Michigan Department of Conservation Fire Report Records, 1942-1976.

ArchivalResource

Michigan Department of Conservation Fire Report Records, 1942-1976.

Records, 1942-1976, of fire reports for the Michigan Department of Conservation, kept by Sulo Levanen, a long-time employee of the department in Keweenaw and Houghton counties. In addition to field reports of fires, there are daily log books, payroll reports, maps and drawings of the Upper Peninsula, fire summary reports and burning permit records.

2.0 cubic feet : 2 paige boxes.

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Levanen, Sulo (Sulo Abel), 1914-1980.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tx68qk (person)

Michigan. Department of Conservation

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6jx23ht (corporateBody)

The 1925 Clark-McNary Act expanded the provisions of 1911 Federal legislation creating the National Forest System (Weeks Law). It made it easier for the United States Department of Agriculture to buy land from those sellers whose property was located within the National Forest System. The act also enabled the National Forest Service to work with state officials in forest protection and reforestation efforts. From the description of Documentation relating to the acquisition of the Eas...