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Six Rivers National Forest

Coordinates:41°46′40″N124°01′00″W / 41.77778°N 124.01667°W /41.77778; -124.01667
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National forest in California, USA

Six Rivers National Forest
Map showing the location of Six Rivers National Forest
Map showing the location of Six Rivers National Forest
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LocationNorthwest California, US
Nearest cityCrescent City, California
Coordinates41°46′40″N124°01′00″W / 41.77778°N 124.01667°W /41.77778; -124.01667
Area957,590 acres (3,875.2 km2)
Established1947
Governing bodyU.S. Forest Service
WebsiteSix Rivers National Forest

TheSix Rivers National Forest is aU.S. National Forest located in the northwestern corner ofCalifornia.

History

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It was established on June 3, 1947 by U.S. PresidentHarry S. Truman from portions ofKlamath,Siskiyou andTrinity National Forests. It expands over one million acres (1,600 sq mi) of land with a variety of ecosystems and 137,000 acres (55,000 ha) ofold growth forest.[1]

It lies in forestland areas in portions of the four counties ofDel Norte,Humboldt,Trinity, andSiskiyou counties. The forest is named after theEel,Van Duzen,Klamath,Trinity,Mad, andSmith Rivers, which flows through or near the forest's boundaries.

The forest has 366 mi (589 km) of wild and scenic rivers, six distinct botanical areas, and public-use areas for camping, hiking, and fishing. The northernmost section of the forest is known as theSmith River National Recreation Area. Forest headquarters are located inEureka, California. There areranger district offices inBridgeville,Gasquet,Orleans, andWillow Creek.[2]

Its old-growth forests includeCoast Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii),Tanoak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus),Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii), andWhite Fir (Abies concolor).[1]

Wilderness areas

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There are five designatedwilderness areas in Six Rivers National Forest that are part of theNational Wilderness Preservation System. Two of them lie mostly in other National Forests or onBureau of Land Management land.

Important events

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  • ThePatterson-Gimlin film, claimed to be a recording of aBigfoot, was filmed in this national forest.
  • Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association, a 1988 US Supreme Court decision, concerned land in the forest claimed as sacred by several local Native American tribes
  • In 1947 Jose Garcia, father of a then present 5-year-oldJerry Garcia, slipped on a rock while fly fishing in the Trinity River and drowned. Jerry claimed to have witnessed this happen, though others familiar with the family assert that he did not.

See also

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References

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  1. ^abWarbington, Ralph; Beardsley, Debby (2002),2002 Estimates of Old Growth Forests on the 18 National Forests of the Pacific Southwest Region,United States Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region, archived fromthe original on March 20, 2020
  2. ^"USFS Ranger Districts by State"(PDF). Archived fromthe original(PDF) on January 7, 2006.

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