Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-06
CHANGES IN FORESTS
President Increases the Num-
Der of Units.
BETTER FIRE PROTECTION
Only Gain in Area, However, Is in
California, Where 1900
Acres Are Added.

A number Of changes in the national
| forests of California, Oregon. Idaho and
Wyoming. made in the interest of more
convenient and economical administra-
ton, and especially of better protection
against fire. have just been announced.
These changes have been accomplished
by President Taft through a series of
proclamations signed at different times in
June, but all becoming effective July 1.
| The proclamations were drawn so as to
dovetail into one another. with the result
| that. taken all together, they substitute
| twenty-six national forests for a former
| seventeen.
The only increase in area is in Califor-
mia. in which two small additions, in
volving a total Of a little over 1900
acres, are made. On the other hand the
| proclamations eliminate a total Of nearly
242.OCO acres, as follows: Eighty-five thou
sand acres in California, nearly 10000
acres in Oregon, about 6,OOO acres in
Idaho, and about 5000 acres in Wyo-
ming Thus the Encouragement which puts
twenty-six national forests in place of
seventeen is accompanied by a net re-
duction in area of 225,O0O acres.
1t is explained by officials of the United
states Department of Agriculture that
| last summers fire experience N the
| northwest made it clear that many OF
| the forest supervisors were in charge OF
| units which were too large for efficient
| administration The changes are a part
| of general movement to develop. with
the aid of last years experience. the most
| efnclent system of fire protection posi-
| Die at the present time.
Establish Two New Units.
In Idaho the Clearwater, Occur d'Alene
and Nez Perce national forests were re-
duced by the establishment of two new
| units, to be known as the SelWay and
st. Joe national forests. with headquar-
| tiers at kooskia and st. Maries, Idaho.
| This was brought about as follows: From
| the Occur d Alene to the ST. Joe there
was transferred $1,000 acres; from the
| Clearwater to the ST. Joe, 223.3GO acres,
to the Selway. 1854 SEQ acres; to the Nez
| Perez, 1862 acres. and from the Nez
Perez to the Selway. 117.140 acres. There
| were eliminated from the Neg Perez sew
| eral small tracts aggregating $500 acres,
| which, upon examination, were found to
| be nOn-foreSt land.
| In Wyoming the Bonneville was d.
vided into three national forests. The
| former Sweetwater division, the south
ern portion of the Bonneville. embrace
| ing aal3,9JO acres. becomes the Washable
forest with headquarters at Lander; the
Green river division. the central portion
| becomes the Bridge. with headquarters
at Pnedale. and the northern part Of
| the forest, embracing 81.27O acres. re-
| tains the name of Bonneville, with head
quarters at Dubois. Examinations aggre-
eating 24,986 acres We're made from the
! Bonneville: ,JG4 acres from the southern
division. 14,115 acres from the central dl-
| vision, and s, 1914 acres from the northern
division. These areas consist of small
tracts lying along the borders of the for
est which upon examination were found
| to be non-fOrest lands.
In California changes were made affect
ing the klamath national forest as fol-
| lows: A total addition to the klamath
of 34SO acres of forest land; an elimina
ton of 81, 600 acres in various small tracts
consisting principally Of alienated lands
| lying along the eastern border OF the
| forest; two small transfers from the Sis
hyou and the Crater forests to the Kla-
math, and a transfer of $4,000 acres of
land from the klamath to the Siskiyou,
| embracing all of the Smith river drainage
| lying within the forest. In connection
with the latter transfer, 1855 acres of
valuable timber land located within the
state of California were added to the
Siskiyou national forest.
Many Changes in Oregon.
| In Oregon changes were made in the
Cascade, Chelan. Crater, Deschutes, Ere
mont, Malheur. Oregon, Siskyou. imp
qua. Wallowa, Whitman and Umatilla for
ests. and the new Minam, Ochoco, Okla
hogan, Paulina and Santiam forests were
established by transfers from the other
forests mentioned. Transfers occurred as
| follows:
From the Umpqua to the Cascade, 1885,
JOS acres; from the Cascade to the San
tam, 216.S21 acres, to the Deschutes. 504,-
SG4 acres, and to the Paulina. 47.72O
acres; from the Chelan to the Okanogan,
| ], 49,. $40 acres; from the Crater, 800
acres to the klamath and 61,370 acres to
the Paulna; to the DeSchutes, ia, 100
acres from the Oregon, 5O4, S6f acres from
the Cascade, and from the Deschutes
500 100 acres to the Ochoco and 4O7, 12O
acres to the Paulna; from the Fremont
to the Paulina. All 900 acres; to the Nal
heur from the Umatilla, 1850 acres;
from the Malheur to the Ochoco. 1880
acres; from the Oregon to the Santiam.
493 343 acres; to the Deschutes, 17413O
acres: from the Siskiyou to the Crater.
124OO acres: to the Siskiyou from the
klamath, 352,C GOO acres, in connection with
which were added 1855 acres to the
Sskiyou: from the Umpqua to the Cas-
cade, 16S. J0S acres; to the Paulina, 3O6.
! 149 acres: from the Wallowa to the
| Minam AS, 800 acres: from the Whitman
to the Umatilla, 276.17O acres, and from
the Umatila to the Malheur, 1850 acres:
| to the Umatilla from the Whitman, 49,
/ 10 acres.