1950s 1970s 1980s 1990s 1960s 1940s MCDONALD FOREST Expansion, management and use: 1940s–present 6 COLLEGE OF FORESTRY 1940s–1950s: Postwar growth and expansion In 1947, Dean Paul Dunn pushed to acquire 6,200 acres of former Camp Adair forestland next to the McDonald Forest, despite opposition due to costs and limitations. The land is now known as the Dunn Forest. 1960s–1970s: Changing perspectives on forest science During the 1960s and 1970s, policies like the Endangered Species Act highlighted forests as complex ecosystems, shaping management of the McDonald and Dunn Forests toward stewardship balancing wildlife, water, resilience and timber. 1980s–1990s: Rapid growth in public use Rising interest in outdoor recreation led to a surge in public use of the McDonald-Dunn Forest, creating new opportunities and management challenges. In response, the College of Forestry adopted its first comprehensive forest plan in 1993. 1) Paul Dunn, College of Forestry dean from 1942–1955, namesake of the Dunn Forest 2) Reconstructed Forestry Club Cabin, circa 1950 3) Students engage in hands-on learning, 1979 4) Students help with trail maintenance, 1998 5) Recreational trail in a managed forest stand, 2000s 6) Student engaged in forest research work, 2015. Images from Oregon Digital, Historical Images of OSU, Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. 1947: Adair tract, part of the Adair Military Reservation, was acquired and became Dunn Forest 1960: First annual Mac Forest Day held, involving students in forest maintenance 1950: Forestry Club Cabin rebuilt after the fire 1962: Columbus Day Storm causes seven million board feet of blowdown in McDonald-Dunn forest 1993: First comprehensive McDonald-Dunn forest plan created 1980s: Student Logging Training Program introduced 1980-90s: Recreation use grows rapidly (from 7,500 visits/year in 1980 to 65,000+ by the mid-1990s) 1 2 4 3
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