Heppner National Forest was established as the Heppner 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 July 18, 1906 with . It became a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On July 1, 1908 the entire forest was combined with part of

Blue Mountains National Forest Blue Mountains National Forest was established as the Blue Mountains Forest Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service in Oregon on March 15, 1906 with from portions of the Baker City Forest Reserve and other lands. It became a National Forest on March ...

to establish

Umatilla National Forest The Umatilla National Forest, in the Blue Mountains of northeast Oregon and southeast Washington, covers an area of 1.4 million acres (5,700 km2). In descending order of land area the forest is located in parts of Umatilla, Grant, Columbi ...

and the name was discontinued.

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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 Oregon 1906 establishments in Oregon Protected areas established in 1906 1908 disestablishments in Oregon