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20-799: As of October 2020, the Colville National Forest now includes the Tonasket Ranger District, which was previously part of the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest . The forest encompasses a mountainous area consisting of the Kettle River and Selkirk mountain ranges, and the upper reaches of the Columbia River . The mountain ranges and forest are located mostly within the Columbia Mountains , which are part of

40-488: A National Recreation Trail in 1978, runs 4.3 miles (6.9 km) between two campgrounds in the forest. Okanogan%E2%80%93Wenatchee National Forest The Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in Okanogan County in north-central Washington , United States. The 1,499,013-acre (2,342.208 sq mi; 6,066.29 km ) forest is bordered on the north by British Columbia , on

60-647: A portion of the Washington National Forest , and was named after the city of Chelan , where its headquarters were. The forest's initial area of 1,732,820 acres (701,250 ha) extended from the northern Okanogan River near the Canada–United States border to divide the Lake Chelan and Entiat watersheds to the southern Cascade Crest . On July 1, 1911, the forest partly transformed into Okanogan National Forest. However, Chelan National Forest

80-712: Is the second-largest national forest (after the Nez Perce National Forest in Idaho ) that is contained entirely within one county and largest of which in Washington. Most of the Pasayten Wilderness (excluding its westernmost part, which lies in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest ), and the northeast portion (about 63%) of Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness are part of the forest, with

100-474: The Salmo-Priest Wilderness lies within the forest, while its southeastern portion extends into Kaniksu National Forest . With the inclusion of the Tonasket Ranger District, portions of the Pasayten Wilderness are within the forest. Wildlife include grizzly and black bears, wolf packs, bighorn sheep , cougars , bald eagles , Canada lynx , moose , beavers , loons , and up until recently,

120-636: The Conconully Ranger District was reverted. In 1968, the Pasayten Wilderness was established, introducing over 200,000 acres (81,000 ha) to the forest. The United States Congress designated almost 65 percent of the forest's area as the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness under the National Wilderness Preservation System around 1984, upon land formerly occupied by the former Chelan Division of

140-782: The Loomis Ranger District, along with the Sweat Creek Ranger District, absorbed to become the Loomis State Forest, later abandoned. The forest's ranger area underwent a number of smaller changes until the mid-1940s. The Squaw Creek Ranger District was absorbed by the Twisp Ranger District in the early 1930s, while the Forest Service Monument 83 lookout was constructed in neighboring British Columbia as an accident. The Pasayten Ranger District

160-638: The Okanogan National Forest. Notable fires include the 2006 Tripod Complex , the 2014 Carlton Complex and the 2015 Okanogan Complex fires. The Okanogan National Forest was established on July 1, 1911, from a portion of the Chelan National Forest . On July 1, 1921, the entire forest was transferred back to the Chelan National Forest, but on March 23, 1955, the transfer was reverted. The Okanogan National Forest

180-799: The Penman Mine in Nez Perce served as a filming location for Discovery Channel 's Gold Rush . During this filming, on October 5, 2018, Raw TV production staff member Terrance Woods Jr. (27) was reported as missing, as was Connie Johnson (76), a cook for Richie Outfitters last seen October 2. Johnson's border collie, Ace, was recovered alive at the Moose Creek ranger station three weeks later, but as of 2022, neither Johnson nor Woods have been found. There are four officially designated wilderness areas within Nez Perce National Forest that are part of

200-697: The President the authority to establish forest reserves for the United States Department of the Interior . After passage of the Transfer Act of 1905 , forest reserves became part of the United States Department of Agriculture in the newly created United States Forest Service. The Chelan National Forest was established by the Forest Service on July 1, 1908, from 2,492,500 acres (1,008,700 ha) from

220-481: The Washington Forest Reserve. The first forest supervisor of Wenatchee National Forest was Albert H. Sylvester , who named over a thousand natural features in the region. Nez Perce National Forest The Nez Perce National Forest is a 4,000,000-acre (16,000 km ) United States National Forest located in west-central Idaho . The forest is bounded on the east by the state of Montana , on

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240-537: The balance lying in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The western part of the forest is wetter than the dry and less temperate east. The vegetation varies similarly, from the western boreal forest , to the eastern high-elevation steppe . A 1993 Forest Service study estimated that the extent of old growth in the forest was 316,000 acres (128,000 ha), a majority of which was lodgepole pine forests. Wildfires are not uncommon in

260-721: The east by Colville National Forest , on the south by the divide between the Methow and the Stehekin – Lake Chelan valleys, and on the west by North Cascades National Park . The closest significant communities are Omak and Okanogan . Managed by the United States Forest Service together with Wenatchee National Forest , its headquarters are in Wenatchee . There are local ranger district offices located in Tonasket and Winthrop . It

280-603: The last remaining herd of caribou in the lower 48 US states. The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail passes through the Colville National Forest. It enters the forest on the east side within the Salmo-Priest Wilderness , crosses the Pend Oreille River at Boundary Dam , passes through Leadpoint and Northport , then traverses the Kettle Range and exits the Colville near Republic . The Sullivan Lake Trail , designated

300-752: The north by the Clearwater National Forest , on the west by a portion of the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest and on the south by the Payette National Forest . The mountains in this forest provide wildlife habitat for timber wolf , raccoon , moose , black bear , coyote , cougar , elk , two species of fox , bald eagle , pika , beaver , flammulated owl , pine marten , white-tailed and mule deer , muskrat , river otter , peregrine falcon , mink , marmot , fisher , and mountain goat . The Nez Perce National Forest

320-749: The western foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The forest has a total area of 1.5 million acres . A 1993 Forest Service study estimated that the extent of old growth in the Forest was 212,488 acres (85,991 ha). In descending order of forestland area it is located in parts of Ferry , Pend Oreille , Okanogan , Stevens counties. The forest headquarters is located in Colville, Washington . There are local ranger district offices located in Kettle Falls , Metaline Falls , Newport , Republic , and Tonasket . Most of

340-543: Was administratively combined with the Wenatchee National Forest in 2000, although the boundaries for each forest remained unchanged, and in 2007, it administratively became known as the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest . The headquarters are in Wenatchee, Washington . There are local ranger district offices located in Chelan , Cle Elum , Entiat , Leavenworth , and Naches . The Forest Reserve Act of 1891 gave

360-634: Was established on July 1, 1908, by the U.S. Forest Service with 1,946,340 acres (7,876.6 km ) from parts of Bitterroot National Forest and Weiser National Forest . On October 29, 1934, part of Selway National Forest was added. In 2012, Nez Perce National Forest and Clearwater National Forest were administratively combined as Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests , with headquarters in Kamiah, Idaho . There are local ranger district offices in Elk City , Grangeville , Kooskia , and White Bird . In 2018,

380-611: Was later created from a portion of the Winthrop Ranger District, and the Conconully Ranger District became the Okanogan Ranger District. The western part of the Colville National Forest transferred into the Chelan National Forest in 1943. On March 23, 1955, Chelan National Forest again became the Okanogan National Forest, then headquartered in the city of Okanogan . As per the change, the rename of

400-502: Was still existent, then only occupying the drainage basin of Lake Chelan and Entiat. The Conconully, Loomis, Squaw Creek, Sweat Creek, Twisp and Winthrop ranger districts were formed between 1911 and 1915. On July 1, 1921, the entire forest reunited back into the Chelan National Forest, and the term Okanogan was discontinued. Subsequently, another ranger district was established, the Chelan Ranger District. Portions of

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