Klamath National Forest

Klamath National Forest

Infobox_protected_area | name = Klamath National Forest
iucn_category = VI



caption = Map of the United States
locator_x = 12
locator_y = 60
location =
nearest_city = Yreka, California
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 30
lat_seconds = 01
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 123
long_minutes = 20
long_seconds = 00
long_direction = W
area = 1,737,774 acres
established =
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = US Department of Agriculture / US Forest Service

Klamath National Forest is a 1,737,774-acre (2,715.27 sq mi, or 7,032.52 km²) national forest primarily located in Siskiyou County in northern California, but with a tiny extension into southern Jackson County in Oregon. [ [http://www.fs.fed.us/land/staff/lar/2007/TABLE_6.htm Table 6 - NFS Acreage by State, Congressional District and County] - United States Forest Service - September 30, 2007] The forest contains continuous stands of ponderosa pine, Jeffrey pine, Douglas fir, red fir, white fir and incense cedar. Old growth forest is estimated to cover more than 175,000 acres (708 km²) of the forest land. Forest headquarters are located in Yreka, California. Klamath was established on May 6, 1905. [citation|title=PDFlink| [http://www.foresthistory.org/Research/usfscoll/places/National%20Forests%20of%20the%20U.S.pdf National Forests of the United States] |341 KB|date=September 29, 2005|author=Davis, Richard C.|publisher=The Forest History Society]

References

External links

* [http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/klamath/ Klamath National Forest official website]
* [http://www.mkwc.org/ Mid Klamath Watershed Council website]



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