Contents 



Page 



Introduction 1 



The Boom Era (1 890's to 1 920's) 4 



National Forest Establishement (1911-33) 12 



Acquisitions Under the Weeks Law 12 



The Clarke-McNary Amendment of 1924 12 



Management: Establishment to New Deal 18 



The New Deal Years 21 



Contributions of the Civilian Conservation Corps 29 



The War Years 31 



Summary of National Forest Timber Resources 



and Trends, 1911-45 33 



National Forest Resources in Transition 



(World War II to 1970) 35 



Regeneration Comes to the Fore 36 



Controversy Builds 38 



New Legislation of the Sixties 39 



National Forest Resources in the Public 



Eye-1 970 to the Present 44 



The National Environmental Policy Act 44 



The Endangered Species Act 44 



The RPA Assessment and Program 45 



The Eastern Wilderness Act 45 



Court Actions and the National Forest Management Act 46 



Forest Plans as a Management Tool 47 



Summary: 75 Years (1 91 1 -85) of National Forest 

 Establishment and Management 49 



Epilogue 52 



Literature Cited 53 



Literature 



Cited-Unpublished 55 



