1954. Contract pilot Joe Harrell at the Eugene Air Park, OR.

Contract pilot Joe Harrell at the Eugene Air Park, Oregon.

 

Photo by and courtesy of: Peter W. Orr

Date: 1954

 

For geospatial data collected during annual aerial forest insect and disease detection surveys see: www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/forest-grasslandhealth/insects-...

 

For related historic program documentation see:

archive.org/details/AerialForestInsectAndDiseaseDetection...

Johnson, J. 2016. Aerial forest insect and disease detection surveys in Oregon and Washington 1947-2016: The survey. Gen. Tech. Rep. R6-FHP-GTR-0302. Portland, OR: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection. 280 p.

 

For additional historic forest entomology photos, stories, and resources see the Western Forest Insect Work Conference site: wfiwc.org/content/history-and-resources

 

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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