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==Life and education==
==Life and education==
Wadsworth was born on November 26, 1915, in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] to Robert Wadsworth and Helen Celestia Woodman.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frank Howard Wadsworth - Birth Certificate |url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23M-Z1JZ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=FamilySearch.org}}</ref> In 1941, he married Margaret Pearson.<ref name="Marriage2">{{Cite web |title=Centenario defensor de nuestro ambiente |url=https://www.pressreader.com/puerto-rico/el-nuevo-dia1/20151127/281530814938340 |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=Press Reader |language=es}}</ref><ref name="Marriage">{{Cite web |title=Marriage Certificate - Frank Howard Wadsworth and Margaret Pearson |url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1X-64PK |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=FamilySearch.org}}</ref> In 1950, Wadsworth earned his PhD in Forestry, focusing on tropical forest management in Puerto Rico.<ref name="usda1">{{Cite web |date=January 26, 2022 |title=Remembering Dr. Frank H. Wadsworth |url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/inside-fs/memorial/remembering-dr-frank-h-wadsworth |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=[[United States Forest Service]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Frank Howard Wadsworth, (103 años) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms_1L-Ed9dc |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=[[Institute of Puerto Rican Culture]] YouTube Channel |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Frank Wadsworth |url=https://www.pressreader.com/puerto-rico/el-nuevo-d%C3%ADa/20151110/282037621048245 |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=PressReader}}</ref>
Wadsworth was born on November 26, 1915, in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]<ref name="usda1"/> to Robert Wadsworth and Helen Celestia Woodman.<ref>{{cite journal |editor-last1=Green |editor-first1=L. Pearle |title=Directory |journal=Kappa Alpha Theta |date=1915 |volume=30 |issue=1 |page=383 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nfISAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA383 |access-date=22 June 2022 |publisher=Fraternity |language=en}}</ref> In 1941, he married Margaret Pearson.<ref name="memories"/><ref name="Marriage2">{{Cite web |title=Centenario defensor de nuestro ambiente |url=https://www.pressreader.com/puerto-rico/el-nuevo-dia1/20151127/281530814938340 |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=Press Reader |language=es}}</ref> In 1950, Wadsworth earned his PhD in Forestry, focusing on tropical forest management in Puerto Rico.<ref name="usda1">{{Cite web |date=January 26, 2022 |title=Remembering Dr. Frank H. Wadsworth |url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/inside-fs/memorial/remembering-dr-frank-h-wadsworth |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=[[United States Forest Service]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Frank Howard Wadsworth, (103 años) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms_1L-Ed9dc |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=[[Institute of Puerto Rican Culture]] YouTube Channel |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Frank Wadsworth |url=https://www.pressreader.com/puerto-rico/el-nuevo-d%C3%ADa/20151110/282037621048245 |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=PressReader}}</ref>


==Work==
==Work==
In 1938, Wadsworth worked at the Southwestern Forest and Range Experiment Station at [[Fort Valley, Arizona]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wadsworth |first=Frank H. |url=https://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_p053/rmrs_p053_111_117.pdf |title=Memories of Fort Valley from 1938 to 1942 |date=2008 |publisher=U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service |id=USDA Forest Service RMRS-P-53CD. 2008.}}</ref> In 1942, he accepted a job at the Tropical Forest Experimental Station in [[Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico]].<ref name="Steen">{{Cite book |last=Steen |first=Harold K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bnwDrbCLm5oC&dq=In+1942%2C+Frank+H.+Wadsworth+accepted+a+job+at+the+Tropical+Forest+Experimental+Station&pg=PA1 |title=Evolution of Tropical Forestry: Puerto Rico and Beyond |year=1998 |page=1}}</ref> In 1943, he was elected into [[Sigma Xi]] membership.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Career of Forestry Research |url=https://www.sigmaxi.org/news/news-archive/2015/10/12/a-career-of-forestry-research |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=Sigma Xi News Archive}}</ref>
In 1938, Wadsworth worked at the Southwestern Forest and Range Experiment Station at [[Fort Valley, Arizona]].<ref name="memories">{{Cite book |last=Wadsworth |first=Frank H. |url=https://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_p053/rmrs_p053_111_117.pdf |title=Memories of Fort Valley from 1938 to 1942 |date=2008 |publisher=U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service |id=USDA Forest Service RMRS-P-53CD. 2008.}}</ref> In January 1942, he arrived in Puerto Rico<ref name="Waide">{{cite book |last1=Waide |first1=Robert B. |last2=Kingsland |first2=Sharon E. |title=The Challenges of Long Term Ecological Research: A Historical Analysis |date=7 April 2021 |publisher=Springer Nature |isbn=978-3-030-66933-1 |pages=130-132 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QRIoEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA130 |access-date=22 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref> to work at the Tropical Forest Experimental Station in [[Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico]].<ref name="Steen">{{Cite book |last=Steen |first=Harold K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bnwDrbCLm5oC&dq=In+1942%2C+Frank+H.+Wadsworth+accepted+a+job+at+the+Tropical+Forest+Experimental+Station&pg=PA1 |title=Evolution of Tropical Forestry: Puerto Rico and Beyond |year=1998 |page=1}}</ref> In 1943, he was elected into [[Sigma Xi]] membership.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Career of Forestry Research |url=https://www.sigmaxi.org/news/news-archive/2015/10/12/a-career-of-forestry-research |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=Sigma Xi News Archive}}</ref>


