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Oldsmokeys Newsletter Newsletter of the Pacific Northwest Forest Service Retirees— Fall 2019 OldSmokeys Newsletter Newsletter of the Pacific Northwest Forest Service Retirees— Fall 2019 President’s Message—Rob Mangold I hope you all have had a great summer! We OldSmokeys had a great August 9 picnic at BLM’s Wildwood Recreation Area attended by 85 happy picnickers. It was a special time to catch up with old friends and make new ones. We had the good fortune of having Bibi Gaston, the great-grandniece of Gifford Pinchot, in attend- ance. She shared with us some interesting tales about our U.S. Forest Service’s founding Chief. We were also joined by Regional Forester Glenn Casamassa who spoke about the fine lineage of Pacific Northwest Region leaders in whose tradition he intends to follow. I was struck by the strong conservation spirit of our Pacific Northwest Region retiree group, and I continue to be impressed with how important our National Forests and Grasslands remain to our country. We must contin- ue our work to conserve these lands and their resources and to involve as many citizens as we are able in their active management and conservation. Each of us, I am certain, will find a way to do her or his part. This is the last OldSmokeys Newsletter our long-term editor Les Joslin will produce. He has done a remarkable job on our behalf, and we will miss him as he moves on to other endeavors. We will be transitioning our news- letter in some new directions as we strive to find a way to replace Les. That won’t be easy. Thanks for your continuing support of our great Pacific Northwest Forest Service Association. Best, Rob Mangold In This Issue… Forum: “No Typo-Free Newsletter Yet!”…“Fifty-five OldSmokeys Newsletters” ............................................................................ 2 Forum: “No Typo-Free Newsletter Yet!”…“Fifty-five OldSmokeys Newsletters”…………………………………………………….2 OldSmokeysOldSmokeys News: News: OldSmokeys OldSmokeys Gathered Gathered for for August August 9 9 Picnic Picnic in in the the Woods Woods…Dues…Dues for for 2020 2020 Due Due January January 1… 1… Grant Grant ApplicationsApplications Due December 31… Dave Jay Named National Museum LiaisonLiaison…Fish…Fish Lake Work WeekWeek…High…High Desert RangerRanger Station…JackStation…Jack Deinema ReflectedReflected…Steve…Steve Ellis Ellis Quoted Quoted ...“ ...“BeckiBecki HeathHeath onon NAFSRNAFSR BoardBoard…Robin…Robin GyorgyfalvyGyorgyfalvy Retires…SteveRetires…Steve Ellis Reflected...Don FranksFranks Rediscovered Rediscovered Fort Fort Rock Rock Lookout...Sandi Lookout...Sandi Orsini Orsini Born Born in in Forest Forest Service Service………. ..............2 2 ForestForest ServiceService News: News: Forest Forest Service Service Retains Retains Job Job Corps!...Wildfire Corps!...Wildfire Year Year 2019 2019 Mild Mild Start Start in in West...NEPA West...NEPA Revisions Revisions Proposed...RoadlessProposed...Roadless Area Act Anticipated...Forest Service PositionPosition onon TreeTree-Killing-Killing Herbicide UpheldUpheld………………………. ...................................8 8 Feature:Feature: ““SignsSigns ofof thethe TimesTimes”” ByBy LesLes JoslinJoslin…………………………………………………………………………………………….… ...................................................................................................................................1010 NewNew Members:Members: IntroductionsIntroductions of of New New OldSmokeys OldSmokeys………………………………………………………………………………………. ......................................................................................................................... 1111 Memories:Memories: RemembrancesRemembrances of of the the Recently Recently Deceased Deceased…………………………………………………………………………………….. .....................................................................................................................12 12 Books:Books: ““FourFour NewNew BooksBooks onon thethe PastPast andand Future Future of of America America’s’s PublicPublic LandsLands”” byby LesLes JoslinJoslin…………….………………...……… .......................................................1313 OutOut ofof thethe Past:Past: ““TheThe Building Building of of the the Larch Larch Mountain Mountain Trail Trail”” By By Jim Jim Olsen Olsen………………………………………..………………… .................................................................................1414 UncleUncle SamSam’s’s Cabins:Cabins: ““EagleEagle CreekCreek RangerRanger Station,Station, Mt.Mt. Hood Hood National National Forest Forest”” By By Les Les Joslin Joslin…………………………………… ...................................................1414 My First Forest Service Job: “This WO Woman” By Susan Auerbach Triplett……………………………………………………….15 My First Forest Service Job: “This WO Woman” By Susan Auerbach Triplett ............................................................................. 