Chelan National Forest was established in
Washington
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...
by the
U.S. Forest Service
The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands. The Forest Service manages of land. Major divisions of the agency in ...
on July 1, 1908 with from a portion of
Washington National Forest
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...
. On July 1, 1921 it absorbed the first
Okanogan National Forest Okanogan (US) or Okanagan (Canada) may refer to:
People and regions
*Okanagan Country, a divided region in British Columbia and Washington
*Okanagan people, a Native American (USA) or First Nations (Canada) people, known as the ''Syilx'' in their ...
, but on March 23, 1955 the name was changed back to Okanogan.
References
External links
Forest History SocietyForest History Society:Listing of the National Forests of the United States
''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 Washington (state)