[[File:Frank H Wadsworth IITF.jpg|thumb|Dr. Wadsworth in 1970. Photo from the U.S. Forest Service - [[International Institute of Tropical Forestry]] Library Archive.]]
[[File:Frank H Wadsworth IITF.jpg|thumb|Dr. Wadsworth in 1970. Photo from the U.S. Forest Service - [[International Institute of Tropical Forestry]] Library Archive.]]

Revision as of 23:08, 22 June 2022

Not to be confused with Frank W. Wadsworth.

Frank H. Wadsworth
Portrait of Dr. Wadsworth by the International Institute of Tropical Forestry, 2002
Born
Frank Howard Wadsworth

(1915-11-26)26 November 1915
Chicago, Illinois
Died5 January 2022(2022-01-05) (aged 106)
Puerto Rico
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Spouse(s)
Margaret Pearson
​
​
(m. 1942; died 1985)​
[1]
Isabel Colorado Laguna[2]
AwardsDistinguished Service Award (Order of the Arrow)
Scientific career
FieldsForestry, ecology
InstitutionsUnited States Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry

Frank Howard Wadsworth, PhD (November 26, 1915–January 5, 2022) was an American forester, conservationist and researcher.

Life and education

Wadsworth was born on November 26, 1915, in Chicago, Illinois[3] to Robert Wadsworth and Helen Celestia Woodman.[4] In 1941, he married Margaret Pearson.[5][2] In 1950, Wadsworth earned his PhD in Forestry, focusing on tropical forest management in Puerto Rico.[3][6][7]

Work

In 1938, Wadsworth worked at the Southwestern Forest and Range Experiment Station at Fort Valley, Arizona.[5] In January 1942, he arrived in Puerto Rico[8] to work at the Tropical Forest Experimental Station in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.[9] In 1943, he was elected into Sigma Xi membership.[10]

Dr. Wadsworth in 1970. Photo from the U.S. Forest Service - International Institute of Tropical Forestry Library Archive.

In 1949, he completed the "Multiple Use and Timber Management Plan" for the Caribbean National Forest[11] (now known as El Yunque National Forest).

In 1949, prior to the passage of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, Wadsworth became involved with the efforts to recover the Puerto Rican parrot population. He was successful in setting aside 3,200 acres for parrot habitat.[12] The parrot population once numbered in the millions had been reduced to a population of around 2,000 birds, which was further reduced to just 13 birds by 1975.[13]

By the start of the 20th century, aggressive agricultural use left the island of Puerto Rico mostly baren of forests, attempts to restore the tropical forests failed. In the 1950's, along with agronomist Jose Marrero Torrado,[14] Wadsworth performed comprehensive scientific research and experimentation which led to successful approaches for the reforestation of the island of Puerto Rico. The lessons learned from these studies and efforts paved the way for reforestation efforts for tropical forests around the world.[14]

In 1956, be took on the role of supervisor at the El Yunque National Forest. He subsequently became director of the IITF.[15][16][17]

In the 1960s, Wadsworth played a key role in the construction of the Yokahú Tower.[18] In 1968, as member of the Governor's Advisory Council, he played a key role in the creation of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources.[19]

Contributions to Scouting

Wadsworth was a member of the Boy Scouts of America for most of his life.[20] He made numerous contributions in the conservancy of Guajataka Scout Reservation's forests, and offered numerous educational lectures to Scouts.[21] In 1952, he founded the reservation's Nature Team,[22] which is entrusted with maintaining the Scout camp's nature education programs.[20] In 1954, he co-founded Yokahu Lodge of the Order of the Arrow[20] and served as the Ordeal Master for the first Ordeal ceremony held in Puerto Rico.[23] In 1965, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Order of the Arrow.[24] In 2003, he published Guía Para la Isla de la Mona on behalf of the Puerto Rico Council, a Scout guidebook on Mona Island.[25]

Legacy and honors

Bust of Dr. Wadsworth located at the Guajataka Scout Reservation.

