Fremont National Forest
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IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area)
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 Pedestrian bridge over the Chewaucan River in the Fremont NF |
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| Location | Lake / Klamath counties, Oregon, USA |
| Nearest city | Klamath Falls, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 42°56′15″N 121°18′45″W / 42.9375°N 121.3125°WCoordinates: 42°56′15″N 121°18′45″W / 42.9375°N 121.3125°W |
| Area | 1,207,039 acres (4,885 km2) |
| Established | 1908 |
| Visitors | 428,000[1] (in 2006) |
| Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
The Fremont National Forest is a United States National Forest named after John C. Frémont, who explored the area for the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1843. It is located in western Lake and eastern Klamath counties in Oregon, and has a land area of 1,207,039 acres (4,885 km2). There are local ranger district offices located in Bly, Lakeview, Paisley, and Silver Lake. The Warner Canyon Ski Area was part of Fremont until a land swap transferred ownership to Lake County.
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[edit] History
Founded in 1908, the Fremont National Forest was originally protected as the Goose Lake Forest Reserve in 1906. The name was soon changed to Fremont National Forest. It absorbed part of Paulina National Forest on July 19, 1915. In 2002, it was administratively combined with the Winema National Forest as the Fremont–Winema National Forests.[2]
[edit] Ecology
A 1993 Forest Service study estimated that the extent of old growth in the forest was 549,800 acres (222,500 ha)[3], 113,800 acres (46,100 ha) of which were Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta) forests.
[edit] Recreation
Common recreational activities in the Fremont National Forest include hiking, camping, boating, backpacking, horseback riding, mountain biking, skiing, hunting, and fishing. The 50-mile (80 km) Fremont National Recreation Trail runs northwest-southaest between Government Harvey Pass and Cox Pass in the forest.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Revised Visitation Estimates - National Forest Service
- ^ Fremont–Winema National Forests History - USFS
- ^ Bolsinger, Charles L.; Waddell, Karen L. (1993), Area of old-growth forests in California, Oregon, and Washington, United States Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Resource Bulletin PNW-RB-197, http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_rb197.pdf
- ^ Fremont–Winema National Forests Recreational Activities - USFS
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Fremont–Winema National Forests |
- Fremont–Winema National Forests (official website)
