词条 | Malheur National Forest |
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| name = Malheur National Forest | photo = Strawberry Lake Wilderness.jpg | photo_caption = Strawberry Lake in the Malheur National Forest | map = USA | relief = 1 | map_caption = | location = Oregon, USA | nearest_city = Canyon City, Oregon | coordinates = {{coord|44.2832129|N|118.7843893|W|region:US-OR_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coords_ref = [1] | area_acre = 1,465,287 | area_ref = [2] | established = July 1, 1908[3] | visitation_num = 242,000 | visitation_year = 2006 | visitation_ref = [4] | governing_body = U.S. Forest Service | website = Malheur National Forest }} The Malheur National Forest is a National Forest in the U.S. state of Oregon. It contains more than {{convert|1.4|e6acre|km2}} in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon. The forest consists of high desert grasslands, sage, juniper, pine, fir, and other tree species. Elevations vary from about {{convert|4000|ft|m}} to the {{convert|9038|ft|m|adj=on}} peak of Strawberry Mountain. The Strawberry Mountains extend east to west through the center of the forest. U.S. Route 395 runs south to north through the forest, while U.S. Route 26 runs east to west. OverviewThe forest was established by President Theodore Roosevelt on June 13, 1908, and is named after the Malheur River, from the French, meaning "misfortune". It is managed by the United States Forest Service for timber extraction, cattle grazing, gold mining and wilderness use. A 1993 Forest Service study estimated that the extent of old growth in the forest was {{convert|312000|acre|km2}}.[5] In descending order of land area, the forest is located in parts of Grant, Harney, Baker, and Malheur counties.[6] There are three ranger districts in the forest, with offices in John Day, Prairie City, and Hines. The Malheur National Forest contains the largest known organism (by area) in the world: an Armillaria solidipes that spans {{convert|2200|acre|km2}}.[7] WildernessThere are two wilderness areas in the Malheur National Forest.
See also
References1. ^ {{cite gnis | id = 1155108 | name = Malheur National Forest | accessdate = April 11, 2009}} 2. ^{{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 |format= PDF |accessdate=June 30, 2012}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=The National Forests of the United States |publisher=ForestHistory.org |url=http://www.foresthistory.org/ASPNET/Places/National%20Forests%20of%20the%20U.S.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=July 30, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6ENvCUJPk?url=http://www.foresthistory.org/ASPNET/Places/National%20Forests%20of%20the%20U.S.pdf |archivedate=February 12, 2013 |df= }} 4. ^ {{cite web | url = http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/programs/nvum/revised_vis_est.pdf | title = Revised Visitation Estimates | format = PDF | publisher = National Forest Service}} 5. ^{{Cite web | last1 = Bolsinger | first1 = Charles L. | last2 = Waddell | first2 = Karen L. | year = 1993 | title = Area of old-growth forests in California, Oregon, and Washington | url = http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_rb197.pdf | publisher = United States Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station | work = Resource Bulletin PNW-RB-197 | format = PDF}} 6. ^Desolation Butte quadrangle, Oregon : 7.5-minute series. U.S. Forest Service. 7. ^Beale, Bob. April 10, 2003. Humungous fungus: world's largest organism? at Environment & Nature News, ABC Online. Accessed June 25, 2008. External links{{commons category}}
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