References

  1. ^ "Marriage Certificate - Frank Howard Wadsworth and Margaret Pearson". FamilySearch.org. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Centenario defensor de nuestro ambiente". Press Reader (in Spanish). Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Remembering Dr. Frank H. Wadsworth". United States Forest Service. January 26, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  4. ^ Green, L. Pearle, ed. (1915). "Directory". Kappa Alpha Theta. 30 (1). Fraternity: 383. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Wadsworth, Frank H. (2008). Memories of Fort Valley from 1938 to 1942 (PDF). U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. USDA Forest Service RMRS-P-53CD. 2008.
  6. ^ "Dr. Frank Howard Wadsworth, (103 años)". Institute of Puerto Rican Culture YouTube Channel (in Spanish). Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  7. ^ "Dr. Frank Wadsworth". PressReader. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  8. ^ Waide, Robert B.; Kingsland, Sharon E. (April 7, 2021). The Challenges of Long Term Ecological Research: A Historical Analysis. Springer Nature. pp. 130–132. ISBN 978-3-030-66933-1. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  9. ^ Steen, Harold K. (1998). Evolution of Tropical Forestry: Puerto Rico and Beyond. p. 1.
  10. ^ "A Career of Forestry Research". Sigma Xi News Archive. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Luquillo Forest Reserve Centennial Timeline Summary". USDA Forest Service. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  12. ^ "An Interview with Frank H. Wadsworth" (PDF). Forest History Society. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  13. ^ Williams, Gerald W. (2007). The Forest Service Fighting for Public Lands. Greenwood Press, 2006. p. 301. ISBN 9780313337949.
  14. ^ a b Wadsworth, Frank H. (2007). José Marrero Torrado, regalo puertorriqueño a los árboles (PDF) (in Spanish). International Institute of Tropical Forestry, U.S. Forest Service. Acta Cientifica. 21(1-3):29-35.
  15. ^ "Geoambiente - Frank Wadsworth: Legado de Forestación y Conservación (Part 1)". Sistema TV YouTube Channel (in Spanish). Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  16. ^ "La vida entre árboles". CienciaPR (in Spanish). June 8, 2007. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  17. ^ "Lamentan muerte de dasónomo Frank H. Wadsworth". La Isla Oeste (in Spanish). January 6, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  18. ^ "Yokahu tower on USDA forest service". fs.usda.gov.
  19. ^ "Geoambiente - Frank Wadsworth: Legado de Forestación y Conservación (Part 3)". Sistema TV YouTube Channel (in Spanish). Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  20. ^ a b c Molina Montalvo, Jorge L. (January 7, 2022). "Extract from El Nuevo Día newspaper 1/7/2022". Eagle Scouts - Once An Eagle, Always An Eagle. Facebook.
  21. ^ "Concilio de Puerto Rico de los Boy Scouts of America". Facebook (in Spanish). Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  22. ^ "A don Frank Wadsworth..." Primera Hora (in Spanish). January 7, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  23. ^ "Logia Yokahu 506". Facebook. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  24. ^ "1965 DSA Recipients". Order of the Arrow, Boy Scouts of America. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  25. ^ Wadsworth, Frank H. (2003). Guía para la Isla de la Mona (PDF) (in Spanish). Concilio de Puerto Rico, Niños Escuchas de América, 2003.
  26. ^ "Byrsonima wadsworthii". USDA Forest Service. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  27. ^ "Awards". Renewable Natural Resources Foundation. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  28. ^ "Premio para Frank H. Wadsworth" (PDF). International Society of Tropical Foresters. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  29. ^ "100th Birthday of Dr. Frank H. Wadsworth". Flickr. May 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  30. ^ "Emotivo homenaje al Dr. Frank Wadsworth en Guajataka". Facebook - Concilio de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  31. ^ "Dr. Frank H. Wadsworth: Legado de Forestación y Conservación". Youtube: Sistema TV. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  32. ^ "Sal a conocer las veredas de Puerto Rico". UPR Diálogo. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  33. ^ "Sal a caminar en el Día Nacional de las Veredas". Puerto Rico Te Quiero. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  34. ^ "Los beneficios de hacer senderismo en un bosque". Atabey. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  35. ^ "Dr. Frank H. Wadsworth". Instituto de Cultura Puertoriqueña. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
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