Jefferson National Forest (Montana) Explained

Jefferson National Forest in Montana was established by the U.S. Forest Service on July 1, 1908 with 1255320acres from the consolidation of Little Belt, Highwood Mountains, Snowy Mountains and Little Rockies National Forests. On April 8, 1932 the entire forest was transferred to Lewis and Clark National Forest, the name surviving as the Jefferson Division of Lewis and Clark.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• List of forests in Montana

External links

• Lewis and Clark National Forest
• Forest History Society
• Forest History Society:Listing of the National Forests of the United States Text from Davis, Richard C., ed. Encyclopedia of American Forest and Conservation History. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company for the Forest History Society, 1983. Vol. II, pp. 743-788.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maps and Brochures. 2008-08-23. Lewis and Clark National Forest. U.S. Forest Service.
2. Web site: National Forests of the United States . September 29, 2005 . Davis, Richard C. . The Forest History Society . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121028014355/http://www.foresthistory.org/ASPNET/Places/National%20Forests%20of%20the%20U.S.pdf . October 28, 2012 .