The Chiefs Remember : The Forest Service 1952-2001

Excerpts from interviews with US Forest Service chiefs spanning 50 years consider the issues of the era, such as wilderness, civil rights, public participation, clearcutting, ecosystem management, environmentalism, and timber salvage. Of interest to environmental policy analysts, public administration specialists, federal and state foresters, natural resource managers, and historians of forestry and the environmental movement. The text is dotted with b&w photos. Annotation 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)