Date of Award
1979
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Departmental Honors
Department
Wildland Resources
Abstract
Olympic National Park (ONP), a natural area 15% larger than Rhode Island, located on the Olympic Peninsula in northwestern Washington State, is a land of diverse contrasts and impressive beauty. It is also a land rich in natural resources (e.g. timber, water power, and recreational potential) that are strongly coveted by man. This dichotomy has led to a number of conflicts during the past hundred years over the policies directing the control, management, and use of this area. It is the purpose of this paper to examine the factors that have shaped that policy and to follow the changes that policy has undergone from the initial establishment of Olympic Forest Reserve in 1897 to the present day national park.
Recommended Citation
Ruppel, Kurt F., "A Forest Kingdom Unlike Any Other" (1979). Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects. 222.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/honors/222
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Faculty Mentor
Bernard Shanks
Departmental Honors Advisor
Douglas D. Alder