This blog post is the fourth in a five-part series written by Yale School of the Environment students enrolled in a graduate seminar that accompanied the spring 2025 Yale Forest Forum, “A History of People, Forests, and Forestry.” The webinar series and seminar were cohosted by the Yale Forest Forum and the Forest History Society.... The post “Forests, Laws, and Peoples’ Rights: Snapshots of Forestry History” appeared first on Forest History Society.| Forest History Society
This blog post is the third in a five-part series written by Yale School of the Environment students enrolled in a graduate seminar that accompanied the spring 2025 Yale Forest Forum, “A History of People, Forests, and Forestry.” The webinar series and seminar were cohosted by the Yale Forest Forum and the Forest History Society....| Forest History Society
Welcome The Forest History Society is a nonprofit library and archive dedicated to collecting, preserving, and disseminating forest and conservation history for all to use. The Society links the past to the future while reminding us about our important forest heritage. As part of our mission, FHS is continually seeking innovative ways of enhancing its...| Forest History Society
This blog post is the second in a five-part series written by Yale School of the Environment students enrolled in a graduate seminar that accompanied the spring 2025 Yale Forest Forum, “A History of People, Forests, and Forestry.” The webinar series and seminar were cohosted by the Yale Forest Forum and the Forest History Society....| Forest History Society
A prescribed burn conducted on land traditionally stewarded by the Tuscarora, Catawba, and Lumbee People. Photographed during YSE’s 2025 Southern Forestry Field Trip Controlled Burn Workshop by Maya Dutta, YSE MEM ’26. This blog post is the first in a five-part series written by Yale School of the Environment students enrolled in a graduate seminar...| Forest History Society
Guest Contributor Stephen Pyne originally published this essay in December 2024, just weeks before wildfires devastated the cities of Altadena and Pacific Palisades in the Los Angeles area in January 2025. The fires are expected to be the most destructive in U.S. history. — "The city burning is Los Angeles's deepest image of itself." -... The post Hollywood in Flames appeared first on Forest History Society.| Forest History Society
In 1958, the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company started a holiday tradition that lasted half a century. Company CEO David Luke initiated the American Classics Series (also known as the Christmas Classics), published annually through 2007. According to Scott Wallinger, a former Westvaco company officer, “the Luke family favored being a producer of non-commodity...| Forest History Society
Laurens Keville Larson (1937–2023) It was July 2023, and I was finally traveling to Mobile, Alabama, to conduct an oral history with Keville Larson. This interview was some time in the making. During the height of Covid quarantining, Steven Anderson and I attempted to interview him over Zoom. It wasn’t an ideal situation, so we... The post A Journey Through the Life of L. Keville Larson, Forestry Consultant appeared first on Forest History Society.| Forest History Society
Descriptive Summary Abstract: Rudolph “Rudy” Andreas Michael Wendelin (1910-2000) is best known as the artist behind the United States Forest Service mascot and spokesman “Smokey Bear.” The collection comprises the personal papers and artwork of Rudolph “Rudy” Wendelin, dating from the 1930s to 2005 and consisting of: correspondence, publicity materials, published articles, awards, photographs, drawings,...| Forest History Society
Guest Contributor Stephen Pyne took time out during a visit in 2012 to Mann Gulch to reflect on author Norman Maclean and his book Young Men and Fire. “In my story of the Mann Gulch fire, how I first came to Mann Gulch is part of the story.” – Norman Maclean, Young Men and...| Forest History Society
World War II created a shortage of workers along with a national need to produce lumber for military efforts. During the war, Weyerhaeuser News, the lumber company’s magazine, ran features highlighting the work done by the women who took over for the men who were called to serve. The 1942 issue of Weyerhaeuser News (see... The post Pauline Bunyans and WWII Victory Lumber appeared first on Forest History Society.| Forest History Society
Environmental historian Char Miller has shared his reflections on the conservation work of Estella Bergere Leopold, the prominent paleoecologist and conservationist, who died on February 25, 2024, at age 97. Some 34 million years ago, a butterfly died. It was a nymphalid, today the largest family of butterflies (and perhaps then, too). Paleontologists do not...| Forest History Society
