124 YALE FOREST SCHOOL 

He writes: “After being graduated from the Forest School, 
received appointment to the United States Forest Service and 
was assigned to the Santa Catalina National Forest, Arizona, 
to report on the advisability of a large timber sale. From 
August to December, 1908, estimated and mapped timber on 
that forest. Then recalled to Washington for three months for 
office assignment. In April, 1907, was assigned as assistant 
inspector to the northwest district under Inspector E. T. Allen. 
Until August, 1908, was engaged in general inspection of forests 
in Oregon and Washington. In August called to Washington 
for office assignment preparatory to new work when reorganiza- 
tion of Forest Service was put into effect. December, 1908, 
returned to Portland as chief of silviculture in District 6, com- 
prising Oregon, Washington and Alaska, in charge of timber 
sales, planting, silvics and reconnaissance. Have held this posi- 
tion since then with change in title to assistant district forester. 
Work has consisted of office and forest supervision of above 
lines of work on the forests of the district.” 
He is a member of the Congregational church and in politics 
is an Independent. He was elected to Sigma Xi while at Yale 
and is also a member of the Society of American Foresters, the 
National Geographic Society, the Multuomah Athletic Club of 
Portland, Ore., and the University Club of Portland. 
Martin L. Erickson 
Business address, Medford, Ore. 
Home address, Flandreau, S. Dak. 
Martin Lewis Erickson was born June 14, 1880, in Saint Olaf, Iowa, 
the son of O. W. Erickson and Gunild (Thompson) Erickson. He is 
of Norwegian ancestry. He has two brothers: Theodore O. Erickson, 
B.A. University of Minnesota ’or and LL.B. ’03, and Eric E. Erickson. 
He was prepared at the high school in Flandreau, S. Dak., and in 
1901 attended the South Dakota State Agricultural College. In 1903 
he graduated from the Agricultural Department of the University of 
Minnesota. While in college he worked for lumber companies during 
vacations. 
He is unmarried. 
Erickson is supervisor of the Crater National Forest, with 
headquarters in Medford, Ore. He has held this position since 
December 1, 1908. 


