Jefferson National Forest (Montana)
- For the present National Forest in Virginia, see Jefferson National Forest
Jefferson National Forest in Montana was established by the U.S. Forest Service on July 1, 1908 with 1,255,320 acres (5,080.1 km2) from the consolidation of Little Belt, Highwood Mountains, Snowy Mountains and Little Rockies National Forests. On April 8, 1932 the entire forest was transferred to Lewis and Clark National Forest, the name surviving as the Jefferson Division of Lewis and Clark. [1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Maps and Brochures". Lewis and Clark National Forest. U.S. Forest Service. 2008-08-23.
- ↑ Davis, Richard C. (September 29, 2005). "National Forests of the United States" (pdf). The Forest History Society.
External links
- Lewis and Clark National Forest
- Forest History Society
- Forest History Society:Listing of the National Forests of the United States Text from Davis, Richard C., ed. Encyclopedia of American Forest and Conservation History. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company for the Forest History Society, 1983. Vol. II, pp. 743-788.
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