{"id":205,"date":"2024-07-22T22:39:26","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T22:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/?page_id=205"},"modified":"2024-08-01T22:43:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T22:43:22","slug":"1909-the-fort-valley-experimental-forest-station","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/1909-the-fort-valley-experimental-forest-station\/","title":{"rendered":"1909: The Fort Valley Experimental Forest Station"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-foreground-background-color has-background is-layout-flow\"><nav class=\"has-text-color has-background-color has-background has-foreground-background-color is-responsive wp-block-navigation is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Navigation\"><button aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open menu\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-open always-shown\" data-micromodal-trigger=\"modal-1\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><rect x=\"4\" y=\"7.5\" width=\"16\" height=\"1.5\" \/><rect x=\"4\" y=\"15\" width=\"16\" height=\"1.5\" \/><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container hidden-by-default \" style=\"\" id=\"modal-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-close\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-micromodal-close>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-dialog\" aria-label=\"Menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Close menu\" data-micromodal-close class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-close\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M13 11.8l6.1-6.3-1-1-6.1 6.2-6.1-6.2-1 1 6.1 6.3-6.5 6.7 1 1 6.5-6.6 6.5 6.6 1-1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-navigation__responsive-container-content\" id=\"modal-1-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container\"><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/home\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/exhibit\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Exhibit Timeline<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/interactive-map\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Interactive Map<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/resources\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Resources<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/credits-acknowledgements\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Credits &amp; Acknowledgements<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"alignfull has-background-color has-foreground-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-heading\"><strong>1909: The Tree of Research<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:55% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1700\" height=\"2200\" src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/reflections-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-870 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/reflections-1.png 1700w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/reflections-1-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/reflections-1-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/reflections-1-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/reflections-1-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/reflections-1-1583x2048.png 1583w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1700px) 100vw, 1700px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>At the turn of the century, the study of forests, or &#8220;forestry,&#8221; moved toward becoming a professional and scientific discipline adapted from western European forest management practices. Forest researchers initially sought to promote a deeper understanding of forest ecology that would lead to informed conservation strategies nationwide, ultimately maximizing natural resources for future generations\u2019 use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Forest Service began working to incorporate scientific research into forestry in 1905 when environmental leaders such as Gifford Pinchot, President Theodore Roosevelt, and Raphael Zon (1874-1956) pushed the importance of studying forest ecosystems strategic conservation plans. Zon suggested a structured research program using forest research stations to study forest regeneration. As a result, the Forest Service founded one of the nation\u2019s first forest research stations in Fort Valley, west of the city of Flagstaff at the base of the San Francisco Peaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:0.83rem\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/GOVPUB-A13-PURL-gpo19532\/pdf\/GOVPUB-A13-PURL-gpo19532.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">[Olberding, Susan Deaver, and Margaret May Moore. Fort Valley Experimental Forest a Century of Research 1908-2008\u202f: Conference Proceedings, August 7-9, 2008, Flagstaff, AZ. Page <\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/GOVPUB-A13-PURL-gpo19532\/pdf\/GOVPUB-A13-PURL-gpo19532.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/GOVPUB-A13-PURL-gpo19532\/pdf\/GOVPUB-A13-PURL-gpo19532.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">I<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/GOVPUB-A13-PURL-gpo19532\/pdf\/GOVPUB-A13-PURL-gpo19532.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">I<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/GOVPUB-A13-PURL-gpo19532\/pdf\/GOVPUB-A13-PURL-gpo19532.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">. Rocky Mountain Research Station, 2008.]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignfull has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"612\" data-id=\"55\"  src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit8.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit8.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit8-300x230.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit8-768x588.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/rds\/imagedb\/image\/18869\" target=\"_blank\">G.A. Pearson. Original Cabin at Fort Valley. 1909. United States Forest Service, Research Data Archive. ID No. 18869.<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1368\" height=\"665\" data-id=\"207\"  src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit35.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit35.png 1368w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit35-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit35-1024x498.png 1024w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit35-768x373.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1368px) 100vw, 1368px\" \/><figcaption><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cdm16748.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/cpa\/id\/1222\/rec\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Operation and Information. 1909. NAU General Photograph Collections. NAU.PH.145.