Nature's Second Course: Water Culture in the Mormon Communities of Cache Valley, Utah, 1860-1916 by Kathryn T. Morse. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History, Utah State University,...
Canals--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--History; Canals--Utah--History; Water rights--Utah--Cache County--History; Water resources development--Utah--History; Mormons--Utah--Social life and customs; Logan River (Utah)--Water rights;
Mr. Jay Wilde talks about his life living and working on and with the land, and with cattle. He discusses his views on land management, including aforestation, intensive grazing (Allan Savory method). He talks about his cooperation with the Forest...
Wilde, Jay--Interviews; Cattle ranching; Ranchings, Pasture, Right of; Pasture animals; Range management; Grazing; Rivers--Effect of grazing on; Rangelands; Riparian areas--Management; Ecosystem management; Riparian ecology; United States. Forest...
Mr. Bart Argyle discusses his current occupation of raising sheep and cattle. He talks about growing up ranching, and his family history in the area, as well as with ranching. Interviewed by Randy Williams on January 10, 2012 at the Argyle home in...
Sam and Tawni Blanthorn talk about their experiences together, running a ranch as husband and wife. They also talk about past personal, individual ranching experiences. Interviewed by Elaine Thatcher and Lisa Duskin-Goede on November 8, 2010 in the...
The interview contains information on the childhood, education and the career of Dave Baumgartner as a forester, the various positions held within the Forest Service and his views on management. There are many anecdotes from his personal...
United States. Forest Service; United States. Forest Service--Officials and employees; Foresters--Interviews; Baumgartner, Dave, 1942---Interviews; Baumgartner, Dave, 1942---Family; Baumgartner, Dave, 1942---Career in Forestry; Logan Canyon (Utah);...
The interview contains information on the career of Scott Bushman for the Forest Service. He was involved heavily in fire suppression and the Logan Hot Shot crew. He also discusses how he first got involved in Logan Canyon as a youth in the Youth...
Bushman, Jon Scott, 1953---Interviews; Bushman, Jon Scott, 1953--Career in Forestry; Forests schools and education--Utah--Logan--History; United States. Forest Service; Logan Canyon (Utah); Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest (Agency : U.S.). Logan...
Husband Jay Carter and wife Holly talk about raising their family on their ranch in Park Valley and the unique education they received; discussed grazing rights, branding, moving cattle to summer range, watershares, draft horses, breaking horses;...
Interview conducted by Barbara Middleton on April 11th 2008 with Thad Box about the bells of North America. This is the second session in a four-part interview;
Annual report of extension service, 1957. County extension agents -- Cache County, State of Utah. From November 1, 1956 to October 31, 1957. Annual reports narrate the agricultural extension work carried out in Cache County, including reports on...
Agricultural extension work--Publications--Utah--Cache County; Home economics extension work--Publications--Utah--Cache County;
Annual report of extension service, 1955. County extension agents -- Cache County, State of Utah. From November 1, 1954 to October 31, 1955. Annual reports narrate the agricultural extension work carried out in Cache County, including reports on...
Agricultural extension work--Publications--Utah--Cache County; Home economics extension work--Publications--Utah--Cache County;
Annual report of extension service, 1959. County extension agents -- Cache County, State of Utah. From November 1, 1958 to October 31, 1959. Annual reports narrate the agricultural extension work carried out in Cache County, including reports on...
Agricultural extension work--Publications--Utah--Cache County; Home economics extension work--Publications--Utah--Cache County;
Annual report of extension service, 1958. County extension agents -- Cache County, State of Utah. From November 1, 1957 to October 31, 1958. Annual reports narrate the agricultural extension work carried out in Cache County, including reports on...
Agricultural extension work--Publications--Utah--Cache County; Home economics extension work--Publications--Utah--Cache County;
Annual report of extension service, 1956. County extension agents -- Cache County, State of Utah. From November 1, 1955 to October 31, 1956. Annual reports narrate the agricultural extension work carried out in Cache County, including reports on...
Agricultural extension work--Publications--Utah--Cache County; Home economics extension work--Publications--Utah--Cache County;
Annual report of extension service, 1954. County extension agents -- Cache County, State of Utah. From November 1, 1953 to October 31, 1954. Annual reports narrate the agricultural extension work carried out in Cache County, including reports on...
Agricultural extension work--Publications--Utah--Cache County; Home economics extension work--Publications--Utah--Cache County;
Annual report of extension service, 1960. County extension agents -- Cache County, State of Utah. From November 1, 1959 to October 31, 1960. Annual reports narrate the agricultural extension work carried out in Cache County, including reports on...
