Papers, 1908-1967, 1945-1967.
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United States. Bureau of Land Management
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Organized within the Department of the Interior, this federal agency is responsible for the management of public lands, the majority of which are in the Western states and Alaska. Responsibilities include energy and mineral development, grazing, wildlife and fisheries habitat and land use planning. From the description of Records, 1944-1979. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 54390737 Background information on this oral history project could not be found. ...
Tedford, Donald S., 1892-1968.
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Mining and highway engineer, prospector. Born in 1892 in Diamond, Missouri. Attended Missouri School of Mines. Worked as a mining and highway engineer and prospected privately in New Mexico. Waged a 20-year legal battle with the U.S. Forest Service and the New Mexico Bureau of Land Management over his mining claim in the Cibola National Forest. Died in 1968 in Alburquerque, New Mexico. From the description of Papers, 1908-1967, 1945-1967. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: ...
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...
