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Location (of main entrance) Ahtanum State Forest: Yakima County: Blanchard State Forest: Skagit County Snohomish County: Capitol State Forest: Grays Harbor County: Elbe Hills-Tahoma State Forest: Lewis County Pierce County: Green Mountain-Tahuya State Forest: Kitsap County Mason County: Little Pend Oreille State Forest: Pend Oreille County ...
The eight National Forests within the state of Washington are: Colville National Forest [5] Gifford Pinchot National Forest [5] Idaho Panhandle National Forest [5] Kaniksu National Forest [5] Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest [5] Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest [5] Olympic National Forest [5] Umatilla National Forest [5]
The forest has a total area of 1.5 million acres. A 1993 Forest Service study estimated that the extent of old growth in the Forest was 212,488 acres (85,991 ha). [5] In descending order of forestland area it is located in parts of Ferry, Pend Oreille, Okanogan, Stevens counties. The forest headquarters is located in Colville, Washington.
Apr. 26—Millions of dollars are coming to rural schools and communities in Washington near national forestland. The U.S. Forest Service announced it will issue nearly $15.2 million to support ...
The area's economy is based chiefly on agriculture and the timber and mining industry, manufacturing, and regional offices of the Washington State Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Forest Service, where the Colville National Forest is headquartered.
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) manages over 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km 2) of forest, range, agricultural, and commercial lands in the U.S. state of Washington. The DNR also manages 2,600,000 acres (11,000 km 2 ) of aquatic areas which include shorelines , tidelands , lands under Puget Sound and the coast, and ...
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.
The recreation office is a one-story wood-frame building, 28 by 55.6 feet (8.5 m × 16.9 m), built in 1936. [2] The equipment repair shop is a one-story wood-frame building built in 1936 and joined to an adjacent 3-bay shop in 1938. [2] The fire office is a one-story wood-frame building, 29 by 38 feet (8.8 m × 11.6 m), built in 1937. [2]