The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-07-31
FOREST
AREAS
IN STATE OF WASHING
TON CHANGED.
PLAN is TO REDUCE ALL ADMINIS
TRATIVE UNITS TO APPROX
MATELY 100000 ACRES.

The president has just signed exec
utive orders making important
changes in the boundaries of practi-
cally all the national forests in the
state of Washington. This is another
step in the comprehensive plan of re-
districting national forests in all of
the western states.
No addition to the forest area is in
volved in the redistricting plan. The
object of the work is to equalize the
areas of administrative units and to
arrange their boundaries in such a
manner as to promote the most prac-
tical and efficient administration Of
the forests. 1t will enable officers of
the forest service to give prompt at
tention to all forest business and fur
Their the interests and add to the con-
venience of stockmen, lumbermen,
miners and other users or settlers in
the national forests. The Washington
national forests which will be affected
by this arrangement are as follows:
The Chelan national forest will have
an area of 2,048,640 acres and will con.
sist of that portion of the Washington
national forest formerly known as the
Washington (east). 1t is located in
lChelan and Okanogan counties. The
forest will continue to be administered
INV
with headquarters at Chelan, Wash
Approximately 946,SS0 acres com
prising the southern portion of the
Rainier forest will form the new Co
Ilumbia national forest. 1t is located
in Lewis, Cowlitz, Klickitat, Scamanis
and Yakima counties. The forest is
to be administered by Acting Super
visor Thomas P. Mckenzie, with head
quarters at Portland, Ore. Mr.. McKen
zie is promoted to this position from
deputy supervisor of Wenaha forest.
Ne change is made in the boundaries
of the Colville forest, which has al
approximate area of S69,520 acres, 10
Gated in Okanogan and Ferry counties
1t will also continue to be admins
tered by Supervisor w. w. Cryde1
with headquarters at Republic, Wash
The Olympic forest also remain
without change and has an approx
mate area of 1884, $50 acres, and is lo
Gated in Clallam, Chehalis and Masol
, counties, under the administration O
Supervisor Fred Hansen, with heaG
quarters at Hoodsport, Wash.
The Rainier forest includes tn
northern part of the old forest of thi
q name and a small part of the Wasl
ington (W), and will have approx
in Pierce, Lewis, Skamania, Kittita
and Yakima counties. This forest wi
continue to be administered by Supe
:, visor G. F. Allen, with headquarter
at Orting, Wash.
|, The New SnoquaImie.
t Snoqualmie is the appropriate nam
e which has been given to the southwes
l. portion of what was formerly know
as the Washington (west), with a
. area of approximately LOCAL acre
n 1t is located in Snohomish and Kin
n counties, and will be administered b
Supervisor Burt P. Kirkland, wit
" headquarters at Seattle, Wash.
The Washington forest will have a
area of 1,493,400 acres, and will il
lclude the northern portion of VIII;
was formerly called the WashiKgto
(west). 1t is located in Whatcor
It Skagit and Snohomish counties. TIL
forest is to be administered by Supe
( visor Charles H. Flory, with headqua
y tiers at Bellingham, Wash.
The Wenaha forest remains withol
y change, and contains S13,342 acre
and it is located in the states
. Washington and Oregon. This fore
: will continue to be administered /
Il Supervisor j. M. Schmitz, with hea
:, quarters at Walla Walla, Wash.
- The forest to be known as Wena
~ chez forest includes the southern pa
- of the former Washington forest, al
has an approximate area of 1885
acres. 1t is located in Chelan and X
titas counties, and will be admin
tered by Supervisor A. H. Sylveste
with headquarters at Leavenwort
Wash.
The forest service desires to redu
~ the area of the average administrati
units to approximately 100000 acre
This was not possible in all cases,
; is shown by the fact that under Il
~ plan of redistricting there will be
supervisors in the United States, wi
If will administer more than 167, 10000
is acres of national forests.
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