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Title: True West-Forest Service article
Post by: pappy19 on August 09, 2017, 11:06:40 AM
The latest True West magazine has a long article with pictures showing the early Forest Rangers and their application process including their duties. Very interesting read.
Title: Re: True West-Forest Service article
Post by: NCPeavey on August 09, 2017, 02:49:17 PM
Good Article - Thanks for posting.

Here's the link:  https://truewestmagazine.com/invalids-need-not-apply/

Title: Re: True West-Forest Service article
Post by: pappy19 on August 10, 2017, 09:13:45 PM
Thanks for posting the link. Appreciate it.
Title: Re: True West-Forest Service article
Post by: dgdrls on August 12, 2017, 10:44:38 PM
Great link,

The USFS has a great archive

few links
http://www.foresthistory.org/aspnet/publications/1905_use_book/1905_use_book.pdf
http://www.foresthistory.org/ASPNET/People/McAllister/index.aspx
http://www.foresthistory.org/ASPNET/Publications/region/1/early_days/1/sec11.htm   Elers Koch wrote some very interesting stuff