張良松（1933-2024）出生於花蓮縣鳳林鎮，其家族為來自桃園大溪之客家人。父親於日治時期擔任警職時調至花蓮，家族便遷居花蓮至今。張良松於1952年花蓮農校畢業後，1955年起進入林產管理局，投身臺東的林政與林產管理工作。至1997年退休為止，他在該局設於成功、知本、大武的工作站中服務，對於林業於在地的推展，所知甚詳。1950年代末期，在美援支持下，林產管理局致力將臺灣的闊葉林製成枕木，外銷至韓國，賺取外匯，張良松為臺東地區的負責人之一。1960年代至1970年代中期，由林產管理局改制而成的林務局，在聯合國糧農組織的支援下，推動所謂「林相變更」工程，即將臺灣的天然闊葉林「改良」為整齊劃一的人工林，他也扮演了重要角色。退休之後，張良松也與造林廠商合作，承包政府的造林業務。於2024年年初過世的張良松，一輩子均獻身林業。他的口述記錄補足了林業檔案中難以窺見的在地細節，特別他對在地林業從業者的描述，更是彌足珍貴的社會史與環境史材料。

Chang Liang-Sung (1933-2024) was born in Fenglin Town, Hualien County, to a family of Hakka origin from Daxi, Taoyuan. His family moved to Hualien during the Japanese colonial era due to his father's assignment in the police force, and they have resided there ever since. After graduating from Hualien Agricultural School in 1952, Chang entered the Forestry Products Management Bureau in 1955, dedicating himself to forestry administration and management in Taitung. He worked at the bureau's stations in Chenggong, Zhiben, and Dawu until his retirement in 1997, gaining deep insights into the local development of forestry.

 In the late 1950s, with the support of American aid, the bureau focused on converting Taiwan's broadleaf forests into railway sleepers for export to Korea, thereby earning foreign exchange. Chang was one of the key fi gures in this initiative in the Taitung region. From the 1960s to the mid-1970s, the Forestry Bureau, which evolved from the Forestry Products Management Bureau, launched the "Timber Stand Conversion" project with support from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. This project aimed to transform Taiwan's natural broadleaf forests into uniform plantations, and Chang played a significant role in it. After retiring, he collaborated with reforestation contractors to undertake government reforestation projects. 

Chang, who passed away last year, devoted his entire life to forestry. His oral records provide invaluable insights into local forestry practices and the lives of forestry workers, filling in details not found in forestry archives. These accounts are precious resources for social and environmental history.

林政;林業;林相變更

Forestry Policy; Forestry; Timber Stand Conversion