Forest Reserve Act of 1891

The Forest Reserve Act of 1891 is a law that allowed the President of the United States to set aside forest reserves from the land in the public domain. Passed by the United States Congress under Benjamin Harrison's administration. Harrison put 13 million acres (53,000 km²) of land into National Forests; Grover Cleveland put in 25 million acres (100,000 km²) and William McKinley put in 7 million acres (28,000 km²).

See also

• Land Revision Act of 1891
• United States National Forest
• National Forest Management Act of 1976
• National Forest Service
• Organic Act of 1897

References

• National Forest: Early History

External links

• USDA Forest Service
• National Park Service