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
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