<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When the Forest Service established the Fort Valley Experimental Station (FVES), Zon appointed forester G.A. (Gustaf Adolph) Pearson (1880-1949) as the station director. Led by Pearson, the foresters at the FVES set out to study the management and care of timber, range, and water resources by analyzing natural ponderosa pine regeneration patterns and the influences of weather, disease, pests, livestock grazing, and fires.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The knowledge gained through the Fort Valley research project was intended to inform future natural resource management practices, a discipline known as silviculture. As collective attitudes surrounding the use of natural resources shifted throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, these findings continued to aid forestry research as the fundamental knowledge of ponderosa pine ecological patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some major conclusions about ponderosa pine regeneration gathered at Fort Valley include their dependence on consistent temperature at higher elevations and on rainfall at lower elevations, and that virgin stands typically grow in small, even-aged groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignfull has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" data-id=\"782\"  src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/scaexhibit81.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/scaexhibit81.jpg 800w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/scaexhibit81-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/scaexhibit81-768x515.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/rds\/imagedb\/image\/21996\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fort Valley HQ. 1916. United States Forest Service, Research Data Archive. ID No. 21996 <\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"488\" data-id=\"783\"  src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/scaexhibit82.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/scaexhibit82.jpg 800w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/scaexhibit82-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/scaexhibit82-768x468.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/rds\/imagedb\/image\/21999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fort Valley HQ. 1942. United States Forest Service, Research Data Archive. ID No. 21999<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">FVES foresters utilized &#8220;repeat photography,&#8221; the process of photographing the same landscape across several decades, to monitor its ponderosa pine regeneration. The two images shown above reveal a 26-year progression of ponderosa pine growth surrounding the station headquarters at Fort Valley.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/22140.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/22140.jpg 800w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/22140-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/22140-768x564.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>FVES was located seven miles northwest of Flagstaff amidst roughly 154 acres of ponderosa pine forest and a breathtaking view of the San Francisco Peaks at the time of its operation. Forest Service leaders Raphael Zon, G.A. Pearson, and Willard M. Drake selected the site of FVES due to its isolation from surrounding communities, its abundance of ponderosa pine, and its proximity to nearby sites historically affected by intense logging. All three foresters were well learned in academic forestry, having earned degrees from acclaimed American universities, and identified the site of FVES as the ideal location to study ponderosa pine regeneration. The G.A. Pearson Natural Area exists today where FVES foresters once lived and worked.<br>\u2014\u2014<br><strong>Ranger Conference. 1909. United States Forest Service, Research Data Archive. ID No. 22140.<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/treesdivider3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-467\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"alignwide has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Life at the Fort Valley Experiment Station<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/scaexhibit80-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-671 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/scaexhibit80-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/scaexhibit80-1-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Between 1909 and 1935, the Forest Service assigned multiple temporary forest scientists to assist Pearson in researching ponderosa pine silviculture. Some researchers stayed with the FVES for one season while others stayed for the duration of a specific research project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foresters conducting research at the FVES were truly immersed in their environment as they worked, lived, and played at the station throughout the year. These researchers worked through the harsh, snowy winters, often shoveling snow surrounding their cabin first thing in the morning, then promptly snowshoeing into the woods to gather data. They returned to their cabins in the evening and typically wrote data reports by the light of a campfire. At the end of the week, Pearson\u2019s mules Pat and Mike (pictured below), often drove the foresters into Flagstaff to gather supplies and celebrate a week\u2019s worth of hard work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:0.83rem\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/rds\/imagedb\/image\/24797\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">[Fort Valley Personnel.] 1918. United States Forest Service, Research Data Archive. ID no. 24797.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/18886.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-221 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/18886.jpg 800w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/18886-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/18886-768x457.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Foresters who lived onsite for the duration of their assignments typically shared an unheated cabin regardless of the season. They struggled to keep warm during the snowy winter months and often needed to maintain a fire through the nights to prevent the water system from freezing. One former researcher at the FVES, Emanuel Fritz, recalled rationing canned food with his colleagues during extended bouts of snowy weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:0.83rem\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/rds\/imagedb\/image\/18886\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>[G.A. Pearson. Mule Team at Fort Valley. 1910. United States Forest Service, Research Data Archive. ID No. 18886.]<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignfull has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"628\" data-id=\"665\"  src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/scaexhibit78.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/scaexhibit78.jpg 800w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/scaexhibit78-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/scaexhibit78-768x603.