| FHS News on Twitter To reach an audience that is increasingly on the move, FHS has begun to offer tweets about new collections, events, etc. via Twitter. First World Congress of Environmental History 2009 Local Livelihoods and Global Challenges: Understanding Human Interaction with the Environment
Hosted by the International Consortium of Environmental History Organizations (ICEHO) and Roskilde University, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 4-8, 2009. Why hold a World Congress of Environmental History?
In the last 100,000 years, humans have colonized Planet Earth, shaping nature to sustain their environmental needs. Natural Systems have been changed, degraded and embellished. They have shown recovery and resilience but also a growing dependency on human management. Environmental historians in many fields study how and why human society and natural systems have interacted. Historical knowledge of climate change and past ecosystems may inform actions towards a sustainable future.
The first World Congress of Environmental History (WCEH2009) brought together more than 500 scholars from all over the globe, giving them a unique opportunity of to learn from each other and to create an overarching picture of the relationship of people and the environment through time. Interactions are found on many scales, from the local to the global. Resource issues cross national boundaries and ecosystem boundaries.
Looking at our challenges from multiple perspectives, multiple spatial and temporal scales, and varied politics, economies and disciplines is the only way to enlighten the complex challenge of creating a sustainable future.
A recap of the Congress was posted on the FHS blog Aug. 21, 2009.
Major Update to FHS Image Database The Forest History Society and the Eastern Region (Region 9) of the U.S. Forest Service are excited to announce the culmination of a collaborative project to digitize, catalog, and make available online a rich assortment of more than 13,000 Forest Service photographs – the largest number of searchable historic Forest Service images on the Web. The Eastern Region Historical Photograph Collection has been incorporated into the Forest History Society's existing online image database, bringing its total number of searchable images up to more than 18,000. The Eastern Region images date from the 1880s through the 1970s and document land and resource management activities in the National Forests, primarily in the Midwestern and Northeastern states. Subjects include fire prevention, detection, and suppression; outdoor recreation; timber management; reforestation; wildlife and nature scenes; Forest Service facilities; and programs of both the Job Corps and the Civilian Conservation Corps. Search the updated FHS Image Database Browse sample Photo Galleries Journals of First Supervisor of Alaska National Forests The Forest History Society has received four bound volumes containing journal entries, letter copies, and business transactions recorded by William Alexander Langille from 1903 to 1907. Langille worked throughout Alaska for the Bureau of Forestry and its successor, the U.S. Forest Service, and was the first supervisor of the Tongass and Chugach national forests. You can view more information about Langille as well as sample pages from his journal. View Historic Film Footage on the FHS YouTube Channel FHS continues to add historic film footage to its YouTube Channel. Enjoy Public Service Announcements, logrolling competition, and smokejumpers in action. Environmental History Now Available Online! The Forest History Society and the American Society for Environmental History are pleased to announce that the journal Environmental History is now available online at the History Cooperative. Full-text on-line availability currently starts with Volume 8:1 (January 2003). Any member or library that maintains their print subscription to Environmental History will have access to the on-line version. On-line access will eventually be gated; advance notice about gating and access procedures will be provided. For further details and updates, please visit our "Environmental History Online at the History Cooperative" web page. Environmental History is also available full text from Volume 1:1 (January 1996) on JStor if you have access through your institution. | 
