Missoula_Forest_Reserve

Missoula National Forest

Missoula National Forest

Former national forest in Montana, United States


Missoula National Forest was established as the Missoula Forest Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service in Montana on November 6, 1906, with a total area of 194,430 acres (786.8 km2). It became a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On July 1, 1908, Missoula received a portion of Hell Gate National Forest. On December 16, 1931, the entire forest was divided between Lolo National Forest and Deerlodge National Forest and the name was discontinued.[1]

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References

  1. Davis, Richard C. (September 29, 2005), National Forests of the United States (PDF), The Forest History Society, archived from the original (pdf) on October 28, 2012


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