Calaveras Big Tree National Forest

Calaveras Big Tree National Forest, in the Sierra Nevada, was established in California on May 11, 1954 with 390 acres (1.6 km²) to protect a grove of Giant Sequoias, although it had been authorized since February 18, 1909.^[1]

Combined[edit]

Calaveras Big Tree National Forest was the smallest unit in the United States National Forest system, and was administratively combined with the Stanislaus National Forest.

Transfer[edit]

In 1990 it was proposed that the federal lands be transferred to the State of California to be included in the adjoining Calaveras Big Trees State Park.^[2]

References[edit]

^ 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.
^ Murray, Marshall D. (2008-08-20). "The smallest national forest - Calaveras Big Tree National Forest, California". American Forests, Jan.-Feb. 1990. American Forests.

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. - from the Forest History Society website

External links[edit]

38°15′08″N 120°14′53″W / 38.2523°N 120.2481°W / 38.2523; -120.2481

[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.

[2] Murray, Marshall D. (2008-08-20). "The smallest national forest - Calaveras Big Tree National Forest, California". American Forests, Jan.-Feb. 1990. American Forests.

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