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Forestry Timeline

100 Years of Forestry at The University of Montana

July 1, 1905

United States Forest Service established

United States Forest Service Shield
January 4, 1909

Ranger School opened at The University of Montana-Missoula

"Course in Forestry," Kaimin, January, 1909
February 2, 1909

Joseph Edward Kirkwood becomes head of the newly established Department of Botany and Forestry

Joseph Edward Kirkwood, The Sentinel, 1910, 15
December 16, 1909

"Short Forestry Course," Kaimin

"Short Forestry Course," Kaimin, December 16, 1909
January 13, 1910

"Foresters Get Busy," Kaimin

"Foresters Get Busy," Kaimin, January 13, 1910, cover
"Foresters Get Busy," Kaimin, January 13, 1910, page 4
"Foresters Get Busy," Kaimin, January 13, 1910, page 4
January 27, 1910

"Foresters Declared Illegal Students," Kaimin

"Foresters Declared Illegal Students," Kaimin, January 27, 1910
March 30, 1911

"A Good Bunch," Kaimin

"A Good Bunch," Kaimin, March 30, 1911
June 1, 1911

Tree nursery opens on campus

Tree nursery, RG 6, UM Photographs by Subject
September 1, 1912

School of Forestry: Staff of Instruction

Forestry Announcement, No. 80, Series 7, University Publications
February 13, 1913

"For a School of Forestry," Kaimin

"For a School of Forestry," Kaimin, February 13, 1913
March 21, 1913

Forestry School Approved

On March 21 the state authorized the creation of the School of Forestry at the University of Montana-Missoula.

July 1, 1913

German Forestry Professor Carl Alwin Schenck visited the University of Montana-Missoula

Carl Alwin Schenck, The Sentinel, 1926, 8
March 26, 1914

"Forestry Short Course Closes After Best Session Ever Held," Kaimin

"Forestry Short Course Closes After Best Session Ever Held," Kaimin, March 26, 1914
September 8, 1914

School of Forestry officially opened

September 9, 1914

Dorr Skeels served as the first dean of the School of Forestry

Dorr Skeels, School of Forestry Alumni News, 1958, 3
October 2, 1914

Forestry Club established

Montana Forestry Club Handbook, 1954-1955, 4
October 22, 1914

Trail up Mount Sentinel built by the School of Forestry

Forestry Kaimin, Vol. 1, No. 2, 1916
December 10, 1914

"Forestry Sawdust," Kaimin

"Forestry Sawdust," Kaimin, December 10, 1914
January 14, 1915

First building, the "Shack" opened

First floor plan for original Forestry Building aka "The Shack"
March 11, 1915

Forestry Kaimin first issued

Forestry Kaimin, March 11, 1915
April 30, 1915

First Spring Camp held on Salmon Lake

"Foresters Take a Trip Up the Blackfoot," Kaimin, April 30, 1915
June 1, 1915

Fire lookout on Mount Sentinel built by the School of Forestry

Forestry Kaimin, Vol. 1, No. 2, 1916
February 18, 1916

Inaugural Lumberjack Dance held

"Hop A La Lumberjack Will Be Held Friday," Kaimin, February 15, 1916
May 5, 1916

Overheard at the Forester's Lumberjack Ball

Forestry Kaimin, Vol. 1, No. 2, 1916
June 2, 1916

Ranger Students

The Sentinel, 1916
January 31, 1917

First Longhorn-Shorthorn Meet

Forestry Kaimin, Vol. 3, No. 1, 1917, 23
April 6, 1917

United States entered World War I

University of Montana Bulletin No. 31, School of Forestry, 1918
October 5, 1917

Foresters Enlist in Army

School of Forestry Dean Dorr Skeels, faculty and students join a special unit in the Army Corps of Engineers made up entirely of foresters. The unit was sent to France to harvest timber for the war effort.

