Donald B. Zobel Collection of Historic Forestry and Vegetation Maps, 1914-1989

Container List

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

UnitID: Series I

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

UnitID: Series II

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

UnitID: Series III

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

UnitID: Series IV

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

UnitID: Series V

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.

UnitID: Subseries 1

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.