In March 2006, Steve Eubanks, Supervisor of the Tahoe National Forest, spoke on the history of the United States Forest Service and forest sustainability to the Sierra College class named Interdisciplinary 6: The Sierra Nevada.
Biography
Tahoe National Forest Supervisor Steve Eubanks is responsible for oversight and direction of the Tahoe National Forest which includes 800,000 acres of public land and stretches from Nevada City to Truckee and from Foresthill on the south to north of Downieville. He supervises approximately 500 employees.
Steve arrived in the Tahoe National Forest in 1998 from the Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota where he was Forest Supervisor. While in the Tahoe National Forest, Steve has continued his efforts in international forestry, working with the Russian Forest Service to promote sustainable forestry in central Siberia. He began his Forest Service career almost 40 years ago.
This SierraCast also includes a partial showing of the documentary “The Greatest Good,” which chronicles the history of the United States Forest Service. Charles Osgood of CBS News narrates the movie, “The Greatest Good,” and the Skywalker Symphony, part of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, performs the original score. This movie chronicles the social, environmental and political history of the Forest Service in connection to natural resource policies. It follows the history of the agency from its formation through the current day, with the guiding principles of Gifford Pinchot, the first Chief of the Forest Service who stated, “…. Where conflicting interests must be reconciled, the question will always be decided from the standpoint of the greatest good of the greatest number in the long run.” Spectacular scenery of National Forests, in concert with historical footage from the National Archives, makes this a memorable documentary.