University of Montana Booklet No. 17, The School of Forestry: Its Plan and Purpose
January 3, 1918

James H. Bonner, Acting Dean, School of Forestry

James H. Bonner, Montana Forest School News, Vol. 1, No. 1, January
January 19, 1918

Richard R. Fenska, Acting Dean, School of Forestry

Richard R. Fenska, Acting Dean, School of Forestry
January 31, 1918

Montana Forest School News, Vol. 1, No. 1

Montana Forest School News, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 31, 1918
February 15, 1918

"Forestry Flag to Have Gold Star for Cook," Kaimin

"Forestry Flag to Have Gold Star for Cook," Kaimin, February 15, 1918
February 21, 1918

Foresters' Ball Dance Card

Foresters' Ball Dance Card, 1918, cover
Foresters' Ball Dance Card, 1918, interior
March 15, 1918

"First Aid For Foresters," Kaimin

"First Aid For Foresters," Kaimin, March 15, 1918
May 31, 1918

"School of Forestry Offers Courses in Topographic Drafting for Women," Montana Forestry School News

"School of Forestry Offers Courses in Topographic Drafting for Women," Montana Forestry School News, Vol. 1, No. 5, May, 1918
July 24, 1918

James H. Bonner, Acting Dean, School of Forestry

October 25, 1918

"Influenza Cases Drop to Fifteen; Fifty Week Ago," Kaimin

"Influenza Cases Drop to Fifteen; Fifty Week Ago," Kaimin, October 25, 1918
November 14, 1918

Seven students from the School of Forestry are killed in battle and/or died from influenza during World War I

"Seven Gold Stars on Service Flag of Forest School," Kaimin, November 14, 1918
February 14, 1919

Foresters' Ball Dance Card

Foresters Ball Dance Card, February 14, 1919, cover
Foresters Ball Dance Card, February 14, 1919, interior
February 18, 1919

"Forestry Dance Has Waterfall, Bad Men, Bar n' Everything," Kaimin

"Forestry Dance Has Waterfall, Bad Men, Bar n' Everything," Kaimin, February 18, 1919
April 9, 1919

Thomas Claude Spaulding, Acting Dean, School of Forestry

Thomas Spaulding, The Sentinel, 1928, 27
April 18, 1919

"Forestry School Makes Wireless Experiments," Kaimin

"Forestry School Makes Wireless Experiments," Kaimin, April 18, 1919
May 13, 1919

Memorial Row trees planted on campus in honor of students and faculty who died during the war and/or from influenza. Trees are donated by the School of Forestry Nursery.

September 1, 1919

Ranger School Course Information

University of Montana Bulletin, No. 224, School of Forestry, University Publications
September 4, 1919

Dorr Skeels returns to campus and resumes deanship

January 23, 1920

Forestry Rifle Club established

June 4, 1920

Forestry

The Sentinel, 1920, 57
September 28, 1922

Current Forestry Building opened

Photograph of building entrance, ca. 1925, Mss 249, Rollin H. McKay Photographs, 94-1260
Architectural drawing for Forestry Building, Ole Bakke, Mss 20, Gibson, Kirkemo and Bakke Architectural Drawings
September 27, 1923

Thomas Claude Spaulding, Acting Dean, School of Forestry

January 11, 1924

Druids, forestry honor society established

"Forestry Fraternity Organized on Campus," Kaimin, February 12, 1924
September 25, 1924

Thomas Claude Spaulding, Dean, School of Forestry

First UM graduate to serve as dean of the school.

December 1, 1925

"Forestry School to Make Standard Weather Reports," Kaimin

"Forestry School to Make Standard Weather Reports," Kaimin, December 1, 1925
February 26, 1926

Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox first invited to the Foresters' Ball

Forestry Kaimin, No. 2, 1916, 46
September 6, 1926

Bertha, the Moose, donated to the Forestry Club

Montana Forestry Club Handbook, 1954-1955
October 5, 1926

Ranger School closed

February 4, 1927

Foresters' Ball Dance Card

Foresters' Ball Dance Card, cover, February 4, 1927
June 4, 1928

First woman graduates from School of Forestry

Josephine Darlington of Missoula was the first woman to graduate from the UM with a BS in Forestry. She also earned a degree in Botany.

