Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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Idaho State Historical Society
Public Archives and Research
Library
2205 Old Penitentiary Rd.
Boise, ID 83712-8250
208-334-3356 - telephone
208-334-3198 - fax
www.idahohistory.net
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Collection Number:
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MS
762
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Creator:
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Meiners, William R., 1921-1995
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Title:
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William R. Meiners, Papers
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Dates:
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1935-1992 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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4 cubic feet
4 record boxes
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Languages:
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English
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Summary:
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William R. Meiners, 1921-1995, was a
range management specialist and environmental activist. This collection
contains reports, correspondence, clippings, copies of legal documents and
slides related to Meiner’s activities in the conservation and management of
natural resources. He was instrumental in establishing the Birds of Prey
Natural Area, and requiring the Bureau of Land Management to prepare
environmental statements for all grazing allotments.
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Biographical Note
William R. Meiners, 1921-1995, was a range management specialist and
environmental activist. He was born June 6, 1920 in Pendleton, Oregon and was
raised on an eastern Oregon wheat ranch. He attended Oregon State University
and received a BS degree in Range and Range Livestock Management in 1947. He
later attended Utah State University where he received a MS degree in Range
Management in 1965. Meiners worked for the Soil Conservation Service, Bureau of
Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Land Management during his more than thirty
years with the federal government. He retired in 1972, started a resource
planning firm and devoted more time to environmental advocacy.
Meiners was a major influence in the establishment of Idaho’s Birds of
Prey Natural Area and the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. He was
instrumental in requiring Bureau of Land Management environmental impact
statements for all grazing allotments. He worked on a comprehensive plan for
growth with the Ada Council of Governments in 1972. Meiners was selected as a
delegate to the United States Desertification Conference, Nairobi, Kenya, 1977.
Meiners was a member and officer of many conservation organizations including
Idaho Wildlife Federation, Ada County Fish and Game League, Idaho Nature
Conservancy and the Golden Eagle Chapter of the National Audubon Society. He
was honored as 1975 Conservationist of the Year by the Idaho Wildlife
Federation and received among other awards an American Motors Conservation
Award in 1976. Additional biographical material is in Box 1, Folder 1.
Content Description
This collection includes donations from two individuals; Marilyn J.
Meiners, wife of William R. Meiners, Box 1-2 and Russell W. Heughins, Idaho
Wildlife Federation, Box 3-4. The Meiners papers consist largely of reports,
environmental impact statements and copies of legal documents related to
environmental issues including the Snake River Birds of Prey Natural Area,
Challis Resource Area, South Fork of the Salmon River Planning Unit and Desert
Land Entry. The collection also contains a collection of slides of various
sites in Idaho arranged by topic. Other material includes correspondence and
clippings.
Other Descriptive Information
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access Collection is available for research
Subjects
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
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| Meiners,
William R., 1921-1995--Archives |
| Challis Resource Area
(Idaho) |
| Environmental impact
statements Idaho |
| Snake River Birds of Prey
Natural Area (Idaho) |
| South Fork, Salmon River
(Idaho) |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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1/1 :
Biographical information, resume,
conservation awards, newspaper clippings, correspondence
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1/2 :
Education, employment
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1/5 :
Manuscripts - land use, grazing
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1/6 :
Desertification Conference, Kenya
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1/7-9 :
Idaho Outfitters and Guides Board,
correspondence, reports
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1/10 :
Snake River Birds of Prey Natural
Area, reports, correspondence
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1/11-12 :
Natural Resources Defense Council,
Challis Environmental Impact Statement, correspondence
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1/13 :
South Fork Salmon River Planning
Unit, Review and Comment
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1/16 :
Photographs - South Fork Salmon
River after blowout
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2/1 :
Slide Narrative - South Fork
Salmon River, correspondence
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2/2-6 :
Slides-S-1, South Fork Salmon
River
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2/7 :
Slides-S-2, South Fork Salmon
River
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2/8-9 :
Slides-S-3, Snake River Birds of
Prey Natural Area
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2/10 :
Slides-S-4, Malheur National
Wildlife Refuge
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2/11 :
Slides-S-5, Snake River Birds of
Prey Natural Area
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2/12 :
Slides-S-6, Boise Front
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2/13 :
Slides-S-7, Lake Coeur d'Alene
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2/14 :
Slides-S-8, Partners Astride Trip,
Nez Perce National Forest
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2/15 :
Slides-S-9, Sawtooth National
Recreation Area
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2/16 :
Slides-S-10, Challis Grazing
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2/17 :
Slides-S-11, Jackson Hole
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2/18 :
Slides-S-12, Boise Front, maps
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2/19 :
Slides-S-13, Little Salmon River
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2/20 :
Slides-S-14, Leslie Gulch, Owyhee
County
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2/21 :
Slides-S-15, Owyhee County
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2/22 :
Slides-S-16, Desert Grazing
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2/23 :
Slides-S-17, Hells Canyon, Seven
Devils
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2/24 :
Slides-S-18, White Clouds
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2/25 :
Slides-S-19, Miscellaneous
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2/26 :
Slides-S-20, Celilo Falls,
Columbia River
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2/27-33 :
Slides-S-21,22, Miscellaneous,
scenic, grazing, wildlife, plants
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3/1-13 :
NRDC, et al v. Morton, et al.
Reports, legal documents (copies) correspondence
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3/14 :
Managing The Public Rangelands,
Public Review Draft, Bureau of Land Management, correspondence
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3/15-17 :
Correspondence: Russell W.
Heughins and others
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4/1 :
Swan Falls Dam Preliminary
Environmental Assessment, history
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4/2 :
Big Lake Rehabilitation Report
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4/2 :
Effects of Livestock Grazing on
Wildlife, Watershed, Recreation and Other Resource Values in Nevada
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4/4 :
Nevada Grazing; reports,
correspondence
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4/5-6 :
Jarbidge Resource Area, Bureau of
Land Management Resource Plans, correspondence
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4/7-8 :
Nelson et al v. Morton et al.
Desert Land Entry, reports, legal documents (copies), correspondence
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4/9 :
Snake River Birds of Prey Natural
Area, proposal
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4/10 :
Snake River Birds of Prey Natural
Area, A Protective Withdrawal, report
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4/11 :
Snake River Birds of Prey, article
by Meiners
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4/12 :
Snake River Birds of Prey, Public
Hearing
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4/13 :
A Genesis of the Snake River Birds
of Prey Natural Area
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4/14 :
Photographs: Snake River Birds of
Prey Natural Area
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4/15 :
Maps: Idaho Recreation, Bureau of
Land Management, Idaho Districts
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4/17 :
Swan Falls Petroyglyph Field by
Nelle Tobias
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4/18 :
Photocopies of public laws, codes
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4/19 :
Management of Land and Related
Water Resources in Oregon by Charles McKinley
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