Agricultural extension work--Publications--Utah--Cache County; Home economics extension work--Publications--Utah--Cache County;
Annual report of extension service, 1960. County extension agents -- Davis County, State of Utah. From November 1, 1959 to October 31, 1960. Annual reports narrate the agricultural extension work carried out in Davis County, including reports on...
Agricultural extension work--Publications--Utah--Davis County; Home economics extension work--Publications--Utah--Davis County; Davis County 4-H Club;
Annual report of extension service, 1959. County extension agents -- Davis County, State of Utah. From November 1, 1958 to October 31, 1959. Annual reports narrate the agricultural extension work carried out in Davis County, including reports on...
Agricultural extension work--Publications--Utah--Davis County; Home economics extension work--Publications--Utah--Davis County; Davis County 4-H Club;
Annual report of extension service, 1954. County extension agents -- Davis County, State of Utah. From November 1, 1953 to October 31, 1954. Annual reports narrate the agricultural extension work carried out in Davis County, including reports on...
Agricultural extension work--Publications--Utah--Davis County; Home economics extension work--Publications--Utah--Davis County; Davis County 4-H Club;
Annual report of extension service, 1955. County extension agents -- Davis County, State of Utah. From November 1, 1954 to October 31, 1955. Annual reports narrate the agricultural extension work carried out in Davis County, including reports on...
Agricultural extension work--Publications--Utah--Davis County; Home economics extension work--Publications--Utah--Davis County; Davis County 4-H Club;
Annual report of the Extension Work, Agricultural Agent, Weber County, State of Utah, 1959, by Melvin S. Burmingham and Fay W. Boyer, County Agricultural Extension Agents and Maud Martin and Maurine R. Humphries, Home Demonstration Agents. From...
Agricultural extension work--Publications--Utah--Weber County; Home economics extension work--Publications--Utah--Weber County;
History of Water Resources Development in the Bear River Basin of Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming by R. Scott Wrenn. M.S. thesis by R. Scott Wrenn, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in History, Utah...
Water resources development--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Water-supply--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Management; Water quality management--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho);
Ph.D. Dissertation by Earl W. Smart, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Wildlife Management, Utah State University, 1958. Written under direction of Professor William F. Sigler....
Dennis Austin discusses his career in the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and all the time in the field he spent and his role and opinions on various policies involved; he also talks about his role in influencing and teaching land owners about...
Austin, Dennis D.--Interviews; Biologists--Utah--Interviews; Austin, Dennis D.--Career in Wildlife Research; Utah. Division of Wildlife Resources--Officials and employees; Utah State University--Research; Range management--Research; Research and...
Mrs. Dalley talks about her life growing up on a ranch in Nevada. She speaks about the different duties and chores they all had to contribute, life with 12 siblings, housing the teacher for the area and more details of ranch life in the early...
Mr. Pete Holmgren speaks about being a rancher, growing up on a ranch, and raising his own family on his ranch. He touches on how ranching has changed from his boyhood, and now watching his grandchildren grow-up on the ranch. He talks a little...
Holmgren, Pete--Interviews; Holmgren, Linda--Interviews; Cattle ranching; Pasture, Right of; Hay--Harvesting--Equipment and supplies; Ranch managers; Beef cattle--Cow-calf system; Haying equipment; Range management;
Mr. and Mrs. Howard share their experience over the last several decades ranching in north eastern Nevada. They discuss pioneering new ranching land, Mr. Howard’s innovative allotment rotation for range health, raising a family and other life...
Howard, Samuel Kent--Interviews; Howard, Jennie Jeneca McElprang--Interviews; Range management; Cattle ranching; Range management; Airplanes—Equipment and supplies; Horses—Breeding; Cattle stealing; Cattle herding; Cattle—Feeding and...
Elaine Larson talks about growing up on the Deseret Ranch in Rich County, Utah where her father, Peter Mower, was the ranch foreman. Interviewed by Randy Williams on June 25, 2010 at the Larson home in Plain City, Utah. The transcript is provided...
Mr. Brent Rose talks about his history and ancestry in ranching and his family ranch. He talks about growing up in Park Valley, community events in Park Valley, his various leadership roles and positions within his local community, as well as the...
History of the Cache National Forest / prepared by Supervisor's Office, Dec. 1940. This history has been prepared by the forest officers of the Cache National Forest for hte purpose of building up a train of events and conditions leading to the...
Cache National Forest (Utah and Idaho)--History; Forest reserves--Utah--History;
Mr. Hansen talks about growing up in Garden City, Utah, and his earliest memories of Logan Canyon; three years in the South Pacific during World War II; 18 years in highway construction with W.W. Clyde and Company over in Springville, Utah;...
