McClellan Creek National Grassland explained

McClellan Creek National Grassland
Map:Texas
Relief:1
Location:Gray County, Texas, United States
Nearest City:Alanreed, TX
Coordinates:35.2107°N -100.8689°W
Area Acre:1449
Governing Body:U.S. Forest Service
Website:Black Kettle and McClellan Creek National Grasslands

McClellan Creek National Grassland is a National Grassland located in southern Gray County, Texas, United States. It was purchased with the goal of restoring badly eroded land to its natural state. The grassland is administered by the U.S. Forest Service together with Cibola National Forest and Black Kettle, Kiowa, and Rita Blanca National Grasslands, from common headquarters located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[1] The grassland is part of the combined Black Kettle and McClellan Creek Ranger District with offices in Cheyenne, Oklahoma.

In February 2006, all of McClellan Creek National Grassland was burnt out in the 750000acres Interstate 40 fire. The majority of the trees were lost.[2] The grassland's area is only .[3] The grasslands surrounds McClellan Lake, a reservoir on the namesake McClellan Creek.[4]

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  1. Web site: Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands . U.S. Forest Service . December 8, 2012.
  2. Web site: The Lone Tree Exhibit . U.S. Forest Service . December 8, 2012.
  3. Web site: Land Areas of the National Forest System . U.S. Forest Service . January 2013 . December 8, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121201210053/http://www.fs.fed.us/land/staff/lar/ . December 1, 2012 .
  4. Web site: Windmills on the National Grasslands . U.S. Forest Service . December 8, 2012.