File:1961. Walter J. Buckhorn (left) receives the WFCA Forest Protection Award from Bill Hagenstein. (35033732121).jpg

Walter J. Buckhorn (left) receiving the Forest Protection Award from the Western Forestry and Conservation Association. Award presented by William D. Hagenstein at the 52nd Conference.

Photo by: Unknown Date: December 6 1961

Credit: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection. Collection: Portland Station Collection; La Grande, Oregon. Image: PS-3231

To learn more about this photo collection see: Wickman, B.E., Torgersen, T.R. and Furniss, M.M. 2002. Photographic images and history of forest insect investigations on the Pacific Slope, 1903-1953. Part 2. Oregon and Washington. American Entomologist, 48(3), p. 178-185.

For more information about Walter J. Buckhorn, see: Furniss, M.M., 2000. Walter Julius Buckhorn (1899–1968)—Legendary Forest Entomologist, Not of the Classroom Kind. American Entomologist, 46(3), pp.133-140.

For related historic program documentation see: <a href="https://archive.org/details/AerialForestInsectAndDiseaseDetectionSurveysInORandWA19472016TheSurveyHighRes" rel="nofollow">archive.org/details/AerialForestInsectAndDiseaseDetection...</a> Johnson, J. 2016. Aerial forest insect and disease detection surveys in Oregon and Washington 1947-2016: The survey. Gen. Tech. Rep. R6-FHP-GTR-0302. Portland, OR: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection. 280 p.

For additional historic forest entomology photos, stories, and resources see the Western Forest Insect Work Conference site: <a href="http://wfiwc.org/content/history-and-resources" rel="nofollow">wfiwc.org/content/history-and-resources</a>