1920 1940 1930 4 COLLEGE OF FORESTRY MCDONALD FOREST Vision and beginnings: 1920s–1940s 1920s: A vision for a living laboratory In 1924, Oregon State purchased 80 acres to create Peavy Arboretum for education and fieldwork. Dean George Peavy and Professor T.J. Starker led the expansion of the college’s forestlands, establishing the McDonald Research Forest in 1926. 1) 1930s era sign marking Peavy Arboretum and McDonald Forest 2) Professor T.J. Starker conducting field tests on utility pole research site 3) CCC members at Camp Arboretum 4) CCC construction of Cronemiller Lake 5) 1950s era sign marking Oregon State University Forest Research Laboratory. Images from Oregon Digital, Historical Images of Oregon State University, OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. 1930s: The CCC at Camp Arboretum During the Great Depression, the federal government established Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Arboretum at Peavy Arboretum (1933–1942), building roads and trails, expanding nurseries, and supporting reforestation and fire prevention. 1940s: State designates OSU as center for forest research Beginning in 1941, the Oregon Legislature directed funding to Oregon State College (now OSU) to serve as the state’s center for applied forest research, strengthening the McDonald Forest’s role as a living laboratory. 1925: First Forestry Club Cabin built 1928: Long-term utility pole research site established 1949: Forestry Club Cabin burns to the ground following fraternity dance 1926: McDonald Research Forest established 1933-35: CCC creates Camp Arboretum 1 3 2 4 5 1936-37: CCC builds Cronemiller Lake 1941: State designates OSU as center for forest research, elevating the role of McDonald Forest
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