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A delayed tribute to Mrs. ALBERT WTES'NDANGER, who's death was caused by cancer, shortly after Albert's retirement. By Albert Wiesendaner. Few of the 210 friends of both Cleo "Micky1' Wiesendanger and Albert who attended the retirement party of her husband on the evening of June 13, 1980, held at the Black Angus Restaurant in Salem arid aw her 8itting at the head table smiling at each one who came up to greet her, realized that night that they would never ee her again, as shortly after the party, she passed away, the victim of cancer. For 31 years, 1917 to 1948, while Albert wa a ranger on the Mt. Hood Mat'l Fore8t, and then another 32 years, when he took early retirement to become Executive Secretary of the Keep Oregon Green Association, she was a big factor in helping PJ.bert with his E'orest Fire Prevention Program. 1hile at the Eagle Creek Ranger Station in the Columbia River Gorge, she was not on the payroll, since regulations prevented ranger's wives froni being paid. Since the office and telephone were in the ranger station, she contributed many hours attending to official telephone calls, and issued many camp fire permits to hikers who often arrived late at night on the bus from Portland. IXring Saturdays and Sundays, during the sumnier months, thousands of picnickers and campers arrived at the Eagle Creek Camp Ground, which was one of the first public camp grounds to be developed on the Oregon Nat'l Forest (Mt. Hood Nat'l Forest). The gorge, with itts spectacular forested cliffs, had long been recognized as one of the prime scenic resources of the Pacific Northwest. Lone before the turn of the century, it had been easily accessible via railway, steamboat and buses. When the Columbia Gorse Scenic Highiay was opened, the area became accessible to highway traffic. Certain factions tdthin the Portland Community, concerned with the preservation of scenic values, took up the problem of ho't to prevent the degradation of the Ortgon bank of the Gorge that might result from unrestricted tourist development. Two Portland organizations in particular took an active interest in the preservation of the Oregon bank - The Portland Chamber of Commerce and the Progressive Business Men's Club of Portland, of which Former Supervisor T. H. Sherrard was very active. Certainly their support played a crucial role in Forester Henry Gravests decision to recommend to the Secretary of Agriculture that an area some 22 miles long and 4 to 6 niiles wide (13,873 acres) along the Oregon bank of the Gorge be designated as the Columbia Gorge Park Division of the Oregon National Forest. Secretary David Houston's order to that effect, dated December 24, 1915, appears to mark the first time the Forest Service dedicated an extended area to purely recreation use. The order prohibited timber sales and the distribution of permits for homesites. Raving closed the Columbia River Gorge Park to the development of summer cabins or private resorts, the Forest Service found itself forced to assume reatér responsibility for recreational facility development than it had done in other area8 of high recreational potential. During the summer of 1916 the Oregon National Forest developed the - Eagle Creek Camp Ground within the Park. Because the area was already so readily accessible and popular, the new camping area could not be merely another undeveloped site set aside for the use of camper8, as had most earlier 'camp grounds' in the national forests.
