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Trail in the Huron National Forest, Michigan. The Huron National Forest is prone to frequent seasonal forest fires, due to ecological and geological factors including the domination of the jack pine in sections the forests, the needles of which are extremely flammable, [2] sandy soil composition as a result of glacial outwash plain geology of sections of the Huron National Forest, [3] and jack ...
The 2014 King Fire was a large wildfire in El Dorado County, California, which burned 97,717 acres (39,545 hectares) primarily in the Eldorado National Forest. The wildfire started on September 13, 2014, near Pollock Pines, California, to the east of Sacramento. The ensuing fire suppression effort, which cost more than $100 million and engaged ...
Michigan State Forests Map. The following is a list of state forests in the U.S. state of Michigan. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources manages the largest state forest system in the nation (2.8 million acres (16,000 km 2)), administered by the Forest Resources Division. In literature describing recreational uses of state forest lands ...
The Huron–Manistee National Forests are two separate national forests, the Huron National Forest and the Manistee National Forest, combined in 1945 for administration purposes and which comprise 978,906 acres (3,960 km 2) [2] of public lands, including 5,786 acres (23 km 2) of wetlands, extending across the northern lower peninsula of Michigan.
The Meridian Boundary Fire burned 8,586 acres near Grayling, Michigan in 2010.. The U.S. state of Michigan has been the site of several major wildfires.The worst of these were in the lumbering era of the late-1800s when lumbering practices permitted the buildup of large slash piles and altered forest growth patterns which may have contributed to size of the wildfires.
These include 78 state parks; 19 state recreation areas, 6 state forests, and 5 state scenic sites. [7] They also manage the Father Marquette National Memorial for the federal government. The MIDNR owns 4.5 million acres (18,000 km 2 ) of land, 6 million acres (24,000 km 2 ) of mineral rights, and manages 25 million acres (101,000 km 2 ) of ...
The Hughes Fire that started Wednesday and continued to burn Thursday is the latest in a series of disastrous blazes that have broken out in southern California since Jan. 7.
English: Map of Michigan State Forests and Management Units - United States. Date: 25 August 2011: Source: Own work: Author: Bamyers99: