Magdalena National Forest
Magdalena National Forest was established as the Magdalena Forest Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service in New Mexico on November 5, 1906 with 153,781 acres (622.33 km2). It became a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On July 1, 1908 San Mateo National Forest was added. On February 23, 1909 the forest was combined with Datil National Forest [1]
The Magdalena Forest is now part of the Magdalena Ranger District of Cibola National Forest, in the Magdalena Mountains to the south of Magdalena in Socorro County. [2]
References
- ↑ Davis, Richard C. (September 29, 2005). "National Forests of the United States" (pdf). The Forest History Society.
- ↑ "Magdalena Ranger District". Cibola National Forest. U.S. Forest Service. 2008-08-25.
External links
- Cibola National Forest, Magdalena Ranger District
- Forest History Society
- Forest History Society:Listing of the National Forests of the United States Text from Davis, Richard C., ed. Encyclopedia of American Forest and Conservation History. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company for the Forest History Society, 1983. Vol. II, pp. 743-788.
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