The U.S. Forest Service

<p><i>The U.S. Forest Service</i> celebrates its centennial in 2005. With a new preface by the author this edition of Harold K. Steen’s classic history (originally published in 1976) provides a broad perspective on the Service’s administrative and policy controversies and successes. Steen updates the book with discussions of a number of recent concerns among them the spotted owl issue; wilderness and roadless areas; new research on habitat biodiversity and fire prevention; below-cost timber sales; and workplace diversity in a male-oriented field.</p>