Daybooks of Aaron Parley Christiansen, 1915-1921.

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Daybooks of Aaron Parley Christiansen, 1915-1921.

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The daybooks of Christiansen are a daily log of his activities as an assistant Forest Ranger in the Uintah Forest. There are fifteen books in total covering a six year period from 1915-1921. Each book accounts for one to two months of work. Some of the subject matters that are mentioned in the books are timber sales, grazing leases, road building, fighting forest fires, and reseeding projects. Christiansen spent a great deal of his time in the field primarily working out of the Salt Creek Ranger Station; many of the entries were noted from the Salt Creek area. Of particular interest are the commentaries concerning Forest Service philosophy and of Christiansen's philosophy of conservation.

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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library

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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library

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United States. Forest Service. Uinta National Forest Supervisor's Office

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Christiansen, Aaron P. (Aaron Parley), 1889-1950

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A letter from this item's donor says, "By way of historical context, Aaron P. Christiansen was the eldest son of Parley Christiansen-whose journals you received earlier. Aaron followed in his father's footsteps and became a forest ranger for the Uinta National Forest and the Cache National Forest-both in Utah. In this role he made a number of significant contributions. For example, he built the first hiking trail to the top of Mt. Nebo in Juab County. And, he envisioned and began work on what ha...

Salt Creek Ranger Station (Utah)

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