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c.1943. Forester selecting mature pines for cutting. He carefully inspects for overmaturity or other signs of weakness that may predispose the tree to insect or disease attack. All single trees or groups of trees past their prime are harvested.

Forester selecting mature pines for cutting. He carefully inspects for overmaturity or other signs of weakness that may predispose the tree to insect or disease attack. All single trees or groups of trees past their prime are harvested. Most of the larger trees in this photo were marked for cutting.

 

National Archives and Records Administration note: Photographic reports compiled by Harold Weaver illustrate forest management on Indian Reservation forests of Washington and Oregon, mainly on Colville where Weaver was Forest Supervisor before becoming Regional Forester in 1960. Ther are a few photos of California and Montana and reports of scientific field trips.

 

Photo by: Harold Weaver

Date: c.1943

 

Image Credit: National Archives and Records Administration

Series: Photographic Reports by Harold Weaver, Forester, ca. 1938 - ca. 1966

Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1793 - 1999

National Archives Identifier: 298681

 

Image provided by USDA Forest Service, Region 6, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection: www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/forest-grasslandhealth

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Uploaded on March 14, 2017
Taken circa 1943