Hansen, John K., 1924---Interviews; Hansen, John K., 1924---Family; Garden City (Utah)--History; Sheep ranchers--Utah--Garden City; Sheep--Utah--History; Sheepherding--Utah--Rich County; Sheepherding--Utah--Logan Canyon; Ranching--Utah--Garden...
Kennedy discusses his childhood experiences in nature and feelings toward nature. He talks about his professional career and relationships (with the Forest Service and as a professor at Utah State University), and how those have helped him form his...
Kennedy, James Joseph, 1940---Interviews; Kennedy, James Joseph, 1940---Childhood and youth; Kennedy, James Joseph, 1940---Family; Kennedy, James Joseph, 1940---Career in Forestry Education; Trapping--Pennsylvania--Montgomery--Anecdotes; Farm...
In Bill Hurst’s first interview he discusses his experiences with the Forest Service: (father and grandfather both worked for the U.S. Forest Service in Utah), including Hurst's service in the Logan Ranger District and the Cache National Forest...
Hurst, William Daly, 1915---Interviews; Hurst, William Daly, 1915---Family; Hurst, William Daly, 1915---Career in Forestry; Logan Ranger District (Utah); United States. Forest Service--Officials and employees; United States. Forest Service; Hurst,...
John Neuhold and Ron Goede discuss their experiences at the Utah State University Summer Camp (and the skills and camaraderie they gained there) and other experiences in their education, including those with the GI Bill.
Goede, Ronald W., 1934---Interviews; Neuhold, John M.--Interviews; Utah State University--Faculty--Interviews; Utah State University. Forestry Field Station Camp; United States. Montgomery G.I. Bill; Veterans--Education--Utah--Logan; Forestry...
Transcription of the diary of Albert F. Potter, former associate chief of the U.S. Forest Service, describing his activities to survey possible forest reserves in Utah, (beginning with the Cache County area), and noting the conditions of Utah...
Potter, Albert F. (Albert Franklin), 1859-1944; Cache National Forest (Utah and Idaho)--History; Forest reserves--Utah--History; Grazing--Utah--History; Forests and forestry--Utah--History;
"The purpose of this study is to construct a quantitatively descriptive model of the sewage system and its receiving environment by utilizing observations on the patterns of flow, water chemistry dynamics, bacterial activity and distribution,...
Water quality--Research--Utah--Logan; Water quality--Research--Utah--Logan River; Groundwater--Utah--Logan River--Quality--Research; Sewage--Analysis;
Susan Glaser Church talks about growing up on a ranch, leaving the area and then coming back to her family ranch once she was grown, married and had her own family. She talks about ranching today in Nevada with her family in a family corporation....
Church, Susan Glaser--Interviews; Cattle ranching; Ranching; Pasture, Right of; Beef cattle—Cow-calf system; Farm equipment;
Betty Bear, and her daughter Paula Bear Wright, speak about their experiences ranching in Elko County. They also talk about their acquisition of Capriola’s store, saddle making, leather working and other details. Interviewed by Randy Williams and...
Mrs. Tanner talks about moving to Grouse Creek as an outsider (when she married), about being a ranching wife, life in such a rural area and the families business ventures, including a dude ranch. Interviewed by Randy Williams on November 8, 2010...
Country life; Ranching; Cattle ranching; Dude ranches; Teaching; Gymkhanas (Horsemanship); Rural schools; Education, Rural; Saddlery; Leatherwork; Rural families; Rodeo; 4-H Youth Development Program (U.S.); Future Farmers of America;
Mr. Parker talks about his family history in the Cache Valley, as well as in the ranching and livestock business. He discusses his careers and businesses of beef cattle ranching for Country Natural Beef, running an auction house, and horse selling;...
Mr. Arián Baquero talks about the hard experiences he had to undergo in his native Colombia because of the Colombian guerrilla, his move to the United States, the serious accident he had as a child, and how he surmounted all these difficulties...
Hispanic Americans -- Interviews; Pluralism (Social sciences); Oral history; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Arian Baquero -- Interviews
In Ron Goede's first interview he talks about growing up in Nebraska, earning a bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, joining the Air National Guard in Nebraska, attending Utah State University to earn a Master's Degree in...
Goede, Ronald William, 1934---Interviews; Goede, Ronald William, 1934---Family; Goede, Ronald William, 1934---Career in Fisheries; Goede, Ronald William, 1934---Childhood and youth; Fisheries sciences--Research--Utah--Logan River; Fisheries...
The interview includes some personal background information, but mostly discusses John Neuhold's professional life and education. He also talks about his mentors and work in Wisconsin, but mostly his work in Utah, including a project with the...
Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Neuhold, John M.--Interviews; Neuhold, John M.--Family; Neuhold, John M.--Career in Ecology; Logan Canyon (Utah); Plant ecology--Research; Fishery management--Research--Utah; Lake ecology--Research--Utah; Stream...
