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Bonneville National Forest
Bonneville National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in Wyoming on July 1, 1908 with from part of Yellowstone National Forest. On July 1, 1917 the entire forest was transferred to Washakie National Forest Washakie National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in Wyoming on July 1, 1911 with from part of Bonneville National Forest. On July 1, 1916 the remainder of Bonneville was added. On July 1, 1945 the entire forest was transferred ... and the name was discontinued. References External linksForest History Society ''Text from Davis, Richard C., ed. Encyclopedia of American Forest and Conservation History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wyoming
Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the south. With a population of 576,851 in the 2020 United States census, Wyoming is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, least populous state despite being the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 10th largest by area, with the List of U.S. states by population density, second-lowest population density after Alaska. The state capital and List of municipalities in Wyoming, most populous city is Cheyenne, Wyoming, Cheyenne, which had an estimated population of 63,957 in 2018. Wyoming's western half is covered mostly by the ranges and rangelands of the Rocky Mountains, while the eastern half of the state is high-elevation prairie called the High Plains (United States), High Plains. It is drier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellowstone National Forest
Yellowstone National Forest was first established by the General Land Office on March 30, 1891 as the Yellowstone Park Timber Land Reserve of . On May 22, 1902 it became the Yellowstone Forest Reserve with lands of . The reserve was first suggested by General Philip Sheridan in 1882 after a visit to Yellowstone National Park. Sheridan recommended that the park be expanded to the east and to the south. Legislation was introduced by Senator George Graham Vest to accomplish this, but it was stalled by local opposition. The American Forestry Association took up the cause, preparing legislation that would allow the United States president to set aside lands as "forest reservations" through an executive order. President Benjamin Harrison then proclaimed the reserve, largely following Sheridan's recommendation, on March 30, 1891. Some areas on the northeast portion of the proposed reservation were excluded to allow mining in the headwaters of the Clarks Fork River. The land was, in e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washakie National Forest
Washakie National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in Wyoming on July 1, 1911 with from part of Bonneville National Forest Bonneville National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in Wyoming on July 1, 1908 with from part of Yellowstone National Forest. On July 1, 1917 the entire forest was transferred to Washakie National Forest Washakie National Fores .... On July 1, 1916 the remainder of Bonneville was added. On July 1, 1945 the entire forest was transferred to Shoshone National Forest and the name was discontinued. References External linksForest History Society ''Text from Davis, Richard C., ed. Enc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
