Roadless area review project records 1972-1985.

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Roadless area review project records 1972-1985.

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Series documents Forestry Department involvement in a U.S. Forest Service project to designate Oregon wilderness areas. Most of the records deal with the conflict between federal, state, and private concerns regarding the designation of wilderness lands. Records include statistical reports, project reviews, maps, environmental impact statements and supplements, decision analyses, Roadless Area Review (RARE) abstracts, RARE II reviews, coordinated state response, publications and some correspondence. Subjects include wilderness areas, forest management, environmental concerns, environmental groups, state/federal coordination, logging industry, and endangered wildlife.

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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...