Edgar P. Hoener (1898-1985) served as Vice President and Business Manager of "The Timberman," a timber industry magazine published in Portland, Oregon by George M. Cornwall from 1932 until he became co-publisher in 1950 after Cornwall's death. Miller Freeman Publications acquired a partial interest in the publication in 1955 and full ownership in 1957. In 1962, "The Timberman" was combined with "The Lumberman" and "Woods Industries" to form a new publication, "Forest Industries."
Caption reads: "How to ruin an estuary is clearly shown in this aerial shot. A summer housing development has changed the ecology of this coastal marsh in order to accommodate a few people who wanted a summer place on the water with a view of the ocean."