July 1972
The Rainbow Oracle

4/27/78
Statement to Douglas Co. Bd. of Commissoners by K.T. Churchill, Deputy Supervisor,Umpqua N.F.

11/03/82
Letter from Legaliason/Re: Right to Gather

1983
Rainbow Peace Gathering Interior Site Operating Plan

8/9/88
Rainbow Legaliason Letter-Aug. 9, 1988

8/11/88
USFS Records of Meeting, Chief Robertson & Legaliaison Volunteers.

8/16/88
Ltr to USFS Chief Dale Robertson from Rainbow Legaliaison

8/31/88
FOIA Request from Mary Huddle

9/1/88
Legaliaison for the Rainbow Family Council

3/16/89
Ltr from C.R. Hartgraves, USFS Assoc. Dep. Chief

Spring 1989
Ltr to USDA Forest Service from Northern Vermont Rainbow Family

3/17/89
Ltr to Southwestern Regional rainbow Family from William Thomas

3/24/89
Ltr to USFS from Great Lakes Regional Spring Gathering of the RF

3/31/89
Ltr to USFS Chief F.Dale Robertson from Rainbow LL Council at Tuscon 2/21/90
Ltr to M. Connolly, USDA Forest Service

2/22/90
USFS OMB Review signed by George M. Leonard, Assoc. Chief and Marion P. Connolly, Regulatory Officer

4/2/90
Ltr to FS Desk Officer from W. Thomas

4/2/90
Ltr to FS Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and OMB

4/08/90
Ltr from M.P. Connolly, USFS Regulatory Officer

4/10/90
Ltr to M.P. Connolly, USFS Regulatory Officer

4/24/90
Ltr from M.P. Connolly, USFS Regulatory Officer

5/1/90
Cumberland Legaliason Ltr
4/1/90
Analysis of 1990 proposed USFS rulemaking [36 CFR §§ 251,261]

2/5/91
Ltr to M. Connolly, USDA Forest Service

Vermont 91
Vermont Gathering Report
Appendix A - Operating Plan
Appendix B - Public Affairs Plan
Appendix C - Public Letter and Fact Sheet
Appendix D - FS News Release (6/7/91)
Appendix E - Community Newsletters
Appendix F - Forest Service Welcome Flyer
Appendix G - Newspaper Articles
Appendix H - Vermont State Agency Reports
Appendix I - Site Rehabilitation Plan
Appendix J - Summary of Arrests

9/21/92
Ltr to W. Thomas from M.P. Connolly
attachment: President's Memorandum to Agency Heads on the regulations

1/12/93
Ltr to M. Espy

1/12/93
Ltr to Leon Panetta

1/15/93
Ltr to D. Robertson, USFS Chief

1/15/93
FOIA Request to FOI Office, OMB

1/17/93
FOIA Request to FOI Office, USDA

1/17/93
Ltr to E.R. Madigan, Sec. of Agriculture

1/22/93
L.E. Panetta/OMB Memorandum to agency heads

1/25/93
Ltr to M. Espy, Sec. of Agriculture

1/26/93
Carol Rasco, Domestic Policy Advisor

1/28/93
Ltr from G. D. Keaton, USFS Information Systems & Technology

2/4/93
Ltr to G. D. Keaton, USFS Information Systems & Technology

2/6/93
Ltr to Senator John Glenn's Office

2/10/93
Ltr from D. A. Johnson, OMB Dep. Asst. Director

2/20/93
Ltr to Cathy Way, White House Office of Domestic Policy

2/21/93
Ltr to Cathy Way, White House Office of Domestic Policy

2/23/93
Ltr from J. Lamar Beasley, USFS Dep. Chief

2/25/93
Ltr to Dept. of Agriculture, Sec. Espy

2/28/93
Ltr to J. Lamar Beasley, USFS Dep. Chief

3/2/93
G. Beck Ltr to Carol Rasco, Domestic Policy Advisor
6/1/88
attachments: US v. Rainbow, Court Order
4/14/89
Defense Memorandum

3/8/93
Ltr from J. Lamar Beasley, USFS Dep. Chief Reply to 6230

3/93
Ltr from J. Lamar Beasley, USFS Dep. Chief Reply to 6270-1

3/17/93
Ltr from M. P. Connolly, USFS Regulatory Officer Reply to 1010

3/24/93
Ltr from J. Lamar Beasley, USFS Dep. Chief Reply to 1010

3/29/93
Ltr to Secretary Michael Espy

3/29/93
Ltr to Larry Hill, Forest Service, Delta CO

7/13/93
FOIA request from W. Thomas

7/19/93
Ltr to D. Robertson, USFS, from Carla Newbre

7/22/93
Ltr to Senator Patrick Leahy

7/22/93
Ltr to W. Thomas from J. L. Beasley, USFS

7/27/93
Ltr to Representative Joel Hefley

7/30/93
PCU Ltr to Asst. Secretary J. Lyons

July 1993
Rainbow Gathering Reports: Alabama and Kentucky

8/3/93
Ltr to USFS from T. McLeod

8/3/93
Notes from Aug. 3, 1993 Legaliason Council
Consensus from Legaliason Council

