Isaacson, Allen (John Allen), 1942-
Biography
John Allen Isaacson was born in Spokane, Washington, in 1942, and grew up in western Montana and northern Idaho. He earned a bachelor’s degree in forest management from Washington State University. He married Carol Louise Fairburn in 1963, and they later had two children. From 1967 to 1986, Isaacson worked in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, as a supervisory hydrologist for the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. He later taught classes on water quality and hydrology at Spokane Community College in Washington.
Sources: Vital records in Ancestry.com; information provided by Isaacson in his interview; multiple articles in Inland Empire Public Lands Council's Transitions newsletter, Vol. 9, no. 6, November/December 1996 (accessed December 2025), http://waterplanet.ws/transitions/tr9611/
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Oral history interview with Allen Isaacson
Oral history interview with Allen Isaacson, conducted by Clark Hansen on April 9, 1999, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Isaacson discusses his work as supervisory hydrologist for the Idaho Panhandle National Forests, and the effects of clearcutting practices on watersheds and fisheries.