Sawtooth National Forest
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IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area)
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| Location | Idaho-Utah, USA |
| Nearest city | Twin Falls, ID |
| Coordinates | 43°20′0″N 114°29′0″W / 43.333333°N 114.483333°WCoordinates: 43°20′0″N 114°29′0″W / 43.333333°N 114.483333°W |
| Area | 2.1 million acres (8,500 km²) |
| Established | May 29, 1905 |
| Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
Sawtooth National Forest is in Idaho (~96%) and Utah (4%)[citation needed] was protected in 1905 by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt as the Sawtooth Forest Reserve. Today the forest administers over 2.1 million acres (8,500 km²) of some of the most remote forestland in the lower 48 states, and there are over 1,000 lakes and 3,000 miles (4,830 km) of rivers and streams. The Sawtooth National Recreation Area of the forest is "in the heart of Idaho".[1]
In descending order of forestland area it is located in Blaine, Cassia, Camas, Custer, Elmore, Twin Falls, Box Elder, Power, and Oneida counties. Forest headquarters are in Twin Falls, Idaho. There are local ranger district offices in Burley, Fairfield, Ketchum, and Stanley.[2]
[edit] See Also
[edit] References
- ^ "Welcome to the Sawtooth National Forest". FS.fed.us. http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/sawtooth/. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
- ^ USFS Ranger Districts by State
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Categories:
- IUCN Category VI
- National Forests of Idaho
- National Forests of Utah
- Protected areas established in 1905
- Protected areas of Blaine County, Idaho
- Protected areas of Cassia County, Idaho
- Protected areas of Camas County, Idaho
- Protected areas of Custer County, Idaho
- Protected areas of Elmore County, Idaho
- Protected areas of Twin Falls County, Idaho
- Protected areas of Box Elder County, Utah
- Protected areas of Power County, Idaho
- Protected areas of Oneida County, Idaho
- Sawtooth National Forest
