Interviewer
Anna Rose Costain
Files
Description
John Grove describes growing up in Ketchikan, Alaska wilderness where his parents homesteaded during the 1930s. He recalls how living in the wilderness influenced his decision to pursue a forestry degree and a career with the U.S. Forest Service. Grove talks about working for the Forest Service in Alaska during the 1950s and ‘60s before transferring to the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest in 1967. He describes the Bitterroot controversy that erupted in the 1970s around the Forest Service’s timber sales program and the lack of compliance with the forest plan standards. Grove recalls joining the Friends of the Bitterroot, a group of Montana citizens concerned about the impact of timber sales on wildlife and conservation in Montana, and reviewing timber sales proposals so they could be appealed under the law. Grove notes that the group’s appeals were often successful, and he discusses the impact that fewer timber sales had on the Bitterroot Valley area including a loss of employment in the forestry and logging industry and mill closures. He recalls how these effects sparked a backlash and violence against Friends of the Bitterroot members.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Ketchikan, Alaska; Bitterroot Valley, Montana; Friends of the Bitterroot; U.S. Forest Service; Stewart Brandborg; Conservation; Wilderness areas; Bitterroot controversy; Timber sales program; Forest plan standards; Bitterroot Timber Sale Review Committee; Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Bitterroot National Forest Management Plan; National Environmental Policy Act; Wilderness Study Act; Natural resource protection; Larry Campbell
Original Date
6-26-2018
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Forestry, Land Use, and Conservation Oral History Collection, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 462-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound file (01:10:10 min.) digital + 1 transcript (14 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:10:10 minutes
Local Filename
OH_462_001.mp3; OH_462_001.pdf
Citation
Grove, John, "John Grove Interview, June 26, 2018" (2018). Forestry, Land Use, and Conservation Interviews Oral History Collection. 21.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/forestrylanduseconservation_interviews/21