National Forest celebrates 100 years

Sean C. Morgan

“Another recruit coming up here,” called out Gifford Pinchot, the first chief of the U.S. Forest Service, as he stood outside the dispatcher’s cabin at Fish Lake. “We signed up another recruit!”

Pinchot, portrayed by Sweet Home Ranger District Archaeologist Tony Farque, was on hand with Archie Knowles and other historic U.S. Forest Service figures for the Willamette National Forest’s centennial celebration held July 20 at Fish Lake, an important historic site…

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