Josephine Darlington
July 6, 1929

Fire lookout on Mount Sentinel burned down

Forestry Kaimin, 1929, 45 and 46
January 9, 1931

"Cedar Boughs Gathered for Forestry Ball," Kaimin

"Cedar Boughs Gathered for Forestry Ball," Kaimin, January 9, 1931
April 4, 1933

"Foresters Receive Mill Training In Scale Study at A.C.M. Camp," Kaimin

"Foresters Receive Mill Training In Scale Study at A.C.M. Camp," Kaimin, April 4, 1933
April 3, 1934

"Art Panels in Forestry Building to Show Development of Industry," Kaimin

"Art Panels in Forestry Building to Show Development of Industry," Kaimin, April 3, 1934
February 1, 1935

Foresters' Ball Ticket

Foresters' Ball Ticket, February 1, 1935
June 5, 1936

Foresters

The Sentinel, 1936, 23
February 5, 1937

"Paul Bunyan Arrives," Kaimin

"Paul Bunyan Arrives," Kaimin, February 5, 1937
December 13, 1937

Anaconda Company donates 19,058 acres to the university. The land will become part of the Lubrecht Experimental Forest.

March 1, 1938

Forestry Club Room

Students meeting in Forestry Club Room in Forestry Building, Mss 249, Rollin H. McKay Photographs, 94.1835
September 30, 1938

Additional 1,212 acres of land for the Lubrecht Experimental Forest donated by the Northern Pacific Railroad

"Land Grant Received By Forestry School From N.P. Railroad," Kaimin, September 30, 1938
January 24, 1941

"Feud Continues," Kaimin

"Feud Continues," Kaimin, January 24, 1941
February 21, 1941

Foresters' Ball Ticket

Foresters' Ball Ticket, February 21, 1941
Foresters' Ball Ticket, February 21, 1941
December 8, 1941

United States entered World War II. Fourteen students from the School of Forestry were killed in the war.

June 5, 1942

Forestry Club

The Sentinel, 1942, 166
September 27, 1944

"School of Forestry Offers War Training Courses," Kaimin

"School of Forestry Offers War Training Courses," Kaimin, September 27, 1944
May 18, 1945

"Tree Toads Off on a Weekend Party," Kaimin

"Tree Toads Off on a Weekend Party," Kaimin, May 18, 1945
September 1, 1945

Kenneth P. Davis, Dean, School of Forestry

Kenneth P. Davis, UM Photo Negative 79128
November 2, 1945

"Tree Toads Wax Poetic," Kaimin

"Tree Toads Wax Poetic," Kaimin, November 2, 1945
November 2, 1945

"Feud Ends in Convo Farce Today," Kaimin

"Feud Ends in Convo Farce Today," Kaimin, November 2, 1945
May 3, 1946

1946 Foresters Ball

Forestry Kaimin, 1946, 17
July 8, 1946

Masters Degree in Forestry now offered

May 7, 1948

Forestry Wives Club

Forestry Kaimin, 1948, 21
August 5, 1949

Mann Gulch Fire on the Helena National Forest killed thirteen men. Three of those killed were students in the School of Forestry.

"Jumpers Die at Mann Gulch; Six Students Among 13 Dead," Kaimin, September 28, 1949
September 19, 1949

Ross A. Williams, Dean, School of Forestry

Ross A. Williams, The Sentinel, 1951
November 1, 1950

"New Forestry Greenhouse Boasts Modern Technical Equipment," Kamin

"New Forestry Grennhouse Boasts Modern Technical Equipment," Kamin, November 1, 1950
September 3, 1951

Forestry Greenhouse opened

May 7, 1952

Dedication to Bertha

Forestry Kaimin, 1952, 5
June 1, 1952

Tree Nursery closed

September 13, 1952

First Fall Smoker held

March 1, 1954

Life Magazine covers Foresters' Ball

June 3, 1955

Bertha in hiding

The Sentinel, 1955, 145
June 6, 1960

After graduating from UM forestry students Ronald G. Babich and Gene DeBruin joined the military and served in Vietnam. Babich was killed on June 2, 1967 and DeBruin is currently listed as MIA

