The U.S. state of Oregon has six state forests. Five are administered by the Oregon Department of Forestry,[1] while Elliot State Forest is administered by the Oregon Department of State Lands.[2]
| Name | Location | Area (acres) | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clatsop State Forest | Clatsop County, Columbia County | 136,000 | 550 |
| Elliott State Forest | Coos County | 93,000 | 380 |
| Gilchrist State Forest | Klamath County | 70,000 | 280 |
| Santiam State Forest | Linn County | 47,871 | 193.73 |
| Sun Pass State Forest | Klamath County | 21,317 | 86.27 |
| Tillamook State Forest | Washington County | 364,000 | 1,470 |
| Total | 732,188 | 2,963.06 |
Former state forests
editFormer state forests include:
- Adair Tract State Forest aka Paul M. Dunn Research Forest, renamed and jointly administered as the McDonald-Dunn Forest by Oregon State University[3][4][5]
- George T. Gerlinger State Experimental Forest, administered by the Oregon Department of Forestry as part of its West Oregon District[6]
- McDonald State Forest, north of Corvallis[7][8][9]
- Van Duzer State Forest, now part of the H. B. Van Duzer Forest State Scenic Corridor[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "State of Oregon: Working Forests - State Forests". www.oregon.gov.
- ^ "Department of State Lands : Elliott State Forest : Land : State of Oregon". www.oregon.gov.
- ^ "Feature Detail Report". GNIS. USGS. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ^ Paul M. Dunn Papers, 1916-1988 Archived 2010-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ OSU College of Forestry: Significant Dates in School's History
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: George T Gerlinger State Experimental Forest
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McDonald State Forest
- ^ Patricia Jenkins Heppe (18 November 1982). "The Use of Suburban Habitats by Columbian Black-tailed Deer" (PDF). Masters Thesis. pp. 17 ("5"). Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ^ McDonald-Dunn Forest Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jan Bannan (2002). Oregon State Parks, A Complete Recreation Guide. The Mountaineers. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-89886-794-7. Retrieved 2008-08-19.