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History Of Arcata Community Forest, Susie Van Kirk
History Of Arcata Community Forest, Susie Van Kirk
Susie Van Kirk Papers
On 17 May 1955, dedication ceremonies for the Arcata Community Forest were held by the Arcata Redwood Circle of the Redwood Region Conservation Council, which sent out 2,500 invitations to the event. The first municipally owned forest in the State of California, Arcata's 6OO-acre Forest was to be "managed for the benefit of all the citizens of the city, with attention to watershed, recreation, timber management and other values (Humboldt Times, 15 May 1955).
How the land has been used and how it came into City ownership are the subjects of this paper, which recounts a history of public domain …