National forest (United States) - Wikipedia In the United States, national forest is a classification of protected and managed federal lands that are largely forest and woodland areas They are owned collectively by the American people through the federal government and managed by the United States Forest Service, a division of the United States Department of Agriculture
List of national forests of the United States - Wikipedia List of national forests of the United StatesMap 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] The first national forest was established
National Forest - Wikipedia National Forest may refer to: National forest or state forest, a forest administered or protected by a sovereign state National forest (Brazil) National forest (France) National forest (United States) State Forests (Poland) The National Forest (England)
Cleveland National Forest - Wikipedia Cleveland National Forest was the site of the 2003 Cedar Fire, at its time it was the largest wildland fire in California history Started when a lost hunter lit a fire to signal for help The Fire would go on to burn 273,246 acres, destroying 2,820, Killing 14 Civillians and 1 Firefighter and injure an additional 113 people
Cherokee National Forest - Wikipedia The Cherokee National Forest is a United States National Forest located in the U S states of Tennessee and North Carolina that was created on June 14, 1920 The forest is maintained and managed by the United States Forest Service It encompasses an estimated area of 655,598 acres (2,653 11 km 2)
The National Forest (England) - Wikipedia The National Forest is an environmental project in central England run by The National Forest Company From the 1990s, 200 square miles (520 km 2) of north Leicestershire, south Derbyshire and southeast Staffordshire have been planted in an attempt to blend ancient woodland with newly planted areas to create a new national forest
National Forest Foundation - Wikipedia The National Forest Foundation, an American non-profit organization, was created by Congress in 1992 to be the official non-profit partner of the United States Forest Service
NATIONAL FORESTS - Forest History Society Many of the present National Forests existed as Forest Reserves before this name was changed to National Forests in 1907 The first reserve, the Yellowstone Park Timberland Reserve, was set up March 30, 1891 by President Benjamin Harrison Over the years, the names, number, and acreage of National Forests have changed considerably as new ones