Apache National Forest
Apache National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in Arizona and New Mexico on July 1, 1908, with 1,302,711 acres (5,271.88 km2) from portions of Black Mesa National Forest. In 1974 the entire forest was administratively combined with Sitgreaves National Forest to create Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests.[1] The New Mexico section is now administered by the Gila National Forest. The area of the former Apache National Forest covers most of Greenlee County, Arizona (excepting the southernmost part of the county), southern Apache County, Arizona, and part of western Catron County, New Mexico. The former Apache is much the larger than the former Sitgreaves. As of 30 September 2008, its area was 1,813,601 acres (733,938 ha),[2] representing 68.9% of the combined Apache–Sitgreaves total area. There are local ranger district offices in Alpine, Clifton, and Springerville.[3] (Springerville is also the headquarters of the combined Apache–Sitgreaves.)
Wilderness areas
There are four wilderness areas within Apache National Forest that are part of the National Wilderness Preservation System:
- Bear Wallow Wilderness
- Blue Range Primitive Area (bordering the Blue Range Wilderness managed by the Gila NF)
- Escudilla Wilderness
- Mount Baldy Wilderness
References
- ^ Davis, Richard C. (September 29, 2005), National Forests of the United States (pdf), The Forest History Society
- ^ Table 6 – NFS Acreage by State, Congressional District, and County, 30 September 2008
- ^ "USFS Ranger Districts by State" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-19. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
External links
- Forest History Society
- Listing of the National Forests of the United States and Their Dates (Forest History Society website) 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.[ISBN missing]
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