Blue Mountains National Forest was established as the Blue Mountains Forest Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service in

Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

on March 15, 1906 with from portions of the

Baker City Forest Reserve Baker City Forest Reserve was established by the General Land Office in Oregon on February 5, 1904 with . In 1905 all federal forests were transferred to the U.S. Forest Service. On March 15, 1906 portions of Baker City were combined with Blue Mo ...

and other lands. It became a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On March 2, 1908

Maury Mountain Forest Reserve The Maury Mountain Forest Reserve was established by the U.S. Forest Service in Oregon on June 2, 1905 with . On March 2, 1907 the forest was combined with Blue Mountains National Forest and the name was discontinued. The lands are presently divid ...

was added to Blue Mountains, and on July 1, 1911 the forest was divided among Whitman, Malheur, Umatilla and Deschutes National Forests and the name was discontinued.

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Forest History SocietyListing of the National Forests of the United States and Their Dates
(from

Forest History Society The Forest History Society is an American non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of forest and conservation history."Forest History Society." Echo Project. Center for History and New Media, George Mason University. http://echo.gmu. ...

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.'' {{Former National Forests of the United States Former National Forests of Oregon 1906 establishments in Oregon Protected areas established in 1906 1911 disestablishments in Oregon