The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-02
Redlstricting National Forests
In Western States
PRESIDENT SIGNS ORDERS
Which Will Change the Names and
Boundaries of Timber Lands in
Oregon - New Plan Also Effects
Idaho.

WASHINGTON, July L. The
second step in the comprehensive
plan Of redistricting the National For
ests in the Western states has just
been made by the President in sign
ing executive orders which will
change the names and boundaries OF
the Forests in Oregon. The only
other state i'll which these plans have
been completed is Idaho, but it is
expected that the work of redistrict-
ing in all the National Forest states
will be finished and the changes an
nounced in the next few days.
No addition to forest area is involv-
ed in the plans for redistricting in any
of the states of the Northwest 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 ef-
fcient and practical administration Of
the Forests. 1t will enable officers
of the Forest Service to give prompt
attention to all forest business and
further the interests and add to the
convenience OF stockmen, lumbermen,
miners and all other users or settlers
In the National Forests. The Oregon
National Forests which will be effect
ed by this rearrangement are as fol-
lows:
A new Forest to be known as the
Umatilla will contain 550,l76 acres
and will consist Of all of the Heppner
and of the northwestern portion OF
the Blue Mountains Forest. 1t is To-
Gated in Morrow, Umatilla, Grant and
Wheeler Counties. This Forest will
continue to be administered by Su-
pervisor Thomas E. Chidsey with
headquarters at Heppner, Oregon.
The Forest to be known as the
Whitman will have an area of 1904
73o acres and will consist of the north
east portion of the Blue Mountains
Forest which is in general the area
formerly known as the Blue Noun
tains National Forest" 1t is located
in Umatilla, Union, Baker, and Grant
Counties and will be under the admin
istration OF Supervisor Henry Ireland
with headquarters at Sumpter, Ore
gon
The new Malheur National Forest
is what has been formely known as
the "Malheur Division of the Blue
Mountains and will embrace 1885,
458 acres. 1t consists OF the south
eastern portion of the Blue Mount
ain (W) Forest and is located in
Umatilla, Union, Baker, and Grant
Counties This Forest will continue
under the administration of Super
visor Cy J. Bingham with headquart-
ers at John Day, Oregon.
The Forest to be known as the De-
schutes will consist Of that portion OF
the Blue Mountain Forest formerly
known as blue Mountain (W)", the
northern portion Of the Fremont, and
certain townships OF the Cascade CON
tanning l,475,480 acres. 1t is located
in Crook, Lake Wheeler, Klamath,
Grant, and Harvey Counties. The
Forest will be administered by Super
visor A. S. Ireland with headquarters
at Prineville, Oregon.
The Fremont National Forest will
consist OF the southern portion of the
old Fremont" and all of the Goose
Lake" Forests and is located in Lake
and Klamath Counties. This Forest
is very irregular in outline and is COM
posed Of many segregated areas, the
total area of which will be 10000
acres. It will continue to be under
the administration Of Supervisor Guy
M. Ingram with headquarters at
Lakeview, Oregon.
The land formerly included in the
"Bull Run" and the Cascade (N)"l
Forest, except that portion south Of
the Willamette Valley Cascade Maun-
tain Wagon Road, covering 1788,320
acres, will be called the Oregon Ma
tional Forest This Forest is located
in Multnomah, Clackamas, Wasco,
Marion, Linn, and Crook Counties
and will continue under the admins
tration of Supervisor Thos. H. Sher-
rard with headquarters at Portland
Oregon
Cascade will continue to be the
name of that portion Of the old Gas
cade" Forest (not included in the
Fremont) lying between the Viii
lamette Valley and Cascade Mountain
Wagon Road and the middle fork of
the Willamette River and West Des-
chuttes River. This Forest has an
area of l,85,120 acres and is located
in Lane, Linn, Crook, and Klamath
Counties. 1t will be administered by
Supervisor c. R. Seitz with headquart-
ers at Eugene, Oregon.
The Forest now to be known as the
Umpqua will embrace l,698,560 acres
and will consist of that part of the
Cascade (S)" National Forest
(Which has not been included in the