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San Isabel National Forest. The Crestone Peaks in the Sangre De Cristo Range, 1920.

Selected Resources:

National Forests and their Dates [pdf]
This document shows the dates associated with the establishment, change of name, or discontinuation of every forest reserve and national forest created since 1891, along with the legal citation for each action and the type of action, such as proclamation, executive order, public law, or other order (from Encyclopedia of American Forest and Conservation History, Appendix I, 1983, pp. 743-788).

Views from the National Forests Exhibit
Produced in the mid-1930s by the U.S. Forest Service for placement on commercial railways, this photo album contains 36 images dating 1914-1933 with captions addressing such topics as recreation, wildlife, reforestation, timber management and use, fire control, forage, and the activities of the C.C.C.

The U.S. Forest Service has used photo points and repeat photography to document change over time in the national forests.

Superior National Forest, highlights the history of this national forest.

The following links take you to external websites containing historical information about U.S. Forest Service places:

Allegheny National Forest (Pennsylvania)
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests (Colorado)
Ashley National Forest (Utah)
Black Hills National Forest (South Dakota & Wyoming)
Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest (Wisconsin)
Caribou-Targhee National Forest (Idaho, Wyoming & Utah)
Cherokee National Forest (Tennessee)
Chippewa National Forest (Minnesota)
Cleveland National Forest (California)
Columbia National Forest (Washington)
Colville National Forest (Washington)
Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests (central Oregon)
Eastern Region (Region 9)
Fishlake National Forest (Utah)
Fort Valley Experimental Forest Station (Arizona)
Fremont-Winema National Forest (Oregon)
Gifford Pinchot National Forest (Washington)
George Washington National Forest (Virginia)
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests (Colorado)
Grey Towers National Historic Landmark (Pennsylvania)
Hiawatha National Forest (Michigan)
Jefferson National Forest (Virginia)
Land Areas of the National Forest System
Northern Region (Region 1)
Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forests (Washington)
Ozark-St. Francis National Forests (Arkansas)
Pacific Northwest Research Station
Prescott National Forest
Rocky Mountain Research Station
San Dimas Experimental Forest (California)
Shawnee National Forest (Illinois)
Siuslaw National Forest (Oregon)
Southern Research Station
Southwestern Region (Region 3)
Stanislaus National Forest (California)
Superior National Forest (Minnesota)
Tahoe National Forest (California)
Tongass National Forest (Alaska)
Tonto National Forest (Arizona)
Umatilla National Forest (Oregon & Washington)
Umpqua National Forest (Oregon)

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