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The National Forests
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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