Archives West Finding Aid

Series I consists of a 1900 forest type map for the full state of Oregon and 3 complete 4-map sets of forest type maps for Oregon prepared in 1936-1937. The Map of the State of Oregon Showing the Classification of Lands and Forests was published in 1900 by the U.S. Geological Survey as part of USGS Professional Paper no. 4 (plate 1). The Forest Type Map, State of Oregon provides forest type information for all of Oregon and was published in 4 quadrants for northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest Oregon. These were prepared by the Pacific Northwest Forest Experiment Station. The northeast quadrant was published in 1937; the other 3 quadrants were published in 1936.

Series II consists of one or more maps for 33 Oregon counties denoting forest types for the county. The maps show non-forest land types (such as cultivated for agriculture), woodland types, and timberland types. The forest types are differentiated by species composition, age, and size (tree diameter). The maps also indicate areas that have been recently logged and/or replanted as well as areas deforested by fire. All of these maps are diazo blueline prints at 1:62,500 scale (1 inch = 1 mile). Legends for the symbols and codes on the maps are also available in this series.

Series III consists of diazo blueline prints of forest site maps for Clackamas and Lane Counties. The series includes a sheet for the northern portion of Lane County and one for the southern portion. The Lane County maps were prepared by E.D. Buell. The maps are at a scale of 1 inch = 1 mile (1:62,500). The maps depict the growth potential of each forest site and distinguish between species classifications and field-determined site classes. The maps indicate the Douglas fir classification (D-III thru D-V), spruce-hemlock classification (H-III thru H-V), and non-forest or unclassified forest types (N).

Series IV consists of maps of forest cover types for four Oregon counties produced on a pen plotter. The maps depict data from forest surveys conducted in the 1940s-1950s; they do not include an index or legend for the codes printed on the maps. The creator of the plots is not known; they may have been created as part of a research or demonstration project to incorporate historic forest survey data into computerized mapping tools. The maps are for Clatsop, Tillamook, Washington, and Yamhill Counties.

Series V consists of color maps prepared and published by the U.S. Geological Survey depicting land classification and timber density for the Cascade Range Forest Reserve and several quadrangles in southern Oregon and on the Oregon coast. These maps show merchantable timber in BM/acre; non-forested and de-forested lands; logging streams; and the extent of glaciers. Most of the maps are at 1:250,000 with several at 1:125,000.