Interviewer
Rick Freeman
Files
Description
Stephen Yaffee discusses internal discussions in the U.S. Forest Service at the time of ecosystem management’s implementation. He explains the “scientific base” for the decision and how that scientific knowledge was managed. He alludes to the difficulties of moving policy through the hierarchy of the Forest Service, shifting in this way into some history of the agency. He mentions key legislation including NEMA, NFMA (National Forest Management Act of 1976), and FORPLAN (FORest PLANning).
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Ecosystem management; U.S. Forest Service; NEMA; NFMA (National Forest Management Act of 1976); FORPLAN (FORest PLANning); The Wisdom of the Spotted Owl: Policy Lessons for a New Century publication
Original Date
2-23-1998
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
U.S. Forest Service Ecosystem Management Oral History Project, OH 370, 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 370-005
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (16 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:55:38 minutes
Local Filename
OH_370_005.mp3; OH_370_005.pdf
Citation
Yaffee, Stephen, "Stephen Yaffee Interview, February 23, 1998" (1998). U.S. Forest Service Ecosystem Management Oral History Project. 3.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/forestserviceecosystemmanagement/3