- Missoula National Forest
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Missoula National Forest was established as the Missoula Forest Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service in Montana on November 6, 1906 with 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]
See also
- List of Forests in Montana
References
- ^ Davis, Richard C. (September 29, 2005), National Forests of the United StatesPDF (341 KB), The Forest History Society
External links
- Forest History Society
- Listing of the National Forests of the United States and Their Dates (from the 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.
Categories:- Former National Forests of Montana
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