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Title: Division of Resource Management and Science records
Dates: 1874-2003
Bulk Dates: 1964-1999
Collection number: SEKI 22369
Collector:
Sequoia National Park (Calif.). Division of Resource Management and Science.
Collection Size:
50 linear feet.
Repository:
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, Museum and Archives
Three Rivers, CA 93271-9700
Physical location: Sequoia Kings Canyon National Parks. Ash Mountain Headquarters, Archive.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Abstract: Records generated within the organizational divisions of Sequoia Kings
Canyon National Park concerning Park management, planning and development.
Collection is open for research by appointment.
Many collections are former federal government records and are in the public domain. Other collections are from private sources;
copyright has been transferred to the NPS on most. Some collections have publication restrictions. Researchers are required
to properly credit all materials used. The researcher assumes responsibility for acquiring copyright permissions when needed.
Division of Resource Management and Science records, SEKI 22369. Courtesy of the National Park Service, Sequoia & Kings Canyon
National Parks.
Biography / Administrative History
By the 1930s, the Parks' superintendent was beginning to grapple with the complexities of park resource management. Under
John R. White, Sequoia was one of the first parks to address the cumulative effect of visitation and development on the ecosystems
the Parks were meant to protect. Following the publication of the Leopold Report in 1963, Park staff began to include larger
numbers of ecologists, biologists, and botanists, and a wide range of research projects were undertaken. In 1976, the Division
of Natural Resources Management was established out of the consolidation of work functions drawn from throughout the Parks'
administration.
Vanguard efforts at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks have included the development of prescribed fire as an ecological
tool, early attempts to manage visitation to minimize impacts to wilderness areas, and the promotion of parks as a place for
scientific research.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of correspondence, planning documents, permits, reports, field data, and photographs. Important topics
include the advent of prescribed fire, forest ecology, the development of meadow monitoring and the limitation of stock use,
the effects of visitors on the wilderness, baseline data for species distribution, the protection of Park caves, documentation
of Park landscapes, and the emerging importance of science to Park management.
The collection is organized into eight series: Series I Division Plans and Reports; Series II Scientific Research Permits;
Series III Wilderness Impact Records; Series IV Natural Resources Inventory; Series V Cave Records; Series VI Wildlife and
Ecology Records; Series VII Forestry Records; and Series VIII Aerial Photography
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Sequoia National Park (Calif.) Division of Resource Management and Science.
Preservation of caves.
Natural resources--Management.
Conservation of natural resources.
Wildlife conservation.
Grazing--Environmental aspects.
Vegetation surveys--Sequoia National Park (Calif.)
Environmental pollutants--Adverse effects.
Fire management--Sequoia National Park (Calif.)
Archeological investigations.
Natural history collections--Management.
Scientific research--Permissions.
Wilderness areas--Recreational use--Environmental aspects.
Plants, Protection of.
Steven DeBenedetti Collection (unprocessed);
Harold Werner Collection (unprocessed)