Who Was The First Chief Of The Forest Service?

Gifford Pinchot and Theodore Roosevelt were influential in the early history of the Forest Service

Starting in 1876, and undergoing a series of name changes, the U.S. Wood Service grew to protect and employ millions of acres of wood on public land. Gifford Pinchot, an early advocate of scientific forestry, along with President Theodore Roosevelt and conservation organizations, led the effort to manage forest for the public skillful.^[1] ^[ii] ^[3]

History [edit]

In 1876, Congress created the function of Special Amanuensis in the Department of Agriculture to assess the land of the forests in the United States. Franklin B. Hough was appointed the head of the office. In 1881, the office was expanded into the newly formed Division of Forestry. The Wood Reserve Act of 1891 authorized withdrawing state from the public domain as "wood reserves," managed past the Department of the Interior. In 1901, the Partition of Forestry was renamed the Bureau of Forestry. The Transfer Act of 1905 transferred the management of forest reserves from the General Land Office of the Interior Department to the Agency of Forestry, henceforth known as the US Forest Service.^[three] Gifford Pinchot was the first Chief Forester of the US Forest Service.^[four] ^[5] In 1911, Congress passed the Weeks Deed, authorizing the regime to buy individual lands for stream-period protection, and to maintain the lands as national forests. This made it possible for the national wood organization to expand into the eastern United States.

Significant federal legislation affecting the Forest Service includes the Weeks Act of 1911, the Multiple Use - Sustained Yield Act of 1960, P.L. 86-517; the Wilderness Human activity, P.L. 88-577; the National Wood Direction Human activity, P.L. 94-588; the National Ecology Policy Deed, P.L. 91–190; the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act, P.L. 95-313; and the Forest and Rangelands Renewable Resources Planning Act, P.L. 95-307.

Timeline [edit]

1876 The Role of Special Agent for wood research is created in the Department of Agriculture to assess the state of the forests in the United states.
1881 The Office of the Special Agent is expanded into the newly formed Sectionalization of Forestry.
1891 The Forest Reserve Act of 1891 authorizes withdrawing land from the public domain as "forest reserves," managed by the Department of the Interior.
1901 The Division of Forestry is renamed the Bureau of Forestry.
1905 The Transfer Act of 1905 transfers the direction of forest reserves from the General Land Role (inside the Department of the Interior) to the Bureau of Forestry (within the Department of Agriculture). The name of the agency changes to the Forest Service.
1905–1945 National woods management focuses on protecting lands confronting overgrazing, controlling and combating fire, protecting fish and game, and providing public recreation.
1910 The Great Fire of 1910
1911 The Weeks Act authorized the Secretarial assistant of Agronomics to purchase cutover, denuded, and other forested lands for flood and fire control. This new authorization led to the expansion of National Forests in the Eastern United states of america and the protection and restoration of millions of acres of country.
1922 The Full general Country Exchange Act of 1922 authorized the Secretary of Interior to obtain title to privately endemic land located inside national forest boundaries.
1944 The Woods Service begins a campaign stating "But Y'all tin can foreclose forest fires" using a burn-injured bear as a symbol to exist careful. Today, Smokey Deport is one of the most widely recognized icons in America.
1946–1960 National forests experience increased demand on woods resources, specially timber and recreation.
1960–1980 in response to shifting public values, the Forest Service shifts focus to managing land as integrated systems, instead of individual resources.
1989 The Chief 's New Perspectives initiative stresses ecosystem management and sustainability and is aimed to place timber management in line with other forest values including biodiversity, water quality, and recreation.
2001 The National Burn down Plan is created to address the buildup of fuels caused by decades of fire suppression, climate change, and developments side by side to forests.

List of Wood Service Chiefs [edit]

	Forest Service Chief Foresters	Years of Service	Proper name of Agency	Educational activity
a.	Franklin B. Hough^{[nb i]}	1876–1883	Partition of Forestry	Wedlock College, Western Reserve College
b.	Nathaniel H. Egleston	1883–1886	Sectionalization of Forestry	Yale University, Yale Divinity School
c.	Bernhard Eduard Fernow	1886–1898	Division of Forestry	Academy of Königsberg; Prussian Forest Academy at Münden
i	Gifford Pinchot	1898–1901	Partition of Forestry	Yale Academy
		1901–1905	Agency of Forestry
		1905–1910	U.Due south. Forest Service
two	Henry "Harry" Solon Graves	1910–1920	U.S. Forest Service	Yale University
3	William B. Greeley	1920 -1928	U.S. Woods Service	University of California & Yale Forestry School
4	Robert Y. Stuart	1928–1933	U.S. Forest Service	Dickinson College & Yale Forestry School
5	Ferdinand A. Silcox	1933–1939	U.Southward. Forest Service	College of Charleston & Yale Forestry Schoolhouse
six	Earle H. Clapp	1939–1943 (interim)	U.S. Woods Service	University of Michigan
seven	Lyle F. Watts	1943–1952	U.South. Forest Service	Iowa Land Higher & Forestry Schoolhouse
8	Richard E. McArdle	1952–1962	U.S. Forest Service	University of Michigan
9	Edward P. Cliff	1962–1972	U.S. Forest Service	Utah State College
10	John R. McGuire	1972–1979	U.S. Forest Service	University of Minnesota & Yale Forestry School
11	R. Max Peterson	1979–1987	U.S. Forest Service	Academy of Missouri
12	F. Dale Robertson	1987–1993	U.S. Forest Service	Academy of Arkansas
13	Jack Ward Thomas	1993–1996	U.S. Forest Service	Texas A&M University, West Virginia University, University of Massachusetts
fourteen	Michael Dombeck	1996–2001	U.Due south. Forest Service	Academy of Wisconsin–Stevens Point and the University of Minnesota
15	Dale N. Bosworth	2001–2007	U.Southward. Wood Service	University of Idaho
16	Gail Kimbell	2007–2009	U.Southward. Forest Service	University of Vermont, Oregon State University
17	Thomas Tidwell	2009–2017	U.Due south. Forest Service	Washington Country Academy
xviii	Tony Tooke	2017–2018	U.S. Forest Service	Mississippi State University
19	Vicki Christiansen	2018–2021	U.Southward. Forest Service	Academy of Washington
20	Randy Moore	2021–present	U.Southward. Wood Service	Southern University

Sources:^[6] ^[7]

Run into also [edit]

Listing of legislation governing the Usa Forest Service

Notes [edit]

^ Dr. Franklin B. Hough was originally given the title of "Forestry Agent" in 1876. In 1881 the title was changed to "Chief". When Pinchot became Primary of the Partitioning, he requested that his title be changed from "Chief" to "Forester". The championship "Chief Forester" was adopted in 1935.

References [edit]

^ "U.S. Forest Service History Collection". Woods History Gild. Retrieved Oct 19, 2011.
^ "History". U.South. Forest Service . Retrieved October 19, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "The Big Burn-Transcript". American Experience. PBS. February 3, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
^ Williams, Gerald W. (2000). The USDA Forest Service --- The First Century (PDF). U.S. Department of Agronomics. Retrieved Oct 19, 2011.
^ "United States Forest Service FAQ" (PDF) . Retrieved November 30, 2013.
^ "Chiefs of the U.S. Forest Service". Forest History Club. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
^ "History --- Leadership Time Line". U.S. Wood Service . Retrieved Oct 19, 2011.