The Free Life of a Ranger: A Forest Service Memoir

A vivid account of the experiences of veteran Forest Service ranger Archie Murchie, whose career with the U. S. Forest Service spanned from 1929 to 1965 on several national forests in Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, and Nevada. Throughout his career, Murchie was recognized as being an exceptional ranger and a particularly expert fire fighter. He describes in detail battling the Hells Canyon and Dog Valley fires, conducting mustang hunts on the old Nevada National Forest, controlling the abuses of overgrazing and timber cutting, working with the tie hacks on the Wasatch Forest, conducting harrowing expeditions on snowshoes and with pack animals, and many other experiences. In the form of an eyewitness narrative. Examines major federal land management issues and explores the hidden causes and effects of pressing National Forest issues.Murchie, Archie is the author of 'The Free Life of a Ranger: A Forest Service Memoir' with ISBN 9781564753793 and ISBN 1564753794.