Forests and forestry

Railroad Ties Ready for River Drive at Blacks Fork, Wasatch National Forest.

Lyle Watts, front row, far right, with fellow foresters and staff outside their office building. The sign above the door reads, "U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service." The back of the photo indicates that the date is 1929 or 1930 and the location is Ogden, Utah.

An old burn in Wasatch National Forest in Utah, with Tokewanna Peak in the background.

Tokewanna Peak in the Wasatch National Forest in Utah.

Lyle F. Watts Going to Tokewanna Peak in the Wasatch National Forest, Utah.

Forester Lyle F. Watts stands at the Timberline on Tokewanna Peak in the Wasatch National Forest in Utah. He and others tried to climb to the summit, but abandoned their plans when they saw it was too dangerous in winter.

Lyle F. Watts stands with his hands in his pockets outside a train depot in the Targhee National Forest in Idaho.

Lyle F. Watts dragging skis from Blacks Fork to Mill Creek in the Wasatch National Forest in Utah.

Big Engelmann Spruce growing in the Wasatch National Forest in Utah.

Close-up of Big Engelmann Spruce covered with snow in the Wasatch National Forest in Utah.