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词条 Nebraska National Forest
释义

  1. History

  2. Bessey Ranger District

  3. Pine Ridge Ranger District

  4. Management and additional lands

  5. See also

  6. External links

  7. References

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| name = Nebraska National Forest
| photo = Nebraska National Forest, Bessey Ranger District, no. 5.jpg
| photo_caption = The Bessey Ranger District of the Nebraska National Forest, near Halsey, Nebraska.
| map = USA
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| map_caption = Location of Nebraska National Forest in the United States.
| location = Thomas, Dawes, Blaine and Sioux counties in Nebraska, U.S.
| nearest_city = Chadron, NE (Pine Ridge unit); Halsey, NE (Bessey unit)
| coordinates = {{coord|42|44|46|N|102|54|7|W|region:US|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| area_acre = 141864
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| established = July 1, 1908[2]
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| governing_body = U.S. Forest Service
| website = Nebraska National Forest
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The Nebraska National Forest is a United States National Forest located within the U.S. state of Nebraska. The total area of the national forest is 141,864 acres, or 222 sq miles (574 km2). The forest is managed by the U.S. Forest Service's Nebraska Forests and Grasslands Supervisor's Office in Chadron, Nebraska. The national forest includes two ranger districts, the Bessey Ranger District and the Pine Ridge Ranger District. In descending order of land, the forest lies in parts of Thomas, Dawes, Blaine, and Sioux counties.

History

Nebraska National Forest was established on November 15, 1907 by the consolidation of three smaller forests: Dismal River, Niobrara and North Platte National Forests.[3] At one point it was the largest man-made forest in the world, but has been surpassed by a forest in China.[4] The urban forest of Johannesburg, South Africa is often cited as the largest man-made forest, but is only the largest urban forest.[5]

Bessey Ranger District

The {{convert|90000|acre|km2|0|adj=on}} Bessey Ranger District is in the Sandhills of central Nebraska. Encompassing about 63.9% of the forest's total area, it lies in parts of Thomas and Blaine counties. It was established in 1902 by Charles E. Bessey because he believed the area to have once had a natural forest and as an experiment to see if forests could be recreated in treeless areas of the Great Plains for use as a national timber reserve. This effort resulted in a {{convert|20000|acre|km2|1|adj=on}} forest, the largest human-planted forest in the United States. Today the forest's nursery supplies 2.5 to 3 million seedlings per year. The Bessey Tree Nursery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There is a local ranger district office in Halsey.

Pine Ridge Ranger District

The {{convert|52000|acre|km2|0}} Pine Ridge Ranger District is in the Pine Ridge region of northwest Nebraska. It contains about 36.1% of the forest's total area, and it lies in part of Dawes and Sioux counties. The native ponderosa forests were added to the National Forest system in the 1950s. The Soldier Creek Wilderness, a federally designated wilderness area, is in the forest.

The 6,600-acre Pine Ridge National Recreation Area is located within the ranger district.

Management and additional lands

The Nebraska National Forest is managed by the Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands Supervisor's Office in Chadron. Additionally, this office manages the following public lands:

  • Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest
  • Buffalo Gap National Grassland
  • Fort Pierre National Grassland
  • Oglala National Grassland

See also

  • List of U.S. National Forests
  • Chadron State Park
  • Fort Robinson State Park

External links

  • {{commons category-inline|Nebraska National Forest}}
  • Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands - United States Forest Service

References

1. ^{{cite web |title=Land Areas of the National Forest System |publisher=U.S. Forest Service |date=January 2012 |url=http://www.fs.fed.us/land/staff/lar/LAR2011/LAR2011_Book_A5.pdf |accessdate=June 25, 2012}}
2. ^{{cite web |title=The National Forests of the United States |publisher=ForestHistory.org |url=https://foresthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/National-Forests-of-the-U.S.pdf |accessdate=June 25, 2012}}
3. ^{{citation|title=National Forests of the United States|url=http://www.foresthistory.org/ASPNET/Places/National%20Forests%20of%20the%20U.S.pdf |format=pdf|date=September 29, 2005|author=Davis, Richard C.|publisher=Forest History Society}}
4. ^https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/sep/23/china-great-green-wall-climate
5. ^https://africacheck.org/reports/is-johannesburg-the-worlds-largest-man-made-forest-the-claim-is-false/
{{Protected Areas of Nebraska}}{{National Forests of the United States}}

5 : National Forests of Nebraska|Protected areas of Blaine County, Nebraska|Protected areas of Dawes County, Nebraska|Protected areas of Sioux County, Nebraska|Protected areas of Thomas County, Nebraska

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