Everything about The Nebraska National Forest totally explained
The
Nebraska National Forest is a
United States National Forest located in the
U.S. state of
Nebraska. The total area of the national forest is .
The national forest comprises two ranger districts. The Bessey Ranger District is located in the
Sandhills of central Nebraska. About 63.9% of the forest's total acreage, it lies in parts of
Thomas and
Blaine counties. It was established in 1902 by
Charles E. Bessey as an experiment to see if forests could be created in treeless areas of the
Great Plains for use as a national timber reserve. This effort resulted in a forest, the largest human-planted forest in the United States. Today, the forest's nursery supplies 2.5 to 3 million seedlings per year.
The Pine Ridge Ranger District is located in the
Pine Ridge region of northwest Nebraska. About 36.1% of the forest's total acreage, it lies in part of
Dawes and
Sioux counties. The native
ponderosa forests were added to the National Forest system in the 1950s. The
Soldier Creek Wilderness, a federally designated wilderness area, is located in the forest.
The nursery is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.
In descending order of land are the forest lies in parts of Thomas, Dawes, Blaine, and Sioux counties.
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