July 1, 1962

Arnold Bolle, Dean, School of Forestry

Arnold Bolle, The Sentinel, 1967, 232
April 14, 1964

PhD in Forestry now offered

May 7, 1965

Forestry Club

The Sentinel, 1965, 202
May 10, 1968

Kathy Davis 1st Foresters' Ball Queen

The Sentinel, 1968, 35
November 6, 1969

53rd Annual Foresters' Ball

53rd Annual Foresters' Ball, Advertisement, Kaimin, November 6, 1969
November 7, 1969

"Foresters' Bertha is Stolen," Kaimin

"Foresters' Bertha is Stolen," Kaimin, November 7, 1969
May 8, 1970

Forestry Club Initiation

The Sentinel, 1970
December 1, 1970

"Forestry School Report Indicts Forest Service," Kaimin

"Forestry School Report Indicts Forest Service," Kaimin, December 1, 1970
July 1, 1972

Robert F. Wambach, Dean, School of Forestry

Robert F. Wambach, The Sentinel, 1970
January 8, 1974

"Has Anybody Seen Bertha?" Kaimin

"Has Anybody Seen Bertha?" Kaimin, January 8, 1974
May 3, 1974

Forestry Club

Forestry Kaimin, 1973-1974, 20
January 16, 1976

Foresters' Ball Ticket

Foresters' Ball Ticket, January 16, 1976
Foresters' Ball Ticket, January 16, 1976
January 1, 1977

Larry K. Forcier, Acting Dean, School of Forestry

Larry K. Forcier, The University of Vermont, www.uvm.edu/rsenr
July 1, 1977

Arnold Bolle, Acting Dean, School of Forestry

July 1, 1978

Benjamin B. Stout, Dean, School of Forestry

Benjamin B. Stout, UM Photo Negatives 82024
October 7, 1983

Castles Forestry Center dedicated at the Lubrecht Experimental Forest

Dedication Program, October 7, 1983, University Publications
October 21, 1985

Sidney Frissell, Acting Dean, School of Forestry

Sidney Frissell, The Sentinel, 1987, 144
July 1, 1986

Sidney Frissell, Dean, School of Forestry

June 5, 1987

Forestry Club

The Sentinel II, 1987, 147
May 6, 1988

Forestry Club

Forestry Kaimin, 1988 17
May 6, 1988

Winter Olympics

Forestry Kaimin, 1988, 50
September 28, 1988

"Abductors snatch Bertha before kissing initiation," Kaimin

"Abductors snatch Bertha before kissing initiation," Kaimin, September 28, 1988
April 11, 1989

"Forestry School unveils computer mapping system," Kaimin

"Forestry School unveils computer mapping system," Kaimin, April 11, 1989
August 1, 1993

Robert Ream, Acting Dean, School of Forestry

Robert Ream, The Sentinel, 1970
February 15, 1994

"Fashion titan gives forestry 500 grand for new program," Kaimin

"Fashion titan gives forestry 500 grand for new program," Kaimin, February 15, 1994
September 1, 1994

Perry Brown, Dean, School of Forestry

Perry Brown, The University of Montana-Missoula, Office of the Provost
May 5, 1995

Forestry Kaimin

Forestry Kaimin, 1994-1995, cover
February 3, 1998

"Students toss axes, ready for Ball," Kaimin

"Students toss axes, ready for Ball," Kaimin, February 3, 1998
January 26, 2000

"UM Forestry professor sees the world through satellite," Kaimin

"UM Forestry professor sees the world through satellite," Kaimin, January 26, 2000
May 5, 2000

Forestry Kaimin

Forestry Kaimin, 1999-2000, cover
Forestry Kaimin, 1999-2000, 23
May 29, 2003

School of Forestry is renamed the College of Forestry and Conservation

September 2, 2003

"UM holds seats for firefighters," Kaimin

"UM holds seats for firefighters," Kaimin, September 2, 2003
July 1, 2008

James Burchfield, Interim Dean, College of Forestry and Conservation

James Burchfield, The University of Montana-Missoula, College of Forestry and Conservation
May 18, 2011

James Burchfield, Dean, College of Forestry and Conservation

May 4, 2012

Forestry Kaimin

Forestry Kaimin, 2011-2012, cover
Forestry Kaimin, 2011-2012, page 9
March 22, 2013

96th Annual Foresters' Ball held in the Adams Center

96th Annual Foresters' Ball Logo