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Ted James, 2000
Ted James is a private RPF working for Sierra Pacific Industries and received the award in 2000. Ted grew up in San Diego where he developed a love for the outdoors. After high school he took a job with the Young Adult Conservation Corp. where he worked in National Forests building trails. During this time he started thinking about career possibilities in Forestry. Ted earned a 2-year degree in Forestry at College of the Redwoods and landed a job with PG&E as a Forestry Technician. After working 2 years as a technician, he went back to school and attended Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff where he completed his degree in Forestry in 1989. He accepted a job with Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) one week later and has been working in SPI's Lassen District ever since. Ted's main area of responsibility is preparing and administering THPs in the Shingletown area of eastern Shasta County although he works in the Lyonsville area of Tehama County as well. Ted excels in archaeological work due to his interest in the past. Because of this interest Ted has developed field methods that allow him to predict site locations on company lands. Once sites are discovered he goes out of his way to perform background research to learn more about the site's history. This background research not only provides a more accurate record for the site but also allows Ted to make informed site significance evaluations. This research, coupled with the use of state-of-the-art technology including digital cameras and computer mapping, make Ted's reports and site records rival and sometimes exceed in quality those prepared by professional archaeologists. Ted's archeology skills were further refined through the completion of CAL FIRE/CLFA Archaeological Training Course #30 in 1993 and Course #50R in 1997. One of Ted's specialties is a knack for dealing with historic linear resources. One example is Ted's work in documenting the 1870s Champion Ditch in Tehama County that transported Battle Creek water a dozen or so miles to the Empire Flume located in the Antelope Creek drainage. Ted later recorded a long segment of the Empire Flume itself - the first V-flume built in California, constructed in 1873. This feature transported rough-sawn lumber some 35 miles from the pineries to the valley below. Ted later mapped and recorded several miles of the 1870s Community Ditch in Shasta County. This feature sustained the ill-fated community of Plateau, which ceased to exist around the turn-of-the-century when the water was diverted away for hydroelectric power generation. As a result of Ted's efforts in dealing with archaeological resources his projects easily meet the intent of the Forest Practice Act, are approved with a minimum of delay, and often make a significant contribution of knowledge to the regional archaeological database. This is why Ted was selected to receive this award. 1. Diligence in locating archaeological and historic sites: Ted has demonstrated remarkable skills in the identification of archaeological and historical resources located on company lands where he works. His knowledge of the history of SPI's company ground allows him to predict site locations from the office and later find them on the ground. 2. Skill in site documentation: Board rules require that significant cultural resources be documented with archaeological site records. Ted's knowledge of the past allows him to accurately determine which of his discoveries merit recordation and which do not. His proficiency with new technology allows him to expertly document and map his discoveries. 3. Ability to protect sites and achieve management objectives: Ted has utilized his skills to find ways to include the protection of historical resources within his timber harvesting plans without undue cost. Using carefully thought-out protection strategies sites are protected and targeted timber harvest volumes achieved. Ted's planning efforts result in protection of archaeological resources and at the same time allow SPI to reach its objectives. Ted was present to receive the award, as were his family.
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