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Description
Glen A. Smith reflects on his time as the Region 1 Chief Range Manager for the U.S. Forest Service, balancing sheep and cattle interests with the grazing needs of wild game in Montana and Idaho. He cites that much of his success came from being a manager who made an effort to leave his desk and get his boots on the ground. Smith states that his knowledge of the landscape gave him credibility as a manager whose policy decisions were based on realistic expectations of the land’s carrying capacity. He discusses how, due to his experience and proficiency as Range Manager for Region 1, he was relocated in 1939 to work on issues facing over-grazed rangelands around Colorado, Wyoming and South Dakota. Smith reflects on overcoming his outsider status in the Uncompahgre and Grand Mesa Forests and was able to oversee productive change in rangeland grazing procedures there.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
US Forest Service Range 1; Montana; Idaho; Livestock management; Range management; Wyoming; Colorado; South Dakota; Grazing management; Smith, Glen A. – Interviews; United States. Forest Service -- Officials and employees – Interviews; United States. Forest Service – History; Kootenai National Forest (Mont. and Idaho) – History; Public lands -- West (U.S.) -- Management -- Public opinion – History; Grazing districts -- West (U.S.) – History; Range policy -- West (U.S.) – History; Wildlife management -- Government policy -- West (U.S.) -- Public opinion – History; United States. Forest Service. Northern Region – History; United States. Forest Service. Northern Region -- Officials and employees – Interviews; United States. Forest Service. Rocky Mountain Region -- Officials and employees – Interviews; Uncompahgre National Forest (Colo.) – History; Grand Mesa National Forest (Colo.) -- History
Original Date
1950
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Glen A. Smith Reminiscences Oral History Project, OH 006, 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 006-008
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 reel-to-reel (03:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (15 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:51:30 minutes
Local Filename
OH_006_008.mp3; OH_006_008.pdf
Citation
Smith, Glen A., "Glen A. Smith Reminiscence 8, circa 1950s" (1950). Glen A. Smith Reminiscences Oral History Project. 8.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/glensmith_reminiscences/8