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Map of national forests and national grasslands of the United States. The United States has 154 protected areas known as national forests, covering 188,336,179 acres (762,169 km 2; 294,275 sq mi). [1] National forests are managed by the U.S. Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. [2]
Map of wood-filled areas in the United States, circa 2000 [1]. In the United States, the forest cover by state and territory is estimated from tree-attributes using the basic statistics reported by the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program of the Forest Service. [2]
Cleveland National Forest is a U.S. national forest in Southern California that encompasses 460,000 acres/720 sq mi (1,900 km 2) of inland montane regions. It is approximately 60 miles from the Pacific Ocean, within the counties of San Diego , Riverside , and Orange .
Six Rivers National Forest: USFS CA 7,999 12.498 3,237 32.37 September 28, 1984: North Fork John Day: Umatilla National Forest, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest: USFS OR 120,560 188.38 48,790 487.9 June 26, 1984: North Fork Owyhee: Idaho BLM Boise District BLM ID 43,391 67.798 17,560 175.60 March 30, 2009: North Fork Umatilla: Umatilla National ...
Most of the public land managed by the US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management is in the Western states. Public lands account for 25 to 75 percent of the total land area in these states. [1] The US Forest Service alone manages 193 million acres (780,000 km²) nationwide, or roughly 8% of the total land area in the United States. [2]
The Tenaja fire started at 11:48 a.m. near the Tenaja Truck Trail in the Cleveland National Forest, authorities said. It was stopped at 100 acres and was 25% contained.
1905: The Transfer Act of 1905 established the US Forest Service as a division of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). [5] This agency was formed to map, maintain, and protect forests as well as provide water and timber for national benefit. Gifford Pinchot was appointed the head of the US Forest Service by President Roosevelt. [5]
A map view of Ocala National Forest. Two studies found that the use of corridors created long-lasting benefits for black bear population in the state. Researchers compared the bear population in the Ocala National Forest to the population of a fragmented residential area of Lynne, Florida surrounded by roadways. The sites were chosen based on ...