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Interviewer
Rick Freeman
Files
Description
George Leonard reflects on his role in the formation of the New Perspectives policy in the early 1990s. He discusses a few pieces of key legislation that sparked the move towards New Perspectives and the impetus for new policy-making provided by the burgeoning timber sale program and consequent opposition. Leonard finishes with a few promising leads for further research on the history of ecosystem management. Interview conducted by telephone.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Ecosystem management; U.S. Forest Service; New Perspectives policy; Timber sales; U.S. Forest Service
Original Date
6-25-1997
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 370-003
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (5 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:20:06 minutes
Local Filename
OH_370_003.mp3; OH_370_003.pdf
Citation
Leonard, George, "George Leonard Interview, June 25, 1997" (1997). U.S. Forest Service Ecosystem Management Oral History Project. 5.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/forestserviceecosystemmanagement/5
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