Rudolf W. Becking Collection
Dublin Core
Title
Rudolf W. Becking Collection
Subject
Rudolf W. Becking
Forestry
Botany
Natural Resources
Environmentalism
Description
Rudolf Willem Becking was a professor of Forestry and Natural Resources at Humboldt State University from 1960-1983. He did extensive work in Northwestern California. His research interests included Redwoods, sustainable forestry (Plenturung), plant community ecology (Phytosociology), serpentine endemics, the Marbled Murrelet, timber cruise methodology, and many other topics. Becking also participated in political processes in the Northern California region. Highlights include involvement in the establishment and later expansion of Redwood National Park (1960s and 1970s), municipal environmental issues related to the city of Arcata, California and Humboldt Bay in the 1970s and 1980s, revision of the California Forest Practices Act in the 1970s, and many other regional environmental issues.
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Rights
Copyright to the unpublished Becking material is the sole property of Humboldt State University Library. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Special Collections Librarian.
Format
122.0 Cubic feet 94 Record Storage Boxes, 9 Oversize Boxes
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Collection Items
Quercus Bicolor leaf sketch
A botanical sketch with handwritten description of plant, species name, and date.
Trillium rivale sketch
A botanical sketch with handwritten description of plant, species name, and date.
Trillium grandiflorum sketch
A botanical sketch with handwritten description of plant, species name, and date.
Trillium undulatum sketch
A botanical sketch with handwritten description of plant, species name, and date.
Trillium erectum sketch
A botanical sketch with handwritten description of plant, species name, and date.
Botanical Illustration
This is a copy of a botanical sketch of an unknown species drawn by Becking. This illustration does not include species name, description, or date.