Forest Guardians (Santa Fe, N.M.) records, 1988-2003.

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Forest Guardians (Santa Fe, N.M.) records, 1988-2003.

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Forest Guardians' records document their activities between 1988 and 2003. The collection is divided into seven series. The first three series contain information about the organization itself, including administrative proceedings and press coverage. The next three series detail specific campaigns launched by Forest Guardians. These series are grouped around larger themes (i.e. issues relevant to Forest Service proceedings, issues relevant to the logging and timber industry, etc.), but occasionally overlap in content. The remaining series is a collection of audio tapes documenting Forest Guardians interviews and media coverage. The first series, Administrative Documents, includes information regarding the operation and management of the organization. The series contains publications and newsletters produced by Forest Guardians as well as containing a section on the conferences and public forums that the organization attended. It also includes correspondence between director, Sam Hitt, and various outside researchers and/or Forest Guardian members. The next two series contain documentation of the public and media appearances of Forest Guardians. The series, Public Talks and Interviews, contains transcripts of interviews and notes from a public talk by director, Sam Hitt. The subsequent series, Newspaper Articles Concerning Forest Guardians, is a compilation of newspaper and magazine articles describing the activities of Forest Guardians between 1998 and 2003. The final folder in this series contains articles written by Sam Hitt. A principle goal of Forest Guardians is the preservation of forested lands. The series Forest Service Issues addresses the organizations' criticism of Forest Service practice and policy. It is divided into three subseries which document 1) the legislative actions taken by Forest Guardians against Forest Service policies, 2) the specific proposals presented by Forest Guardians for better preservation of public lands and 3) the relationship between Forest Guardians and specific Forest Service personnel. This series occasionally overlaps with material from the series on Logging and Timber Issues in the Southwest. This series contains information on the timber industry and mismanaged logging practices on New Mexican forests and on public lands. The final series is a collection of cds with stories and interviews relating to Forest Guardians, 1992-2001. The cds are arranged chronologically. Many include short news stories that aired on National Public Radio. There are also interviews, panel discussions and stories on environmental issues that were produced by local New Mexican or Southwestern radio programs.

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University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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SNAC Resource ID: 7094028

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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Forest Guardians (Santa Fe, N.M.)

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Forest Guardians is a non-profit environmental group that focuses on the Southwest region of the United States. Forest Guardians was founded in 1989, under the direction of Sam Hitt. Forest Guardians' website describes the organization as a results-driven group that attempts to defend and preserve threatened Southwestern wildlife and ecosystems (including the American Southwest and Northern Mexico). Their approach to conservation combines scientific analysis with strategic litigation in an effor...

Hitt, Samuel M.

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Businessman. From the description of Papers of Samuel M. Hitt, 1859-1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79456423 ...

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...