Datil National Forest was a
United States National Forest
In the United States, national forest is a classification of protected area, protected and managed federal lands. National forests are largely forest and woodland areas owned collectively by the American people through the Federal government of ...
established in western
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
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 ...
in 1908. It was merged into another and ceased in 1931.
History
Datil National Forest was formed from the part of the also new
Gila National Forest
The Gila National Forest is a protected national forest in New Mexico in the southwestern part of the United States established in 1905. It covers approximately of public land, making it the sixth largest National Forest in the continental U ...
and other public lands. It began in 1908 with . The
Magdalena National Forest Magdalena National Forest was established as the Magdalena Forest Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service in New Mexico on November 5, 1906, with . It became a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On July 1, 1908, San Mateo National Forest was added. On F ...
and other areas were added in 1909.
The entire Datil National Forest lands were transferred to the jurisdictions of the
Cibola National Forest
The Cibola National Forest (pronounced SEE-bo-lah) is a 1,633,783 acre (6,611.7 km2) United States National Forest in New Mexico, USA. The name Cibola is thought to be the original Zuni Indian name for their pueblos or tribal lands. The name was ...
(primarily) and
Gila National Forest
The Gila National Forest is a protected national forest in New Mexico in the southwestern part of the United States established in 1905. It covers approximately of public land, making it the sixth largest National Forest in the continental U ...
in 1931. The name was discontinued.
Present day
The former Datil Forest area is part of the Magdalena Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest. It is located in the Datil Mountains, to the north of the town of
Datil, in
Catron and
Socoro Counties.
See also
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Mogollon-Datil volcanic field
The Mogollon-Datil volcanic field is a large () silicic volcanic field in western New Mexico (Mogollon Mountains-Datil, New Mexico). It is a part of an extensive Eocene to Oligocene volcanic event which includes the San Juan volcanic field in sou ...
— ''large silicic volcanic field in western New Mexico around the town of Datil and Mogollon Mountains area.''
*
Datil-Mogollon Section — ''a physiographic subdivision of the
Colorado Plateau Province in the Datil Mountains—Mogollon Mountains region.''
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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. ...
— ''and 'Foresthistory.org' external links below.''
References
External links
Cibola National Forest: official Magdalena Ranger District websiteForesthistory.org: the Forest History Society homepageForesthistory.org: Listing of the National Forests of the United States and Their Dates
— ''Text from "Encyclopedia of American Forest and Conservation History"; Davis, Richard C., ed.; New York: Macmillan Publishing Company; 1983; Vol. II, pp. 743-788.''
{{Former National Forests of the United States
Former National Forests of New Mexico
Protected areas of Catron County, New Mexico
Protected areas of Socorro County, New Mexico
Cibola National Forest
Protected areas established in 1908
1908 establishments in New Mexico Territory
1931 disestablishments in New Mexico
Protected areas disestablished in 1931