Fort Valley's early scientists: A legacy of distinction (P-53)

Andrew J. Sanchez Meador; Susan Olberding

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Fort Valley's early scientists: A legacy of distinction (P-53)

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Andrew J. Sanchez Meador, Susan Olberding

Year:

2008

Type:

Proceedings

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Olberding, Susan D.; Moore, Margaret M., tech coords. Fort Valley Experimental Forest - A Century of Research 1908-2008. Conference Proceedings; August 7-9, 2008; Flagstaff, AZ. Proceedings RMRS-P-53CD. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 331-338

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Abstract

When the Riordan brothers of Flagstaff, Arizona asked Gifford Pinchot to determine why there was a deficit in ponderosa pine seedlings, neither party understood the historical significance of what they were setting in motion for the field of forest research. The direct result of that professional favor was the establishment of the Fort Valley Experiment Station (Fort Valley) in 1908, and the insights produced through its research program are remarkable. The scientists that passed through Fort Valley are an accolade that commonly goes unmentioned, and includes extraordinary individuals such as: Gustaf "Gus" Pearson, Emanuel Fritz, Edward C. Crafts, and Ruthford H. Westveld.

Parent Publication

Fort Valley Experimental Forest-A Century of Research 1908-2008 (P-53)

Keywords

long-term research, ponderosa pine, range research, silviculture, cultural resources, Fort Valley Experimental Forest, Long Valley Experimental Forest, http//wwwrmrsnauedu/fortvalley/

Citation

Meador, Andrew J. Sanchez; Olberding, Susan D. 2008. Fort Valley's early scientists: A legacy of distinction. In: Olberding, Susan D.; Moore, Margaret M., tech coords. Fort Valley Experimental Forest - A Century of Research 1908-2008. Conference Proceedings; August 7-9, 2008; Flagstaff, AZ. Proceedings RMRS-P-53CD. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 331-338