2021 Elliott Lab #1: Forest History (SWOCC F251)

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• http://www.orww.org/Elliott_Forest/History/
• http://www.orww.org/Elliott_Forest/History/Phillips/Phillips_1998-201.pdf
• http://www.orww.org/Elliott_Forest/History/Gould/Rickard_19820402.pdf

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INDEX: Elliott State Forest History with Jerry Phillips & David Gould (1 hr., 35 min., 35 sec.)

This is the history of the Elliott State Forest as told by the Elliott's two foremost historians, Jerry Phillips and David Gould. It has been prepared as the opening "distance learning" video for the 2021 Southwestern Oregon Community College (SWOCC) F251 Forest Recreation class by Dr. Bob Zybach, Oregon Websites & Watersheds Project, Inc. (ORWW), and McKenzie Peters, NW Maps Co. This program was videotaped on January 23, 2021 at Jerry's residence and features recreation of a 30-slide presentation on Elliott history he gave to the Coos District of the Oregon Department of Forestry in 2019. All of the slides were taken directly from his comprehensive 1996 history of the Elliott, "Caulked Boots & Cheese Sandwiches." David's family settled in the heart of present-day Elliott in the 1880s and have lived nearby ever since. Their extensive collection of maps, photographs, and diaries related to Elliott history stretch back to the 1880s, are largely available online through ORWW, and were developed into a book, "The Goulds of Elkhorn" -- which is also available online (link below).  

ORWW Elliott History Link: http://www.orww.org/Elliott_Forest/Hi...
Elliott Forest History (Phillips 1996): http://www.orww.org/Elliott_Forest/Hi...
Gould's Elkhorn Ranch History (Rickard 1982): http://www.orww.org/Elliott_Forest/Hi...

0:00 PART 1. Introduction and Background

0:18 Bob -- Introduction and Project History
5:48 Bob -- Navigating ORWW Elliott history websites
9:11 McKenzie -- Project equipment and software
10:20 McKenzie -- Upcoming field trips and navigating ORWWmedia Elliott videos 

14:26 PART 2. Elliott State Forest History

14:29 Introduction – May 13, 2019 ODF Elliott Presentation  
15:45 Slide 1 – Book: "Caulked Boots & Cheese Sandwiches" (Front Cover)  
17:03 Slide 2 – Francis Elliott (Phillips 1996: 14)      
18:36 Slide 3 – 1930 Elliott Land Ownership MAP (Phillips 1996: 6) 
19:47 Slide 4 – Phillips 1989 Elliott Fire History MAP (Phillips 1996: 7)  
28:10 Slide 5 – Elliott ca. 1996 Ownership History MAP (Phillips 1996: 409)  
32:48 Slide 6 – 1933 CCC Elliott survey book cover (Phillips 1996: 40)  
35:19 Slide 7 – 1957 GLO Bearing Tree survey blaze (Phillips 1996: 49)   
36:52 Slide 8 – ca. 1925 De Havilland DH-4 biplane (Phillips 1996: 8)    
39:34 Slide 9 – 1934 aerial photo of Elliott, north view (Phillips 1996: 51)  
41:40 Slide 10 – 1934 aerial photo of Elliott, east view (Phillips 1996: 87)  
42:15 Slide 11 – CCC boys building road, ca. 1935 (Phillips 1996: 55)   
43:24 Slide 12 – CCC truck and driver, ca. 1935 (Phillips 1996: 54)   
45:40 Slide 13 – 1941 Elliott Land Ownership MAP (Phillips 1996: 13)  
47:22 Slide 14 – CCC-built office, CFP/ODF 1953 (Phillips 1996: 155)   
49:46 Slide 15 – Howell Creek 110-year-old thinning, ca. 1955 (Phillips 1996: i) 
50:54 Slide 16 – Knife Ridge 70-year-old thinning, ca. 1980 (Phillips 1996: 151)
51:36 Slide 17 – Jerry Phillips, Elliott Forest Manager, ca. 1985 (Phillips 1996: iv)
53:06 Slide 18 – Typical 80-year-old Elliott second-growth (Phillips 1996: 36) 
54:51 Slide 19 – Powderhouse Saddle: ODF Elliott Crew (Phillips 1996: 150)  
56:11 Slide 20 – Howell Creek thinning: Douglas fir/hemlock (Phillips 1996: 199)  
57:42 Slide 21 – ca. 1840 Fire, thinned second growth in 1960 (Phillips 1996: 224) 
59:33 Slide 22 – “Marbled Murrelet Habitat” (Phillips 1996: 12)  
59:53 Slide 23 – Big Saddle 90-year-old second-growth (Phillips 1996: 124) 
1:00:28 Slide 24 – 1955 Elliott Old-Growth MAP (Phillips 1996: 182)   
1:01:16 Slide 25 – Big Saddle 180-year-old timber, 1956 (Phillips 1996: 167)  
1:04:07 Slide 26 – High Lead Logging cover photo, 1958 (Phillips 1996: front cover)  
1:05:41 Slide 27 – 1962 Columbus Day Storm MAP (Phillips 1996: 248)  
1:09:57 Slide 28 – West Fork Millicoma buffer strip (Phillips 1996: 260)  
1:12:32 Slide 29 – West-side Big Creek buffer strip (Phillips 1996: 281)  
1:15:28 Slide 30 – Back cover w/"America the Beautiful" lyrics (Phillips 1996: back cover)

1:16:53 PART 3. Discussion and Possible Futures

1:16:58 McKenzie -- Introduction
1:17:10 Jerry -- One More Thing: Common School Fund 
1:18:12 Jerry -- Fantasy vs. Realistic Future + Politics 
1:19:40 Jerry and David -- Income and Jobs Outlook Bleak for Elliott
1:22:05 David -- Personal Belief in the Children's Forest
1:22:43 Jerry -- Optimism and Hopeful Future
1:26:46 David -- Common School Fund and Good Roads 
1:28:43 Bob -- Active Management and Statewide Forestry Education 
1:31:07 Jerry and Bob – Forestry Education vs. Forest Service Propaganda 
1:32:55 David and Bob -- Maintaining Forest with Volunteers
1:33:27 Jerry and Bob – Internal Mission Statement and ORWW Mission 
1:34:58 Jerry -- Decoupling Process is "One Shining Light"

1:35:22 Credits