Unlikely pioneers in the Southern Forest Experiment Station: Tomatsu “Tommy” Kohara and Jasper Burnes

Abstract

While the scientists and administrators of the South’s forest experiment stations receive the lion’s share of attention for their contributions to American forestry, they are not the only pioneers in the research and development of natural resource science. The Southern Forest Experiment Station (SOFES) employed many hundreds of persons during its 75 years of existence. A far from complete roster (Bragg and McDaniel 2023) represents the best current approximation of the professional-level staffing of the Station. Even though this roster is woefully deficient in terms of technical and support staff, it was possible to use this document and other sources to identify two individuals that represent early pioneers in the SOFES.

Parent Publication

• Celebrating 100 years of forest science: an abridged history of the Southern Research Station

Citation

Bragg, Don C. 2023. Unlikely pioneers in the Southern Forest Experiment Station: Tomatsu “Tommy” Kohara and Jasper Burnes. In: Bragg, Don C., ed. Celebrating 100 years of forest science: an abridged history of the Southern Research Station. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-272. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station: 11-17.