Interviewer
David Jackson
Files
Description
Robert Wolf discusses the history of the Forest Service from 1900 to the 1980s. He describes the below-cost timber sales and Forest Service management goals, including justifications for deficit sales beginning with Giffort Pinchot in 1906 and continuing into the 1980s. He mentions other issues including Grimaud v. U.S. and grazing fees. Wolf also discusses conservation versus profit, definitions of profit, multiple use, and U.S. congressional activity. He focuses on subsidies, resource development and local and national inputs into Forest Service planning.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Wolf, Robert, 1920-2005 – Interviews; David Jackson; United States. Bureau of Land Management; United States. Forest Service; Aztec Land and Cattle Company, Arizona; Land disputes, New Mexico; Public land, use; Railroad land ownership; National forest lands, federal jurisdiction; Interviews – Montana; Oral histories – Montana; Lumber trade -- United States; Forest management -- United States; Men -- Montana -- Interviews
Original Date
4-18-1989
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
United States
Language
eng
Original Collection
Robert Wolf Interviews Oral History Project, OH 227, 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 227-004, 005
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (25 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:44:15 minutes
Local Filename
OH_227_004_005.mp3; OH_227_004_005.pdf
Citation
Wolf, Robert E., "Robert Wolf Interview, April 18, 1989" (1989). Robert Wolf Interviews Oral History Project. 3.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/robertwolf_interviews/3