Nez Perce National Forest
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Nez Perce National Forest
IUCN Category VI - Protected Area with Sustainable use of Natural Resources |
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 Crooked Creek in the Gospel Hump Wilderness |
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| location | Idaho County , Idaho , USA | |
| surface | 9,000.58 km² | |
| Geographical location | 45 ° 27 ' N , 115 ° 55' W | |
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| Setup date | July 1, 1908 | |
| administration | US Forest Service | |
The Nez Perce National Forest is a 9,000 square kilometer national forest in the western center of the US state Idaho . The forest is bordered to the east by the state of Montana , to the north by the Clearwater National Forest , to the west by part of the Wallowa – Whitman National Forest and to the south by the Payette National Forest . The closest town is Grangeville .
history
The Nez Perce National Forest and the Clearwater National Forest were administratively merged in 2012 as Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests with the head office in Kamiah . There are local ranger district offices in Elk City , Grangeville, Kooskia and White Bird .
The forest was established on July 1, 1908 by the US Forest Service by merging 7,876.6 square kilometers from the Bitterroot National Forest and the Weiser National Forest . On October 29, 1934, part of the Selway National Forest was incorporated .
habitat
The mountains of the reserve provide habitat for Mackenzie wolf , raccoon , elk , black bear , coyote , puma , Rocky Mountain elk , two species of fox , American pigeon hares , Ponderosa scops , pine marten , white-tailed deer and mule deer , muskrat , North American river otters , Peregrine falcons , mink , marmots , fishing marten and mountain goat .
Wilderness areas
There are four officially designated wilderness areas within the Nez Perce National Forest that are part of the National Wilderness Preservation System . Three of them belong (for the most part) to neighboring National Forests (see below).
- Frank Church – River of No Return Wilderness (only 4.68% belong to the Nez Perce NF; most areas are in the Payette National Forest, Challis NF , Salmon NF , Boise NF or in the Bitterroot NF )
- Gospel Hump Wilderness
- Hells Canyon Wilderness (mainly in the Wallowa National Forest; partly in the Payette National Forest, in the Whitman National Forest, or directly under the Bureau of Land Management )
- Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (partly in Bitterroot NF, in Clearwater National Forest or in Lolo NF )
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Table 6 - NFS Acreage by State, Congressional District and County . United States Forest Service. Retrieved September 30, 2007.
- ^ About the Forest . Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ USFS Ranger Districts by State
- ^ Richard C. Davis: National Forests of the United States . The Forest History Society. September 29, 2005. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
- ↑ Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness acreage breakdown, Wilderness.net
Web links
- Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests - Official Website