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Green Mountain National Forest

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Coordinates:43°57′N73°04′W / 43.950°N 73.067°W /43.950; -73.067

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National Forest in Vermont, US

Green Mountain National Forest
Green Mountain National Forest in October 2011
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Location	Vermont, United States
Nearest city	Rutland
Coordinates	43°57′N73°04′W / 43.950°N 73.067°W /43.950; -73.067
Area	399,151 acres (1,615.31 km²) federal 421,889 acres (1,707.32 km²) other^[1]
Established	April 25, 1932^[2]
Governing body	U.S. Forest Service
Website	Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests

Green Mountain National Forest is anational forest located inVermont, atemperate broadleaf and mixed forest typical of theNew England/Acadian forests ecoregion. The forest supports a variety of wildlife, includingbeaver,moose,coyote,black bear,white-tailed deer,wild turkey, andruffed grouse. The forest, being situated in Vermont'sGreen Mountains, has been referred to as the granite backbone of the state.

Established in 1932 due to uncontrolledoverlogging, fire and flooding, the forest originally consisted of 102,100 acres (413 km²); however, only 1,842 acres (7.45 km²) were federally owned, while the remaining 100,258 acres (405.73 km²) within the national forest boundary were not federally owned or administered.^[3] As of 2011^[update], the forest boundaries included 821,040 acres (3,322.6 km²), of which 399,151 acres (1,615.31 km²) were federally owned and administered.^[1] GMNF is one of only two national forest areas inNew England, the other area being theWhite Mountain National Forest inNew Hampshire.

In descending order of land area, GMNF is located in parts ofBennington,Addison,Rutland,Windham,Windsor, andWashington counties.^[1] The forest headquarters are in Mendon, Vermont, alongside those ofFinger Lakes National Forest though that forest is inNew York state.^[4]

The forest contains three nationally designated trails, including parts of theAppalachian Trail and theLong Trail, as well as the Robert Frost National Recreation Trail. The forest also includes three alpine ski areas, seven Nordic ski areas, and approximately 900 mi (1,400 km) of multiple-use trails for hiking, cross country skiing, snowmobiling, horseback riding, and bicycling.^[5]

The forest benefited from theAmerican Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009. Forest revenue is generated by recreation fees (such as atMount Snow,Stratton Mountain andBromley Mountain ski areas) and timber sales. About 42 acres (17 ha) were set aside for forest regeneration in 2009. Planned expenditures include road construction, recreation and heritage, andwildlife management. Projects in the latter category include: land/water modification in support of ruffed grouse, wild turkeys, bear, trout, salmon,Bicknell's thrush, and the plantJacob's ladder. Theemerald ash borer is a threat to Vermont's trees.

Wilderness areas

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There are eight officially designatedwilderness areas in the Green Mountain National Forest (from north to south):


	Approximate area		Created by
	acres	ha	Created by
Bristol Cliffs Wilderness	3,750	1,520	Eastern Wilderness Areas Act of 1975
Breadloaf Wilderness	24,986	10,111	Vermont Wilderness Act of 1984
Joseph Battell Wilderness	12,336	4,992	New England Wilderness Act of 2006
Big Branch Wilderness	6,725	2,722	Vermont Wilderness Act of 1984
Peru Peak Wilderness	7,825	3,167	Vermont Wilderness Act of 1984
Lye Brook Wilderness	18,122	7,334	Eastern Wilderness Areas Act of 1975
Glastenbury Wilderness	22,400	9,100	New England Wilderness Act of 2006
George D. Aiken Wilderness	4,800	1,900	Vermont Wilderness Act of 1984

Each of these wilderness areas is wholly located in Vermont and is managed by theUnited States Forest Service as part of theNational Wilderness Preservation System. As such, these areas are off-limits to all motorized and mechanical vehicles, including bicycles.

Recreation areas

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There are two officially designatedrecreation areas in the Green Mountain National Forest (from north to south):


	Approximate area		Created by
	acres	ha	Created by
Moosalamoo National Recreation Area	15,857	6,417	New England Wilderness Act of 2006
White Rocks National Recreation Area	36,400	14,700	Vermont Wilderness Act of 1984

The latter includes both the Big Branch Wilderness and Peru Peak Wilderness within its boundaries.

References

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^^a ^b ^c"Land Areas of the National Forest System"(PDF). U.S. Forest Service. January 2012. RetrievedJune 30, 2012.
^"The National Forests of the United States"(PDF). ForestHistory.org. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on October 28, 2012. RetrievedJuly 30, 2012.
^"Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests". Outdoor.com. April 25, 2007. RetrievedMarch 12, 2011.
^"Staff".www.fs.fed.us. RetrievedMay 15, 2019.
^"About The Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests" (archive).fs.usda.gov.United States Department of Agriculture,Forest Service.

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Protected areas ofVermont

Federal

National Fish Hatcheries	Dwight D. Eisenhower White River
National Forests	Green Mountain
National Historical Parks	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller
National Recreation Areas	Moosalamoo Robert T. Stafford White Rocks
National Trails	Appalachian North Country
National Wild and Scenic Rivers	Missisquoi River Trout River
National Wildlife Refuges	Missisquoi Silvio O. Conte
Other	National Historic Landmarks National Natural Landmarks National Register of Historic Places Wilderness Areas

State

State Parks	Alburgh Dunes Allis Big Deer Bomoseen Boulder Beach Branbury Brighton Burton Island Button Bay Camel's Hump Camp Plymouth Coolidge Crystal Lake D.A.R. D & H Rail Trail Elmore Emerald Lake Fort Dummer Gifford Woods Grand Isle Green River Reservoir Half Moon Pond Hazen's Notch Jamaica Kamp Kill Kare Kettle Pond Kingsland Bay Knight Island Knight Point Lake Carmi Lake Shaftsbury Lake St. Catherine Litte River Lowell Lake Maidstone Molly Stark Molly's Falls Pond Mount Ascutney Mount Philo Muckross New Discovery Niquette Bay North Hero Quechee Ricker Pond Sand Bar Sentinel Rock Seyon Lodge Silver Lake Smugglers' Notch Stillwater Sweet Pond Taconic Mountains Ramble Thetford Hill Townshend Underhill Waterbury Center Wilgus Woodford Woods Island
State Forests	Aitken Arlington Black Turn Brook Boyer Calvin Coolidge Cambridge Camel's Hump Dorand Downer Granville Gulf Reservation Groton Hapgood Jay Jim Jeffords Jones Long Trail Lord Lower Clarendon Gorge Lyndon Mathewson Mollie Beattie Mount Carmel Mount Cushman Mount Mansfield Okemo Proctor-Piper Putnam Roxbury Rupert Thetford Hill Townshend Victory Washington West Rutland William C. Putnam Williams River Willoughby
Natural Areas	Amity Pond Big Falls of the Missisquoi Button Point Cambridge Camel's Hump Campmeeting Point Cascade Falls Daniel's Notch Emerald Lake Fisher-Scott Memorial Pines Gifford Woods Granville Gulf Hamilton Falls Hazen's Notch Highgate Cliffs Kingsland Bay Lake Carmi Bog Lords Hill Lucy Mallary Bugbee Marl Pond and Swamp Mendon Peak Morristown Bog Moss Glen Falls (Granville) Moss Glen Falls (Stowe) Mount Mansfield Peacham Bog Shrewsbury Peak Spectacle Pond Tabletop Mountain Terrible Mountain Tinker Brook Weybridge Cave Willoughby Cliffs Worcester Range

Private

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