Division of Resource Management and Science records
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.
Dates
- Creation: 1874-2003
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1964-1999
Language of Materials
Languages represented in the collection: English
Access
Collection is open for research by appointment.
Publication Rights
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.
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.
Extent
50 linear feet.
Abstract
Records generated within the organizational divisions of Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park concerning Park management, planning and development.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into eight series: Series I Division Plans and Report Series II Scientific Research Permit Series III Wilderness Impact Records Series IV Natural Resources Inventory Series V Cave Records Series VI Wildlife and Ecology Records Series VII Forestry Records Series VIII Aerial Photography
Separated Material
Steven DeBenedetti Collection (unprocessed); Harold Werner Collection (unprocessed)
General
- Processed by:
- Ward Eldredge, Anna Uremovich, Tammy Fishman, Alyson Mazzone, Bekah Piche, Allison Metzler
- Date Completed:
- August 2011
- Encoded by:
- Tammy Fishman
Topical
- Archeological investigations.
- Conservation of natural resources.
- Environmental pollutants--Adverse effects.
- Fire management--Sequoia National Park (Calif.)
- Grazing--Environmental aspects.
- Natural history collections--Management.
- Natural resources--Management.
- Plants, Protection of.
- Preservation of caves.
- Scientific research--Permissions.
- Vegetation surveys--Sequoia National Park (Calif.)
- Wilderness areas--Recreational use--Environmental aspects.
- Wildlife conservation.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Division of Resource Management and Science Records
- Author
- Ward Eldredge, Anna Uremovich, Tammy Fishman, Alyson Mazzone, Bekah Piche, Allison Metzler
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latn
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in: English
Repository Details
Part of the Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park Repository