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/rds\/imagedb\/image\/9531\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Krauch, Talbot, and Forbes Leaving tool Shack for Work. 1913.<\/strong> United States Forest Service, Research Data Archive. ID No. 9531.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"528\" data-id=\"666\"  src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/scaexhibit79.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/scaexhibit79.jpg 800w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/scaexhibit79-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/scaexhibit79-768x507.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/rds\/imagedb\/image\/16926\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fort Valley Experiment Station Federal Grounds. 1918. United States Forest Service, Research Data Archive. ID no. 16926.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"250\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/treesdivider3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-467\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"alignwide has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Remembering Pearson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignfull has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"343\" height=\"458\" data-id=\"789\"  src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/scaexhibit35-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/scaexhibit35-edited.jpeg 343w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/scaexhibit35-edited-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><figcaption><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/rds\/imagedb\/image\/19088\" target=\"_blank\">Long Valley Exp Forest. 1927. ID No. 19088.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1156\" height=\"1973\" data-id=\"594\"  src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/Pearson_Title-Pagesmall.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/Pearson_Title-Pagesmall.png 1156w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/Pearson_Title-Pagesmall-176x300.png 176w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/Pearson_Title-Pagesmall-600x1024.png 600w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/Pearson_Title-Pagesmall-768x1311.png 768w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/Pearson_Title-Pagesmall-900x1536.png 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1156px) 100vw, 1156px\" \/><figcaption><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/arizona-nau.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/fulldisplay?docid=alma991000478149703842&amp;context=L&amp;vid=01NAU_INST:01NAU&amp;lang=en&amp;search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&amp;adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&amp;tab=Everything&amp;query=any,contains,management%20of%20ponderosa%20pine%20in%20the%20southwest&amp;offset=0\" target=\"_blank\">Pearson, G. A. (Gustaf Adolph). Management of Ponderosa Pine in the Southwest, as Developed by Research and Experimental Practice. [U.S. Gov. Print. Off., 1950.]<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"769\" height=\"801\" data-id=\"596\"  src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/scaexhibit-9-1-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/scaexhibit-9-1-edited.jpeg 769w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/scaexhibit-9-1-edited-288x300.jpeg 288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><figcaption><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/rds\/imagedb\/image\/12547\" target=\"_blank\">A Sling Cyclometer Reading by G.A. Pearson. 1924. Black and White print. ID No. 12547.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pearson served as the director of the FVES from 1909 until his retirement in 1944. His handbook, <em>Management of Ponderosa Pine in the Southwest, as Developed by Research and Experimental Practice<\/em>, is the product of his research. It later became the foundation for the curriculum of the first Forestry program at Arizona State College (now Northern Arizona University) in 1958.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/download-1024x490.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/download-1024x490.png 1024w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/download-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/download-768x367.png 768w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/download-1536x735.png 1536w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/download.png 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/cdm16748.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/cpa\/id\/2124\/rec\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">[Ponderosa Pine Management Conference, Fort Valley Experimental Forest, Arizona. [Names listed on verso.] 1944. NAU General Photograph Collections. NAU.PH.146.]<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> Pearson was commemorated for his trailblazing research in ponderosa pine ecological patterns in multiple ways. The Forest Service held a conference at the Fort Valley Experimental Station in 1944 centered around ponderosa pine research. This conference recognized Pearson\u2019s thirty years of research and leadership at the Fort Valley station, which resulted in the foundation for ponderosa pine ecology and paved the way for future forest management in ponderosa pine forests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1950, the Forest Service designated 154 acres of land near the original Fort Valley station as a preserved natural area and named it the \u201cG.A. Pearson Natural Area,\u201d after Pearson himself. This space was intended to preserve \u201cthe natural state of a virgin stand of pure ponderosa pine representing commercial old-growth stands as they occur on the Coconino Plateau in northern Arizona,\u201d according to a proposal from July 1950. Furthermore, this space honored Pearson for his contributions in ponderosa pine silviculture and served to foster public knowledge of research information and timber management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-12\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 has-custom-font-size has-source-serif-pro-font-family has-large-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-foreground-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/?page_id=23&amp;preview=true\"><strong>Return to Timeline<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 has-custom-font-size has-source-serif-pro-font-family has-large-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/?page_id=227&amp;preview=true\"><strong>1939: The Civilian Conservation Corps<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1909: The Tree of Research At the turn of the century, the study of forests, or &#8220;forestry,&#8221; moved toward becoming a professional and scientific discipline adapted from western European forest management practices. 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