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Donald B. Zobel Collection of Historic Forestry and Vegetation Maps, 1914-1989View associated digital content.

Predominant Dates: 1950-1980
The Donald B. Zobel Collection of Historic Forestry and Vegetations Maps consist of maps assembled and created by Zobel for his research in forest ecology and for teaching; the bulk of the maps depict forests in Oregon and northern California. Zobel was a faculty member in the Oregon State University Department of Botany and Plant Pathology from 1968 until 2003.
ID: MAPS ZobelMaps
Extent: 1.5 cubic feet
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Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation: Donald B. Zobel Collection of Historic Forestry and Vegetation Maps (MAPS ZobelMaps), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Acquisition Note: The maps were donated to the OSU Libraries in 2008.
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Series 1: McDonald Forest, 1989 Add to Shelf
Series I consists of an annotated map showing eco plots in the Soap Creek Tract of McDonald Forest; many of the plots include hemlock. An index map of the College of Forestry Research Forests is also included.
Extent: 2 sheets
Folder-Item 2.1 Add to Shelf
Series 2: H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, 1959-1969 Add to Shelf
Series II consists of maps compiled and assembled for research on timber stands and watersheds in the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest in the central Oregon Cascades.
Extent: 9 sheets
Folder-Item 4.1: Locations of Abies grandis, circa 1969 Add to Shelf
Locations of recon plots by Jerry Franklin and Ted Dyrness in late 1960s annotated by Zobel with locations of Abies grandis - A. concolor populations in the central Oregon Cascades that was published in the mid-1970s.
Folder-Item 4.2: Watershed studies, 1959-1969 Add to Shelf
Maps at various scales including 1 cm = 1 m. Maps of the Hi-15 watersheds (watersheds 6, 7, and 8) and watershed 2 showing timber stand conditions. Also includes map showing vegetation sampling plots by Jerry Franklin and Ted Dyrness.
Extent: 7 sheets
Folder-Item 5.1: Watershed (WS) 10 Map Add to Shelf
Stem map of one of the most intensively studied sites in the Andrews Forest. Mapping of trees, downed logs, and stumps was done by Glenn Hawk and others.
Series 3: Oregon Forest Maps, 1914-1980 Add to Shelf
Series III consists of forest type and forest cover maps of portions of Benton and Polk Counties; maps from a cutbank stability reconnaissance survey in the Siskiyou National Forest; maps of fire protection districts in western Oregon; and other maps of Oregon forests. Of particular note are a 1914 Oregon map published by the Oregon State Board of Forestry and a 1921 map of national forests in Oregon and northern California.
Extent: 69 sheets
Folder-Item 1.1: Siskiyou National Forest Cutbank Stability Reconnaissance Survey, 1963-1965 Add to Shelf
Map scale 1:62,500. Also includes report by Richard J. Alvis, Soil Scientist with Division of Watershed Management, that outlines objectives, procedures, and limitations of study; cutbank stability classes; and erosion potential classes.
Extent: 18 sheets
Folder-Item 1.2: Forest Type Maps for Alsea-Rickreall, Columbia River, and Siuslaw River Master Units, circa 1957-1961 Add to Shelf
Scales of 1 inch = 1000 feet and 2 inches = 1 mile. Base maps prepared by U.S. Department to Interior Bureau of Land Management. Maps are hand-colored and annotated.
Extent: 33 sheets
Folder-Item 1.3: Recreation Map of the Cascade National Forest, Oregon, 1921 Add to Shelf
Folder-Item 1.4: West Oregon Protection District, 1968 Add to Shelf
Prepared by Oregon State Forestry Department.
Extent: 2 sheets
Folder-Item 1.5: Western Lane Forest Protection District, 1969 Add to Shelf
Prepared by Oregon State Forestry Department.
Folder-Item 2: William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge Vegetation, circa 1980 Add to Shelf
Folder-Item 1.6: Waldport Ranger District, Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon, Fireman Map, 1968 Add to Shelf
Prepared by U.S. Forest Service.
Folder-Item 2.2: Coos Forest Protection District, 1950 Add to Shelf
Scale 0.5 inch = 1 mile. Prepared by Coos Forest Protective District Headquarters, Coos Bay, Oregon.
