{"id":316,"date":"2024-07-22T22:52:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T22:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/?page_id=316"},"modified":"2024-08-26T19:31:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T19:31:46","slug":"1958-the-school-of-forestry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/1958-the-school-of-forestry\/","title":{"rendered":"1958: The School of Forestry"},"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>1958: The School of Forestry<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/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=\"665\" height=\"665\" data-id=\"318\"  src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit52-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit52-edited.png 665w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit52-edited-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit52-edited-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/cdm16748.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/nauarch\/id\/46452\/rec\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NAU Forestry Graduates. 1960s. NAU.ARC.1960s.4.1.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" data-id=\"319\"  src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit53-1024x498.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit53-1024x498.png 1024w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit53-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit53-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit53.png 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/cdm16748.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/nauarch\/id\/634\/rec\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forestry Week. 1962. NAU.ARC.1962-6-65.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" data-id=\"320\"  src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit54-1024x498.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit54-1024x498.png 1024w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit54-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit54-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit54.png 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/cdm16748.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/nauarch\/id\/474\/rec\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forestry: 19th Conclave, April 1969. NAU.ARC.1969-5-1.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first professional, four-year degree program in Forestry was founded at Cornell University in New York in 1898, prompting the establishment of Forestry programs at universities across the United States. Most programs specialized in the study of their local ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lawrence Walkup, the president of Arizona State College (ASC, now NAU) from 1957 until 1979, took on the project of founding the School of Forestry in the late 1950s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In support of establishing a School of Forestry at ASC, the Southwestern Division of the Society of American Foresters (SAF) determined that the program would be beneficial for multiple reasons. Flagstaff\u2019s location within the world\u2019s largest contiguous ponderosa pine forest made ASC the ideal location to study forestry. An academic forestry program in Flagstaff would confront the overall shortage of professional foresters in the United States and the lack of forestry facilities and educational opportunities in the Southwest. In addition, the Arizona Cattle Growers Association demanded more local employees qualified in public land administration and well-versed in local ecological patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ASC and the SAF provided the Arizona Board of Regents with their petitions. The following year, 1958, Arizona State College opened its School of Forestry, enrolling 50 students total.<\/p>\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=\"1024\" height=\"826\" src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189826small-1024x826.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-731 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189826small-1024x826.png 1024w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189826small-300x242.png 300w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189826small-768x619.png 768w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189826small.png 1065w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>In 1958, ASC was the only university in the Arizona-New Mexico region offering a four-year degree program in forestry. The program was designed to prepare incoming students in &#8220;forestry, land and timber man\u00adagement, timber utilization, for\u00adest protection, wood products in\u00addustries, science, commerce, and teaching,&#8221; according to the September 1958 issue of the <em>Lumberjack<\/em> student publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:0.83rem\"><strong>Forestry Department Members in the Field. Circa 1954-1968. Northern Arizona University Photographs. NAU.PH.1960s.5.02.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\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=\"831\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189830small-831x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-816 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189830small-831x1024.png 831w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189830small-243x300.png 243w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189830small-768x947.png 768w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189830small-1246x1536.png 1246w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189830small.png 1327w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 831px) 100vw, 831px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>The Rocky Mountain Research Station (formerly Fort Valley Experiment Station) effectively carried on G.A. Pearson&#8217;s legacy by partnering with the ASC School of Forestry. From the program&#8217;s beginnings, the Rocky Mountain Research Station offered student fieldwork and lab experiences, professional development opportunities, and aided the development of the program&#8217;s first curriculum. Much of the program&#8217;s studies were based on G.A. Pearson&#8217;s findings on ponderosa pine ecology at  the Fort Valley Experiment Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:0.83rem\"><strong>School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University, School Forest Sign. 1954-1968. Northern Arizona University Photographs collection. NAU.PH.1960s.5.06.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"823\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/idealforforestry-823x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/idealforforestry-823x1024.png 823w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/idealforforestry-241x300.png 241w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/idealforforestry-768x955.png 768w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/idealforforestry-1235x1536.png 1235w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/idealforforestry.png 1532w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/cdm16748.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/p16748coll1\/id\/9913\/rec\/10\">The Lumberjack, September 25, 1958. Northern Arizona University: The Lumberjack. Pp. 4, 5.<\/a><\/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<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=\"1054\" height=\"681\" data-id=\"723\"  src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189828small-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189828small-edited.png 1054w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189828small-edited-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189828small-edited-1024x662.png 1024w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189828small-edited-768x496.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1054px) 100vw, 1054px\" \/><figcaption>Forestry Department Members Throwing Axes. 1954-1968.<br>Northern Arizona University Photographs Collection. NAU.PH.1960s.5.04.