9/1/93
Ltr to T. McLeod from M.J. Packer, Forest FOIA Coordinator
7/23/93
+ 2-pg attachment

9/93
USFS Staff Notes/Memos re: Inquiries on Group Use rulemaking by aide to Sen. Dale Bumpers, Chair of Senate Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks and Forests

10/15/93
"Presentation Package" to Assistant Secretary James Lyons: Cover letter & Compendium of public comments, issues in Congress, and further appeals

11/1/93
Letter to USDA Secretary Espy from Rep. Edwards, Chair of House Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights

11/17/93
Letter to Forest Service/RCRWM Staff from IVI-IPO, Chicago IL

12/5/93
Ltr to Ellen Hornstein, Office of the General Counsel

12/15/93
Ltr to G. D. Keaton from W. Thomas

12/17/93
Ltr to Jim Gilliland, General Counsel from W. Thomas

Dec. 1993
"Group Use Rules for National Forest Lands ... A Legal & Land Use Review"

12/30/93
Ltr to W. Thomas from Dept. of Agriculture

1/1/94
Ltr to J. Lyons from PCU

1/5/94
Faxes from Beth Pearse

1/27/94
Ltr to PCU from J. Lyons

January 1994
House Committee (Agriculture, Judiciary) inquiries & meeting with FS Staff

1/28/94
Ltr to E. Hornstein from W. Thomas
attachment re Ex parte Communications in Informal Rulemaking Proceedings

1/31/94
Ltr to J. Lyons from PCU

2/23/94
Ltr to J. Lyons from PCU
7/23/93
Attachment: response from A.E. Mates

2/23/94
Ltr to G. D. Keaton from W. Thomas

3/1/94
Ltr to W. Thomas from N. Charboneau

3/18/94
Ltr to W. Thomas from Marvin C. Meier

4/4/94
Forest Service Reinvention Announcement

4/4/94
Ltr to Marvin C. Meier from W. Thomas

4/7/94
Ltr to Forest Service Reinvention Team

4/28/94
Ltr to G. D. Keaton from L. Rowan

4/30/94 & 5/13/94
Forest Service Reinvention: Participation and inputs at Town Hall Meetings, direct discussions with the Chief at two venues (St. Paul MN, Washington DC)

5/16/94
Ltr to Chief Jack Ward Thomas from PCU

5/23/94
Ltr to G. D. Keaton from William Thomas

5/24/94
SCA Comments and Attachments to FS Reinvention Team

7/6/94
. Ltr from J. W. Thomas to Town Hall Participant
Attachment: Reinventing the Forest Service Work Group Reports

7/6/94
Ltr to W. Thomas from J. L. Beasley, USFS

7/29/94
Ltr to Rainbow Family from G. Clark, USFS

July 1994
Rainbow Gathering Report: Wyoming

8/4/94
Ltr to L. Beasley from W. Thomas

8/12/94
SCA Ltr to FS Reinvention Team

8/15/94
WT Ltr to FS Reinvention Team

Wyoming 1994
USFS Incident Command Team: Special report on the July 3 'Big Fire'
Individual Fire Report "Rainbow 002" (Ref. FSH 5109.14)

Letters from Greg Clark, District Ranger, Big Piney RD, re: Successful cleanup after Wyoming Gathering, thanks to volunteers for stopping the Big Fire.

9/8/94
Ltr to W. Thomas from J. L. Beasley, USFS

2/14/95
Ltr to Senator Larry Craig

3/24/95
Ltr to FS Reinvention Team, L. Laverty

4/12/95
Letters to Chief Thomas, Asst. Secretary Lyons, certified mail

5/11/95
Ltr to S. Addison from J. R. Lyons, USFS

July 1995
Rainbow Gathering Report: New Mexico

7/30/95
Letter to Asst. Secretary Lyons

9/11/95
Ltr to S. Addison from J. R. Lyons, USFS

10/18/95
Ltr to W. & E. Thomas from J. W. Thomas, USFS

2/16/96
Summons &Complaint from Florida Case

March 96
Crackdown on Rainbows in Osceola

6/03/96
Motion to Dismiss & for Default Judgment | Memorandum

8/29/96
Dockett for Florida Case

Feb. 1997
Permit Signed in Florida, Pg. 1, Pg. 2, Pg. 3

July 1997
Forest Service Gathering Report