Manti National Forest was established as the Manti Forest Reserve by the

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on May 29, 1903 with . After the transfer of federal forests to the U.S. Forest Service in 1905, it became a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On July 1, 1915 Nebo National Forest was added. On November 11, 1941, La Sal National Forest was added. On August 28, 1958 the name was changed to Manti-La Sal National Forest. Manti's lands are on the west side of the

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in central Utah, between Manti and

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. In descending order of area, its lands are located in parts of Sanpete (50.3%), Emery (28.96%),

(12.59%),

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(4.11%), and Sevier (4.05%) counties. As of 30 September 2008 its area was 735,358 acres (2,975.9 km²), representing 57.87% of the combined Manti-La Sal National Forest's total area.Table 6 - NFS Acreage by State, Congressional District, and County, 30 September 2008
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district offices in Ephraim,

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, whereas the administrative headquarters of the combined Manti-La Sal National Forest are also in Price.

References

External links

Manti La Sal National ForestForest History SocietyListing of the National Forests of the United States and Their Dates
(from

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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 Utah Former National Forests of Colorado