At Eagle Creek, for the first time, the Forest Service undertook the construction of a public Camp Ground in the tnodern sense. Facilities included camp tables, toilets, arid a ranger station. The Forest Service plans for recreationi1 use in the Park did not end with the dedication of the camp ground in July 1916. Even then work was progressing on a l3 mile long Eagle Creek Trail to Wahtum Lake. Built specifically for recreational use, the trail purposively sought out scenic routes, even tunneling at one point, behind a waterfall. The easy accessibility and great beauty of the Columbia Gorge Park assured its rapid acceptance by the public. During the summer of 1919 nearly 150,000 people enjoyed the Eagle Creek Camp Ground. It was at this important location that Mrs. Wiesendanger "vicky" became the first wife of a Forest Rmger to reign over such an important area. Many, many very fine people came to the door of her ranger station to inquire if they could park near the station their automobiles, mostly Ford cars, as they wanted to hike on up the Eagle Creek Trail overnight. She always obliged them. The Multnotnah County Police patrolled those days on motorcycles. rrhe Eagle Creek Ranger Station had the last Lelephone in Multnomah County on which they could report in to their headquarters, or to report a grass and brush fire along the railroad right-of--way, caused by a coal burning freight engine. They too were given the welcome mat by Cleo Wiesendanger. She was Mrs. Public Relations. In June 1948 a group of business men contacted her husband, Albert, to take early retirement from the Forest Service to become Executive Secretary of the Keep Oregon Green Association. Cleo gave her consent to this move. The KOG Association had been organized and was supported by contributions to carry on a year long Forest Fire Prevention program in schools. It was organized shortly after the big Tillatnook fires that destroyed thousands of acres of timber in Tillarnook County. They told (leo they wanted Albert for this job as, for the past six spring seasons, the Forest Service had used him fur visiting schools in Oregon and presenting illustrated talks on orest Fire Prevention. Again, she became more active than ever in assisting Albert during the months he was contacting schools and enrolling prominent persons in each Oregon County to assist in this No. 1 program of Forest Fire Prevention. So all in all srie served a total of sixty four years assisting her Forester husband in making the Keep Oregon Green Progrwn a success it is today. Following is the letter of transmittal from Albert, dated 4arch 20, l)l. I tried to get Red Nelson to write the enclosed but/felt I should so its enclosed. I am sorry I am no \.Iorking at KOG or I would have had it typed. I think however, since it has to be-written for printing, that you will be able to read it as it is along lines that you are familiar with. T thought some of the early development on forest camps would be interesting ,o tie people w-iodon't often know ho one things started in the early days. So I tried to make i inereting ror old 30 Year Club members as \.jell as new people of which there are now a lot of' them. /s/ Albert - 30 -
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Page 6 and 7: A WORD FROM YOUR EDITOR Again, we a
Page 8 and 9: Mr. Carroll E. Brown 300 Lumen Road
Page 10 and 11: Dear Carroll: UNITED STATES DEPARTM
Page 12 and 13: 1980 ACTIVITY REPORT OF THE PACIFIC
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Page 16 and 17: LOWELL W. ASH 1903 - 1980 Lowell W.
Page 18 and 19: PAUL E. BARDEN 1894 - 1979 Paul E.
Page 20 and 21: JOHN RA BRUCKART 1887 - 1979 John R
Page 22 and 23: ORVILLE B. CARY Orville Cary was bo
Page 24 and 25: HARRY R. (MIcKEY) ELLIO 1887 - 1980
Page 26 and 27: ROBERT L. FURNISS 1908 - 1980 Rober
Page 28 and 29: Henry died June 15, 1980 in Portlan
Page 30 and 31: JOHN WILLIAM SARGINSON 1910 - 1980
Page 32 and 33: JOSEPH "JOE" ALBERT THALHOFER 1900
Page 34 and 35: ALBERT L. WARREN 1921 - 1979 Albert
Page 38 and 39: MILTON "SLIM" U1O35 1943 - 1981 Mil
Page 40 and 41: Ed gobson: (3-12-81) I'm not having
Page 42 and 43: Q&1bert M. Bowa: (1-26-81) tn reply
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Page 46 and 47: The promptness with which you sieze
Page 48 and 49: Unfortunately, Budget Bureau rules
Page 50 and 51: MY FTh FORESTRY JOB By M. M. "Red"
Page 52 and 53: Later in July I had my first offici
Page 54 and 55: The Retiree Group in California pri
Page 56 and 57: elief programs. The CCC was establi
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Page 60 and 61: In 1.936 at Naches Ranger District
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Page 64 and 65: Dear Carrol: I see by the 30-Year C
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Page 72 and 73: The fire record on the East side sh
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THE EARLY DAY FOREST RMGER By H. R.
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RBCOLLTIONS ABOJ? CCC CAMPS DURI T1
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I was d..tail.d to the Peavine coun
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the state polic, and reported the i
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MEMOIRS OF JOHN TMRAr BRUCKAIT, SR.
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In late August of 1.909 the Distric
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of this sale but my best recollecti
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National Park was placed in charge.
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