The Bridger National Forest was first established by the
U.S. Forest Service
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on July 1, 1911 in
Wyoming
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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 May 14, 1923 Bridger was transferred
Wyoming National Forest Wyoming National Forest was first established July 1, 1908 from part of Yellowstone National Forest with . On May 14, 1923, the lands of the first Bridger National Forest were added, and on March 10, 1941, its name was changed to Bridger National ...
, and the name was discontinued. On March 10, 1943 Wyoming was renamed Bridger. In 1973 Bridger National Forest was administratively combined with
Teton National Forest Teton National Forest was first established by the General Land Office on February 22, 1897 as the Teton Forest Reserve with . A commission was established in 1896 to plan for a system of national forest reserves, recommending an expansion of the t ...
, creating
Bridger-Teton National Forest. In descending order of land area, Bridger National Forest lands are located in
Sublette,
Lincoln,
Fremont, and
Teton counties. There are local
ranger district offices in
Afton,
Big Piney,
Kemmerer
Kemmerer may refer to:
Places in the United States
* Kemmerer, Wyoming, a city
* Kemmerer High School, a high school in Kemmerer, Wyoming
* Kemmerer House, a historic home in Emmaus, Pennsylvania
* Kemmerer Hotel, a former historic hotel in Ke ...
, and
Pinedale. Its administrative headquarters reside in
Jackson, Wyoming
Jackson is a town in Teton County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 10,760 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, up from 9,577 in 2010. It is the largest town in Teton County and its county seat. Jackson is the principal town of ...
as part of the combined Bridger-Teton National Forest. Its current area of 1,736,075 acres (7,025.65 km²) represents 51.02% of the combined Bridger-Teton's area of 3,402,644 acres (13,770.01 km²).
Table 6 - NFS Acreage by State, Congressional District, and County, 30 September 2008
/ref> The forest includes all of the National Wilderness Preservation System
The National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS) of the United States protects federally managed wilderness areas designated for preservation in their natural condition. Activity on formally designated wilderness areas is coordinated by the Na ...
's officially designated Bridger Wilderness
The Bridger Wilderness is located in Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming, United States. Originally established in 1931 as a primitive area, region was redesignated as a wilderness in 1964 and expanded to the current size in 1984. The wilder ...
.
References
External links
Forest History SocietyListing 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.''
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Former National Forests of Wyoming