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Consisting predominantly of Ponderosa pine, this forest is located in the namesake Black Hills. There are 11 reservoirs, 353 mi (568 km) of trails, and 1,300 mi (2,100 km) of streams in this forest. Black Elk Peak is the highest point in South Dakota and the highest point in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains at 7,244 ft (2,208 m).
The forest resources of the United States remained relatively constant through the 20th century. [9] The Forest Service reported total forestation as 766,000,000 acres (3,100,000 km 2) in 2012. [10] [11] [9] A 2017 study estimated 3 percent loss of forest between 1992 and 2001. [12]
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Black Gum, American Sweetgum, Red Maple, Sweetbay Magnolia, American Beech, Swamp White Oak, American Holly [15] New Jersey: William L. Hutcheson Memorial Forest [15] 65 acres (26 ha) [15] Northeastern coastal forests: White Oak, Eastern Black Oak, Northern Red Oak [15] New Jersey: Tillman Ravine [15] 25 acres (10 ha) [15] Allegheny Highlands ...
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]
Black Canyon: Ochoco National Forest: USFS OR 12,983 20.286 5,254 52.54 June 26, 1984: Black Canyon of the Gunnison: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park: NPS CO 15,599 24.373 6,313 63.13 October 20, 1976: Black Creek: De Soto National Forest: USFS MS 5,052 7.894 2,044 20.44 October 19, 1984: Black Elk: Black Hills National Forest: USFS ...
The New England-Acadian forests are a temperate broadleaf and mixed forest ecoregion in North America that includes a variety of habitats on the hills, mountains and plateaus of New England and New York State in the Northeastern United States, and Quebec and the Maritime Provinces of Eastern Canada.
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