Jerry Stern reminiscence 2011
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United States. Forest Service
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The evolution of the USDA Forest Service is rooted in the General Provision Act of l89l in which Congress authorized the President to designate particular areas of the forested public domain to be set aside as "reserves" for future use. The number and size of these reserves increased notably in l897 when the President was authorized to establish reserves in order to protect watersheds, to preserve timber, and to provide lumber for local use. There was no provision for management or...
Lincoln Back-Country Protective Association
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In 1963 interested people formed the Lincoln Back Country Protective Association to preserve and conserve the backcountry near Lincoln, Montana, as a roadless wilderness area. Dr. George F. Weisel of the Western Montana Fish and Game Association, Dr. John Craighead of the Montana Wilderness Association and Cecil Garland, a Lincoln Outfitter, worked together with Senator Mike Mansfield and Senator Lee Metcalf to change the U.S. Forest Service plan. That plan was to open the entire 24...
Garland, Cecil
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Cecil Garland was born in 1934 or 1935. As a young man, he moved to Lincoln, Montana where owned and operated a hardware store iand worked for the Forest Service. These work experiences allowed Garland the opportunity to use and work with other users of the wilderness from just north of the Lincoln to the Scapegoat Mountains, which boarder the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Attempts to develop this area lead Garland and William Meyger to form the Lincoln Back Country Protectiv...
Stern, Jerry
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Gerald "Jerry" Stern was a ranger with the United States Forest Service. He was transferred to the Lincoln Ranger District in Montana on March 1, 1964. From the guide to the Jerry Stern reminiscence, 2011, (University of Montana-Missoula Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections) ...
Randall, D. R.
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