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"665\" height=\"665\" data-id=\"329\"  src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit57-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit57-edited.png 665w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit57-edited-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit57-edited-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/cdm16748.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/nauarch\/id\/46426\/rec\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forestry Field Days. 1966. NAU.ARC.1966.6.18.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"871\" height=\"872\" data-id=\"724\"  src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189832small-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189832small-edited.png 871w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189832small-edited-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189832small-edited-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189832small-edited-768x769.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" \/><figcaption>Forestry Department Members Splitting Log in Front of Frier Hall. 1954-1968.<br>Northern Arizona University Photographs Collection. NAU.PH.1960s.5.08.<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Forestry Club predates the School of Forestry itself. ASC founded its Forestry Club in 1950 as a training program for firefighters and an informal opportunity to gain knowledge in local forest operations and silviculture. The club operated in collaboration with the Forest Service, providing them a list of student club members to serve as on-call wildland firefighters throughout the year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, Forestry Club was the designated <em>muscle<\/em> of ASC, waiting on standby for heavy-lifting projects that any campus facility may have needed. Its members facilitated campus fire drills, aided in construction projects, chopped and sold firewood, and managed the greenery around campus to prevent fires.&nbsp;<\/p>\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-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"982\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"726\"  src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189855small-982x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189855small-982x1024.png 982w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189855small-288x300.png 288w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189855small-768x801.png 768w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189855small-1472x1536.png 1472w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189855small.png 1599w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px\" \/><figcaption>[Forestry Field Day Competition.] Circa 1954-1968. Northern Arizona University Photographs. NAU.PH.1976.6.21<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1003\" height=\"815\" data-id=\"725\"  src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189827small.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189827small.png 1003w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189827small-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189827small-768x624.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1003px) 100vw, 1003px\" \/><figcaption>[Forestry Department members competing in &#8220;firefighting contest&#8221;] Circa 1954-1968. Northern Arizona University Photographs. NAU.PH.1960s.5.04.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"977\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"727\"  src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189857small-977x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189857small-977x1024.png 977w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189857small-286x300.png 286w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189857small-768x805.png 768w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/07\/189857small.png 1460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 977px) 100vw, 977px\" \/><figcaption>[Forestry Field Day Competition.] Circa 1954-1968. Northern Arizona University Photographs. NAU.PH.1976.6.23.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the School of Forestry&#8217;s founding in 1958, the Forestry Club became more involved in promoting public forestry knowledge. Their most popular event, Forestry Week, took place each fall semester and included student and faculty-led activities and presentations regarding ponderosa pine ecology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps Forestry Week\u2019s most engaging event consisted of a public demonstration of competitive logging events, otherwise known as a logging sports competition. These events were reminiscent of traditional logging operations that an AL&amp;T Company logger would have used to cut down timber in the woods surrounding Flagstaff. ASC forestry students competed in high-energy races to cut logs using crosscut saws and axes in the shortest amount of time. The winner with the most points took the title \u201cBull O\u2019 the Woods.\u201d All the while, the ASC community engaged in entertaining and educational opportunities to appreciate, connect, and learn about their local environment.<\/p>\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<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-19\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-12 is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-13\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-container-content-10\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"498\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit55-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit55-edited.png 498w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit55-edited-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/cdm16748.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/nauarch\/id\/25\/rec\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Graduation:&nbsp; Sue Varin &#8211; Tempe. First woman forestry graduate. 1971.<\/strong><br>NAU.ARC.1971-16-27.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-11\">\n<p>The Dean of the School of Forestry at the time announced that \u201cas long as he was dean, there would be no women in forestry graduating from NAU,\u201d said Billingsley. Despite the social challenges, Billingsley steadily pursued her degree, affirming that her love of forestry far outweighed the criticism of her peers and professors. She said, \u201cI found that I really liked [forestry], so I stayed.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-16 is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-17\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-15\">\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sue Billingsley (n\u00e9e Varin) was the first woman to graduate from the NAU School of Forestry in 1971. She began her degree in 1966 and worked for the Forest Service on and off for four years during her undergraduate years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>As the first and only woman enrolled in the NAU Forestry program, Billingsley recalled feeling looked down upon by her male classmates and professors throughout her studies. She understood that her male peers enjoyed the exclusively masculine nature of the program and wanted to keep it that way. \u201cIt was just women breaking into a man\u2019s career,\u201d she said in an interview.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"498\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit56-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit56-edited.png 498w, https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/06\/scaexhibit56-edited-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/cdm16748.contentdm.oclc.org\/digital\/collection\/nauarch\/id\/46554\/rec\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Forestry, Susan Varin&#8211;girl forester. 1969.<\/strong><br>NAU.ARC..1969.4.19.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-20\">\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\/the-future-of-forestry\/\"><strong>The Future of Forestry<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1958: The School of Forestry The first professional, four-year degree program in Forestry was founded at Cornell University in New York in 1898, prompting the establishment of Forestry programs at universities across the United States. Most programs specialized in the study of their local ecosystems. 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