ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Steve Law was raised in a forest environment. He began working in the woods behind a pair of horses and using an ax and crosscut saw. His mentor was his dad, Fred Law, who had worked the Maine logging camps from 1913 to 1923. Steve received a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from the University of Maine in 1958. After graduation, he went to work for the United States Forest Service. He worked on national forests in New Hampshire, Vermont, California, Virginia and Alaska. National forests are required by law to practice multiple-use management. They have been doing so for about 100 years. During the last 15 years of his tenure, Steve was a member of the top management staff on forests in Virginia and Alaska. Steve served two years in the Maine Legislature, where he served on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. It was while in the state Legislature he became the primary author of legislation that established the "THE FORESTS FOR THE FUTURE" program administered by the Department of Conservation. This law was later stricken from the books and replaced with laws based on rules and regulation as the way to gain compliance.

Timeline of notable events in Law's life

1950-1958	Dairy farmer, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine
1958-1978	United States Forest Service
1969	Awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Department of Agriculture for the work in establishing a National Recreation Area and a Job Corps Center
1970	Recognized by North Carolina as outstanding in the management of forest trails
1971	Recognized by Bureau of Land Management as outstanding in fire suppression
1976	Member of a nationwide task force to establish one set of specifications for all forest roads
1978-1981	Town manger, Milo, Maine
1978-1985	Owner of sporting camps on Sebec Lake, Maine
1984-1986	Maine state legislator, representing District 106
1985	Primary author of state legislation establishing Forests For The Future Program
1986	Active participant in the Maine Forestry Action Forum
1989	Instructor for the Elderhostel Program aboard the Alaska State Ferry teaching multiple-use management of natural resources

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