Palisade National Forest Explained

Palisade National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in Wyoming and Idaho on July 1, 1910, with 583650acres, evenly divided between Wyoming and Idaho, from the southern portion of Targhee National Forest. On July 1, 1917 the entire forest was named "Targhee" and the "Palisade" name was discontinued. ^[1]

External links

• Forest History Society
• Listing of the National Forests of the United States and Their Dates (from the Forest History Society website) 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.

44.2°N -129°W

Notes and References

1. United States executive order no. 2632, 6 June 1917