John Osseward Papers 1916-1983 1947-1979

United States. National Park Service

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U.S. National Park Service has managed the Morristown National Historical Park since 1933. From the description of Morristown National Historical Park resource management records, 1933-1994 (bulk 1938-1970). (Morristown National History Park). WorldCat record id: 71014733 The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. It was created...

Wilderness Society

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The Wilderness Society is a non-profit organization, whose primary purpose is the preservation and protection of wildlands in the United States. Founded in 1935, it has been involved in major conservation battles for decades. Foremost among the Society's achievements was the enactment of the Wilderness Act of 1964, which established a national wilderness preservation system. It has organized citizen conservation groups to help shape government decisions on land use policy; monitors Federal actio...

Zalesky, Philip H.

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Conservationist from Everett, Washington, who played an active role in Pacific Northwest conservation groups, such as Olympic Park Associates, the North Cascades Conservation Council, the Everett chapter of the Mountaineers Society and the Mountaineers Conservation Committee, the Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs, and the Snohomish County Land Trust. From the description of Philip H. Zalesky papers, 1953-2002. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 28409195 Philip Zal...

Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs

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The Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs (FWOC) was founded in 1932 to coordinate the preservation efforts of outdoor clubs in the western United States. Member clubs include conservation and outdoor enjoyment groups from Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Western Canada. FWOC promotes the use, enjoyment, and protection of America's scenic wilderness and outdoor recreational resources. Past FWOC efforts helped secure passage of the Wilderness Act and ha...

Goldsworthy, Patrick D. (Patrick Donovan), 1919-

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Evans, Brock, 1937-

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Brock Evans, also known as M. Brock Evans, was a conservationist and civic leader. He served as the Northwest representative of the Sierra Club and of the Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs from 1967 to 1973, as acting director and director of the Washington D.C. office of the Sierra Club from 1973 to 1981, and as vice president for national issues for the National Audubon Society from 1981 to 1996. Evans also was the Audubon representative to the Ancient Forest Alliance circa 1988 to 1994. He ...

Gallagher, Leo

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Olympic Park Associates

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Dyer, Polly

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Osseward, John,  d. 1984-

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John Osseward was a Seattle conservationist who was best known for his work with Olympic Park Associates (OPA), a citizens group that he founded and led. From its beginnings in 1948, OPA was concerned with the administration and protection of Olympic National Park, including issues such as boundary changes, logging, and road building. One particular concern centered on the inclusion of a strip of beach in the Olympic National Park and the prevention of road building there. On occasi...

Mountaineers (Society)

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The Mountaineers is an outdoor club, founded in 1906, to promote the discovery, conservation and documentation of the mountains, forests and watercourses of the Pacific Northwest. Henry Landes was the first president of the Mountaineers with notable founding members as Edmond S. Meany and Asahel Curtis. In 1906, Curtis, together with W. Montelius Price and Henry Landes (then UW Dean of Geology), formulated the idea to create a new Northwest mountaineering club. After much subsequent discussion, ...

National Parks Association (U.S.)

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Sierra club

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"The dedication of the new Lodge at Horse Camp, Mount Shasta took place at high noon on Fourth of July 1923... The crowning event was when Miss Harwood of Los Angeles stepped forward and with much vim and enthusiasm pronounced the words: 'I christen thee Shasta Alpine Lodge (crash went the bottle of Shasta Ginger Ale on the stone doorway) and dedicate thee to all lovers of the great out-of doors...'" (Sierra Club Circular, Sept. 1, 1923, p. 1). From the description of Sierra Club mou...

Wilderness Bill Coordinating Committee (Wash.)

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North Cascades Conservation Council

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The North Cascades Conservation Council (NCCC) was organized in 1957 with the mission "to protect and preserve the North Cascades' scenic, scientific, recreational, educational, and wilderness values." For the next ten years, NCCC was dedicated to its main goal, the establishment of a North Cascades National Park. It was aided by other organizations dedicated to conservation, such as the Sierra Club, the Mountaineers, and the Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs. Conserva...