THE NATIONAL FORESTS OF IDAHO 



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Practically all the streams of the national forests are clear and 

 cold, forming ideal water for the different varieties of trout. The 

 Salmon and Clearwater Rivers are especially noted for their salmon 

 runs. In general roads and trails are so located with regard to the 

 streams that the natural camping places also afford excellent fish- 

 ing. The high mountains and beautiful scenery also afford induce- 

 ments to the mountain climber and camera hunter. 



It is the policy of the Forest Service to encourage the use of the 

 forests for recreation and to develop their recreational resources 

 along with timber production and water-shed protection. 



Generally no charge attaches to recreational use of the forests. 

 Except in severe fire seasons and on areas of special fire hazard, 

 everyone is free to come and go as he pleases, being required only 

 to be careful with fire and to leave the streams and camp grounds 

 undefiled and uninjured. Only when a special privilege, such as 

 the private control of a site for a summer home or for a hotel resort, 

 is desired and is permissible, is a charge made. 



Forest officers are always glad to give information to those com- 

 ing or planning to come to the forests. 



HOW THE NATIONAL FORESTS ARE HANDLED 



ORGANIZATION OF THE FOREST SERVICE 



The national forests are administered by the Forest Service, a 

 branch of the United States Department of Agriculture, with head- 

 quarters at Washington, D. C. For convenience in managing the 

 national forests, which are scattered over the United States, with two 

 in Alaska and one in Porto Rico, the country has been divided into 

 eight districts, six of which lie in the Rocky Mountain and Pacific 

 coast regions of western United States. The national forests of 

 Idaho are in two of these districts. Those of north Idaho are in 

 district 1, with headquarters at Missoula, Mont. ; and those in south 

 Idaho in district 4, which is administered from Ogden, Utah. Each 

 national forest is in direct charge of a forest supervisor, who is 

 assisted by trained foresters where there are important problems to 

 be solved. There are 19 national forests in Idaho, covering virtu- 

 ally all of the mountain ranges in the State from the Canadian 

 border to Utah. A list showing the names of these forests and the 

 town in which the supervisor has his headquarters is given in 

 Table 6. 



Table 6. — National forests of Idaho — headquarters and area 



NORTH IDAHO 



Forest 



Headquarters 



Area in acres 



Gross 



Net 



Clearwater 





907, 846 



790, 234 

 i 280, 857 

 1, 703, 154 



874, 738 

 1, 802, 000 



867, 450 



785, 376 

 661, 769 



Coeur d'Alene 



Coeur d'Alene 



Kaniksu.. ... . ... 





1 186, 986 



Nezperce. ... ... 





1, 659, 392 



Pend Oreille 





674, 579 

 1, 688, 918 



Selway... ... ... 





St. Joe 





551, 170 









Total, north Idaho ..... 



7, 226, 279 



6, 208, 190 









1 The portion of the forest that lies in Idaho. 



