{"id":10479,"date":"2024-10-14T08:26:24","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T15:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/library\/?p=10479"},"modified":"2025-01-09T10:46:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T17:46:39","slug":"timber-exhibit-explores-regions-forestry-roots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/library-cline\/timber-exhibit-explores-regions-forestry-roots\/","title":{"rendered":"TIMBER! Exhibit Explores Region’s Forestry Roots"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TIMBER!<\/p>\n

Northern Arizona is home to the world\u2019s largest continuous stand of ponderosa pine forest, and the import and impact of its valuable timber is deeply woven into the region\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

Now visitors to a new exhibit can trace the story of the region’s forests, from the ancestral environmental care practices of the region\u2019s Indigenous communities to the founding of the Northern Arizona University (NAU) School of Forestry in 1958.<\/p>\n

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The invention of motorized saws, like the one in this image (ca. 1919-1920) of William Walker in Flagstaff, led to the creation of the first handheld, motorized timber-cutting chainsaws during the 1920s. Image: NAU.PH.96.11.35<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TIMBER! Northern Arizona\u2019s Logging Legacy <\/em>provides a visual story of more than 100 years of lumber and timber history and its impact on the communities of the greater Flagstaff area. It is now on display in Cline Library Special Collections and Archives (SCA) and online<\/a>.\u00a0 SCA houses numerous collections related to the history of northern Arizona\u2019s forests; these collections are available to the public for research.<\/p>\n

NAU student Alex Williams, SCA\u2019s 2024 Elizabeth M. and P.T. Reilly intern, worked closely with SCA staff to develop the TIMBER! <\/em>exhibit.\u00a0 Williams, a senior from Phoenix, is pursuing degrees in Comparative Cultural Studies and History.\u00a0 While all NAU students are \u201cLumberjacks\u201d, Williams also demonstrates real-life lumberjack skills as the administrative captain of the NAU Logging Sports Team<\/a>.\u00a0 In addition, she volunteers at Riordan Mansion State Park<\/a>, the 19th century home of the Riordan brothers, then owners of Flagstaff’s largest employer, the Arizona Lumber and Timber Company.<\/p>\n

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NAU student Alex Williams led the development of the exhibit. Williams was the 2024 Elizabeth M. and P.T. Reilly Intern in Cline Library Special Collections and Archives.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Plan Your Visit
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\nIn Person.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong> The physical exhibit is on display through July 2, 2025.<\/p>\n