15 Visit the Pacific Northwest Forest Service Association website at: www.oldsmokeys.org Annual Dues for 2020 are Due on January 1. See Page 3! OldSmoke Newslette — Fal 2019 Page 2 Forum OldSmokeys News No Typo-Free Newsletter Yet! OldSmokeys Gathered Near Mt. Hood I apologized by letter to OldSmokey Ben Carson for the typo- for August 9 Annual Picnic in the Woods graphical error referring to him as “Bend Carson” in the head- Eighty-four OldSmokeys and a few special guests converged on line of the article about him on page 4 of the Summer 2019 the beautiful Wildwood Recreation Area near Mt. Hood on Au- OldSmokeys Newsletter. It’s ironic that I wrote on this page of gust 9, 2019, for the annual Pacific Northwest Forest Service that issue of my quest for a typo-free newsletter. Association (PNWFSA) Picnic in the Woods. That particularly egregious typo was the first thing I noticed The skies were cloudy but spirits were bright as these hardy when I pulled the issue out of my mailbox on June 13. I was picnickers enjoyed each others’ company at this traditional out- able to correct this and another typo for the “paperless” online door get-together. Lunch was served by the still-with-us (see issue, but both live forever in hundreds of hardcopy copies. “U.S. Forest Service Retains Job Corps!” article on page 8) Given that I live in Bend, Oregon, the middle finger of my culinary arts students from the Timber Lakes Job Corps Civil- left hand must be used to typing that “d” at the end of “Ben.” ian Conservation Center on the Mt. Hood National Forest. But that’s no excuse for poor proofreading—especially of head- After lunch speakers included Regional Forester Glenn lines in 14-point bold type. Casamassa and special guest BiBi Gaston, great-grandniece of Alas, most if not all issues reflect one or more proofreading Gifford Pinchot, landscape architect, and author of the 2016 failures. I have redoubled my proofreading effort with this is- book Gifford Pinchot and the First Foresters (reviewed in the sue. Perhaps someday a new editor or editorial team will im- Fall 2017 OldSmokeys Newsletter) followed in 2018 by Gifford prove on this aspect of OldSmokeys Newsletter production. Pinchot and the Old Timers (reviewed on page 13 of this issue). —Les Joslin Fifty-five OldSmokeys Newsletters! This is the fifty-fifth—and final—issue of your OldSmokeys Newsletter which I will produce. What do 55 issues look like? The first 54 look like the pile in the photo below. The first issue I produced, the Spring 2006 issue, is on the top of the pile. The format hasn’t changed much since. I owe the honor of producing this quarterly newsletter to two fine gentlemen: the late great OldSmokey Wendall Jones, my Arriving Picnic in the Woods picnickers checked in with Deb predecessor as editor, and the late great OldSmokey John Warren and crew, and were warmly greeted by Bev Pratt. Marker, whom I believe fingered me for the job and on whom I relied for almost a decade of sound editorial advice. My fiftieth issue—my “golden issue” with a bright yellow cover—included a statistical summary of the newsletter content of those first 50 issues. I have left qualitative summation to others; most have commented positively, a few have not. I am fairly pleased with what I have done. It remains for me to wish my successor or successors— whomever she or he or they may be—success at producing the Pacific Northwest Forest Service Association’s future periodi- cal, and to thank my dear wife Pat Joslin, the PNWFSA, and Bob Williams sold his new OldSmokeys caps, and Rick Larson ePrint for helping me attain whatever success I have enjoyed. coordinated his umpteenth annual Picnic in the Woods. — Les Joslin Job Corps culinary arts students from the Timber Lake Civilian Conservation Camp on the Mt. Hood National Forest served the picnic lunch to appreciatively hungry OldSmokeys. OldSmoke Newslette — Fal 2019 Page 3 OldSmokeys Annual Dues for 2020 are Due and Payable on January 1, 2020 It’s the time of year OldSmokeys who pay Pacific Northwest Forest Service Association (PNWFSA) dues on an annual basis pay those Annual Dues due on January 1, 2020. You may pay your $20.00 annual dues by PayPal by going to the OldSmokeys website at <www.oldsmokeys.org> and clicking on “Donations and Payments” and following the proce- dure. Or, you may use the Bill of Collection coupon below to pay Betty and Zane Smith and everyone else ate, and Bibi Gaston your $20.00 annual dues, convert to a Lifetime membership for spoke on her new book Gifford Pinchot and the Old Timers. a one-time payment of $250.00 that frees you from paying an- nual dues ever again, and/or donate to one or more PNWFSA funds. Pacific Northwest Forest Service Association Bill for Collection for 2020 Annual Dues or Conversion to Lifetime Membership and/or PNWFSA Fund Donation President-Elect
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