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Wasatch National Forest was established as the Wasatch Forest Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service in Utah on August 16, 1906 with 86,440 acres (349.8 km 2) to the east of Salt Lake City and Provo. [1] It became a National Forest on March 4, 1907.
The Wasatch National Forest portion is located in northeastern Utah and southwestern Wyoming. It has a land area of 905,724 acres (1,415.2 sq mi, or 3,365.3 km 2 ). In descending order of land area it is located in parts of Summit , Tooele , Salt Lake , Davis , Uinta , Duchesne , Wasatch , Morgan , Utah , Weber , and Juab counties.
With the Forest Reserve Act of 1891, the president of the United States is given the power to set aside forest reserves in the public domain. With the Transfer Act of 1905, forest reserves became part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the newly created U.S. Forest Service. [3] [4]
Manti-La Sal National Forest mountain range as seen from Arches National Park. The 7 National Forests within the state of Utah are: Ashley National Forest [6] Dixie National Forest [6] Fishlake National Forest [6] Manti La Sal National Forest [6] Sawtooth National Forest [6] Uinta-Wasatch Cache National Forest [6] Caribou–Targhee National Forest
Uinta National Forest / j uː ˈ ɪ n t ə / is a national forest located in north central Utah, US. It was originally part of the Uinta Forest Reserve, created by President Grover Cleveland on 2 February 1897. The name is derived from the Ute word Yoov-we-teuh which means pine forest.
Designated as a wilderness in 1984, the area is located within parts of Ashley National Forest and Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, managed by the U.S. Forest Service. The highest peak in Utah, Kings Peak, lies within the wilderness area along with some of Utah's highest peaks, particularly those over 13,000 feet (4,000 meters).
The U.S. Forest Service Building is a historic building within the Ogden Central Bench Historic District in Ogden, Utah, United States, owned by the United States federal government. Located at 507 25th Street, it is listed as a Historic Federal Building (GSA Building #: UT0010ZZ), and was constructed during the years 1933–1934.
The Dixie Forest Reserve was established on September 25, 1905 by the United States General Land Office. The name was derived from the local description of the warm southern part of Utah as "Dixie". [5] In 1906 the U.S. Forest Service assumed responsibility for the