Forest History Society

Mission Our mission is to preserve and help people use the documents of forest history. The Forest History Society identifies, collects, interprets, and disseminates historical information on the relationship of humans and forests, contributing to informed natural resource decision-making. Vision FHS will remain the recognized leader in forest history and the primary contact for inquiries from around the world. Its archives will remain unsurpassed. Its outreach efforts to make history relevant to current forest policy and management will become its hallmark. Primary Goals Preserve and enhance accessibility of forest, conservation, and environmental history. Encourage scholarship in forest, conservation, and environmental history. Sustain and create programs that enhance the knowledge of forest history for diverse publics. Market the Society’s programs, resources, and opportunities. Develop a financial base that will generate adequate support to carry out the mission. Maintain a strong, diverse and dynamic Board of Directors and a competent staff to execute FHS Strategy

The Forest History Society is a nonprofit library and archive dedicated to collecting, preserving, and disseminating forest and conservation history for all to use. The Society links the past to the future while reminding us about our important forest heritage.