Folder-Item 2.3: Polk, Benton, Lincoln Counties State Forest Land Ownership, 1967 Add to Shelf
Scale 0.5 inch = 1 mile. Prepared by Oregon State Forestry Department; original edition 1960, updated 1967.
Folder-Item 2.4: Sweet Home Ranger District, Willamette National Forest, Oregon, Firemans Map, 1976 Add to Shelf
Folder-Item 2.5: National Forests District 6, 1921 Add to Shelf
Scale 1 inch = 12 miles. Includes Oregon and northern California. Prepared by U.S. Forest Service.
Folder-Item 3.1: Forest Type Map Alsea-Rickreall and Columbia River Master Unit T7S R7W, 1958 Add to Shelf
Scale 1 inch = 1000 feet. Prepared by U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management.
Folder-Item 3.2: Forest Cover Map Benton County T14S R6W, 1968 Add to Shelf
Scale 1:12,000. Prepared by Oregon State Tax Commission.
Folder-Item 3.3: Forest Cover Map Polk County, undated Add to Shelf
Sheets for following townships and ranges: T6S R7W; T7S R6W; T7S R7W; T8S R6W; and T9S R7W.
Extent: 5 sheets
Folder-Item 6.1: Map of the State of Oregon, 1914 Add to Shelf
Published by the Oregon State Board of Forestry; compiled by Theodore Rowland under direction of F.A. Elliott, State Forester. Item is very brittle and fragile.
Series 4: California Soil Vegetation Survey, 1950-1970 Add to Shelf
Series IV consists Soil Vegetation Maps, Timber Stand Vegetation Cover Maps, and legends and supplementary information created as part of the California Soil Vegetation Survey during the 1950s and 1960s. The soil vegetation maps are of Humboldt County; the timber stand vegetation cover maps depict areas of both Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. All maps are at a scale of 1:31,680. The California Cooperative Soil-Vegetation Survey documented the types of upland soils and the natural cover of trees, shrubs, grasses, and other vegetation. It was a joint project of the California Division of Foresty, the University of California, and the U.S. Forest Service Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station.
Extent: 54 sheets
Folder-Item 1.7: Soil Vegetation Maps, 1960-1962 Add to Shelf
Extent: 21 sheets
Folder-Item 1.8: Timber Stand Vegetation Cover Maps, 1950-1962 Add to Shelf
Extent: 32 sheets
Folder-Item 2.6: Legends and Supplementary Information, 1955-1970 Add to Shelf
Extent: 2 folders
Series 5: Other Maps, circa 1915-1980 Add to Shelf
Series V consists of non-forest maps of Oregon as well as forest and vegetations maps of areas other than Oregon. These include forest type maps for midwestern states prepared by the North Central Forest Experiment Station of the U.S. Forest Service. Of special note are a 1962 road map for the Warm Springs Indian Reservation and a 1925 topographic map of the Three Sisters, Oregon.
Extent: 17 sheets
Folder-Item 1.9: Topographic Map of the Three Sisters, Oregon, 1925 Add to Shelf
By Edwin T. Hodge, University of Oregon.
Folder-Item 1.10: Map of Detroit, Sisters, Bend Area, 1954 Add to Shelf
Scale 0.5 inch = 1 mile. By H. Hayes.
Folder-Item 1.11: Map of Bend, Crescent Area, 1955 Add to Shelf
Scale 0.5 inch = 1 mile. By H. Hayes.
Folder-Item 1.12: Indian Service Road System within the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Warm Springs, Oregon, 1962 Add to Shelf
Prepared by U.S. Department of Interior.
Sub-Series 1: Major Forest Types for Midwestern States, 1965-1986 Add to Shelf
Scale 1:1,000,000,000. Prepared by North Central Forest Experiment Station of the U.S. Forest Service.
Folder-Item 1.13: 1965-1985 Add to Shelf
Includes maps for Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Extent: 7 sheets
Folder-Item 1.14: 1977-1986 Add to Shelf
Includes maps for Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
Extent: 4 sheets
Folder-Item 2.7: Initial Damage Map for Mt. St. Helens, 1980 Add to Shelf
Scale 1:100,000. Prepared from aerial photos taken June 19, 1980 by U.S. Geological Survey.
Folder-Item 6.2: Vegetation of North America, circa 1910s Add to Shelf
Classroom map prepared by John W. Harshberger and published by Rand McNally.