and forests under his care and the communities that were so dependent on these invaluable resources, opens a much larger story about the meaning of public lands in a democratic society."

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Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction: Took Creek Saddle, Southwestern Montana, August 1971

1. The Forests of the Bitterroot: 1878-1930

2. Pinchot’s Corps: 1881-1924

3. From the Snake to the Selway: 1924-1935

4. Protection Forest: 1935-1939

5. Forests for the People: 1937-1941

6. To Manage and Conserve: 1941-1954

7. Timber Boom: 1941-1955

8. The Life of the Community: 1943-1952

9. Holding the Line: 1948-1958

10. Redeeming the Forest: 1955-1962

11. Staking Out the Selway: 1939-1967

12. A Fighting Democratic Faith: 1964-1969

13. Collision Course: 1965-1969

14. Engineering the Resistance: 1969-1970

15. Under the Microscope: 1970

16. A Function of the University: 1971

17. Forestry on Trial: 1970-1971

18. Reporters to the Scene: 1971-1973

19. Maneuvers and Negotiations: 1971-1974

20. Charting a Workable Future: 1971-1976

21. Legacy of a Conflict: 1976-2006

Afterword

Notes

Bibliography