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Chequamegon - Nicolet FOREST OVERVIEW

Chequamegon - Nicolet FOREST OVERVIEW. History National Forest System Overview. US Forests. 155 National Forests in 41 States and Puerto Rico About 190 million acres. Eastern Region (Region 9). ". “Islands of green in a sea of people". Forest Facts:. Established in the 1930s.

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Chequamegon - Nicolet FOREST OVERVIEW

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  1. Chequamegon - Nicolet FOREST OVERVIEW

  2. HistoryNational Forest System Overview US Forests • 155 National Forests in 41 States and Puerto Rico • About 190 million acres

  3. Eastern Region (Region 9) " “Islands of green in a sea of people"

  4. Forest Facts: • Established in the 1930s Land Ownership The Forest is comprised o just over 1.5 million acres in 11 northern Wisconsin Counties and 65 Townships.

  5. Forest Facts: • Combined into the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, February 1998. Land Ownership The Forest is comprised o just over 1.5 million acres in 11 northern Wisconsin Counties and 65 Townships.

  6. Forest Facts: • Located in 11 northern Wisconsin counties and 65 townships • 9 District Offices and a Supervisor’s Office.

  7. Chequamegon • The Chequamegon portion of the forest comprises three units in the north-central part of the state totaling 865,825 acres • Local ranger district offices in Glidden, Hayward, Medford, Park Falls, and Washburn. • The Great Divide Ranger District includes the counties of Ashland, Sawyer, and Bayfield. • The Medford-Park Falls Ranger District has two separate units within the forest and manages lands in Price and Taylor counties. • The Washburn Ranger District, Wisconsin's northernmost U.S. Forest land, oversees federal property in Bayfield County, which includes the Rainbow Lake Wilderness and the Moquah Barrens Wildlife Area.

  8. CHEQUAMEGONACRES OF NATIONAL FOREST LAND BY COUNTY

  9. Nicolet • The Nicolet covers 664,822 acres • Ranger district offices are located in Eagle River, Florence, Lakewood, and Laona. • It is located in parts of Forest, Oconto, Florence, Vilas, Langlade, and Oneida counties.

  10. NICOLETACRES OF NATIONAL FOREST LAND BY COUNTY

  11. Recreational Uses 44,067 Acres of Wilderness 179 Miles of Designated ATV Trails 493 Miles of Non-Motorized Trails 800 Miles of Groomed Snowmobile Trails Abundant Wildlife 41 Campgrounds, 1100 Campsites

  12. Lands with Many Waters • 1,255 miles of trout streams, 13 percent of the state total • 745 miles of warm-water streams • 2,020 Lakes; 609 larger than 10 acres • 440 spring ponds • 347,000 acres of wetlands

  13. Current Forest Composition

  14. A Working Forest 71.5 Million Board Feet of timber sold in 2009

  15. Areas of Solitude • 44,000 acres in 5 locations (2.9% of the Forest) • 68,100 acres in 19 non-motorized areas (4.5% of the Forest) • 493 miles of non-motorized trails • One National Scenic Trail and 4 National Recreation Trails

  16. A Variety of Life • Federal and state-listed threatened and endangered species • Rare Biological Communities • Diversity

  17. Partners and education

  18. For more information… To learn more about the Forest Service, visit: • Our Web site: www.fs.fed.us/r9/cnnf • The US Forest Service site: http://www.fs.fed.us

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