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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]
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 .
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]
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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.
Further, the Forest Service fought fires on 2.996 million acres (12,120 km 2) of land in 2007. [15] The Forest Service organization includes ranger districts, national forests, regions, research stations and research work units and the Northeastern Area Office for State and Private Forestry. Each level has responsibility for a variety of functions.
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 ...