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2. Who administers the national parks? 



The National Park Service of the Department of the Interior. 



3. How many national parks are there in California? 



There are four national parks in California — Yosemite, Sequoia, 

 General Grant, and Lassen Volcanic. 



4. How many national monuments are there in California, and who 

 administers them? 



The names, locations, and supervising agencies of the five national 

 monuments in California, are as follows : 



Name Location Administered by — 



Cabrillo San Diego County War Department. 



Devil Post Pile Sierra National Forest Forest Service. 



Lava Beds Modoc National Forest Do. 



Muir Woods Marin County National Park Service. 



Pinnacles San Benito County Do. 



STATE PARKS AND FORESTS 



1. How many State parks are there in California and who admin- 

 isters them? 



In 1930 California had 35 State parks covering 26,500 acres and 

 also 9 State monuments. They are administered by the division of 

 parks of the State department of natural resources. 



2. Has California any State forests? 



No ; but plans to acquire one are now being made by the division 

 of forestry, State department of natural resources. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



1. What is the highest mountain peak in the national forests of the 

 California region? 



Mount Whitney, on the boundary between the Inyo National For- 

 est and Sequoia National Park, elevation 14,496 feet (U. S. Coast 

 and Geodetic Survey). This is also the highest mountain in conti- 

 nental United States. 



2. What is the largest natural lake in the national forests of the 

 California region? 



Lake Tahoe, which lies on the Sierra divide at an elevation of 

 6,225 feet, partly surrounded by the Tahoe and Eldorado National 

 Forests. It is 23 miles long and about 13 miles wide. 



3. What is the largest artificial reservoir in the national forests of 

 the California region? 



Lake Almanor, in the Lassen and Plumas National Forests, which 

 has a capacity of 1,300,000 acre-feet. 



4. How can I get a Christmas tree from the national forests? 

 Christmas trees are sold by the Forest Service as a method of 



thinning the dense groves of young trees and so improving the silvi- 



IF YOU DON'T KNOW, ASK A UNITED STATES FOREST 



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