Kaniksu National Forest

Kaniksu National Forest

The Kaniksu National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in northeastern Washington, the Idaho panhandle, and northwestern Montana. The Idaho portion is one of three forests that are aggregated into the Idaho Panhandle National Forest, along with the Coeur d'Alene National Forest and St. Joe National Forest). Kaniksu National Forest has a total area of 1,627,833 acres (2,343.5 sq mi or 6,787.6 km²). About 55.7% is in Idaho, 27.9% in Montana, and 16.4% in Washington. [ [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]

Kaniksu National Forest was established on July 1, 1908 from a portion of Priest River National Forest. On September 30, 1933 a portion of Pend Oreille National Forest was added, and on July 1, 1954 part of Cabinet National Forest was added. Kaniksu was administratively combined with Coeur d'Alene and St. Joe National Forests on July 1, 1973. [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]

The forest headquarters are located in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. There are local ranger district offices located in Bonners Ferry, Priest River, and Sandpoint (all in Idaho).

Counties

In descending order of land area
* Boundary County, Idaho
* Sanders County, Montana
* Bonner County, Idaho
* Pend Oreille County, Washington
* Lincoln County, Montana
* Stevens County, Washington
* Kootenai County, Idaho

References

External links

* [http://www.fs.fed.us/ipnf/ USDA Forest Service - Idaho Panhandle National Forest]


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