Afognak Forest
Encyclopedia
Afognak Forest and Fish Culture was established by the General Land Office
in Alaska
on December 24, 1892 as a forest preserve. It covered 403640 acres (1,633.5 km²) in 1905, when the forest reserves were transferred to the U.S. Forest Service. On July 1, 1908 the entire forest was combined with Chugach National Forest
and the name was discontinued.
General Land Office
The General Land Office was an independent agency of the United States government responsible for public domain lands in the United States. It was created in 1812 to take over functions previously conducted by the United States Department of the Treasury...
in Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
on December 24, 1892 as a forest preserve. It covered 403640 acres (1,633.5 km²) in 1905, when the forest reserves were transferred to the U.S. Forest Service. On July 1, 1908 the entire forest was combined with Chugach National Forest
Chugach National Forest
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and the name was discontinued.
External links
- Forest History Society
- Listing of the National Forests of the United States and Their Dates (from Forest History SocietyForest History SocietyThe Forest History Society is an American non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of forest and conservation history. The society was established in 1946 and incorporated in 1955....
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.