Ted Seeholzer is the owner of the Beaver Mountain ski area in Logan Canyon and talks about the history of Beaver Mountain (which has been owned by his family since its inception), and his varying roles with the ski resort – beginning in...
Steve and Robin Boies talk about their ranching upbringing, the ownership and history of their ranch, and raising a family in Elko County. They also talk about their collaborative land management group, their philosophy on land management, and the...
Boies, Steve--Interviews; Boies, Robin--Interviews; Ranching; Range management; Hay; Alfalfa; Cattle ranching; Ranching--Water-supply; Water in agriculture;
Mr. Darrell Kunzler talks about his life-long career in the cattle industry as well as his roles in various organizations and associations. He discusses the year-long ranching cycle, and how he has come to grow his ranch (and is now handing it down...
Ira T. Wines talks about growing up in a ranching family, in Elko County Nevada, learning by watching his father (and other cowboys) and by doing. He talks about managing the Ellison’s Spanish Ranch and the yearly work cycle. Ira talks about his...
A History of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest / submitted to the Wasatch-Cache National Forest, September 25, 1980 ; by Charles S. Peterson, Linda E. Speth, Utah State University. The history of the forest falls into two major periods. The...
Cache National Forest (Utah and Idaho); Wasatch National Forest (Utah and Wyo.); Forest reserves--Utah--HIstory; Forest reserves--United States--History;
Christine Garlough interview, conducted by Kaycee Semple. Included in the Oral Histories: Scholars of Feminism collection compiled by the AFS Women's Section Oral History Project. This interview and accompanying photographs are available at the...
Professor Barre Toelken talks about his life, beginning with his earliest childhood memories in Quabbin Valley Massachusetts--before the dam--including his families’ folk song/ballad traditions, throughout his education and career in folklore.;
This is Box 6 of a 6-box collection of diaries written over the course of 56 years (1895-1951) by a farmer in Petersboro, Utah. Box 6 covers the period 1947-1951 and is organized into 5 folders:
Folder 1: Vol. 33, 1947 (bound vol. 9 x 6...
Peterson family--History--Diaries; Peterson, Oliver Larsen, 1879-1955--Diaries; Farmers--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Diaries; Agriculture--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--History; Agricultural machinery--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--History;...
Electrical distribution system, Utah Agricultural College, Logan, Utah : report by H.T. Plumb, May 20, 1931. Review of electrical distribution system for Utah Agricultural College with measurements, recommendations, etc. by H.T. Plumb. G.E....
Electric power-plants--Utah; Electric utilities--Utah;
This important early report on irrigation in the Western U.S. summarizes data on the western states as a whole and then looks at each state individually in more detail. Supplemented by many charts and maps, data covers farms, manner and amount of...
Annual report of the Extension Work, Agricultural Agent, Weber County, State of Utah, 1962. Annual reports narrate the agricultural extension work carried out in Weber County, including reports on irrigation, weed control, community improvement...
Agricultural extension work--Publications--Utah--Weber County; Home economics extension work--Publications--Utah--Weber County;
John Hernández talks about his childhood in Wendover, Utah, and his family, his struggles with education and his love and dedication to teaching. He also talks about his active sports life and his "miracle baby" son.
Hispanic Americans -- Interviews; Pluralism (Social sciences); Oral history; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); John Hernandez -- Interviews
Mr. Ernesto De La Hoz talks about his childhood in Bogotá, his studies connected with Marine Biology, his jobs in the field, his move to the United States, etc. He also talks about how he met Rachel, his current wife, and the importance of her and...
Hispanic Americans -- Interviews; Pluralism (Social sciences); Oral history; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Ernesto De La Hoz -- Interviews
Robert Cruz talks about his childhood in California, growing up with parents of different religions, his decision to join the LDS Church, and the reasons behind his choice of career in the Forest Service. He explains some of the challenges he...
Hispanic Americans -- Interviews; Pluralism (Social sciences); Oral history; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Rob Cruz -- Interviews
In her first interview Katherine Gilbert briefly talks about her childhood in Canada and fond memories of outdoor experiences in her youth. She discusses her college education and subsequent jobs and training, and then speaks about influences as an...
Citizens for the Protection of Logan Canyon; Land use--Utah--Logan Canyon; Beaver Mountain (Utah); Canyons--Utah--Cache County--Recreational use; Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.)--Alumni and alumnae; Montreal (Quebec); Laurentian Mountains...
Mr. Kindred talks living in Logan Canyon at Beirdneau, his work with Thiokol as an engineer, his family activities up Logan Canyon, and his local history efforts.;
