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Table 3 - Areas by Region * Unit is in two or more States ** Acres estimated pending final boundary determination + Special Area that is part of a proclaimed National Forest NFS Region Area Kind No. NFS Other Total Unit Name Units Acreage Acreage Acreage Northern Region (01) National Forest Beaverhead National Forest 1 2,136,746 69,695 2,206,441 Bitterroot National Forest* 1 1,594,579 69,754 1,664,333 Clearwater National Forest 1 1,682,068 43,350 1,725,418 Coeur D Alene National Forest 1 727,240 80,749 807,989 Custer National Forest* 1 1,189,540 92,505 1,282,045 Deerlodge National Forest 1 1,227,094 146,405 1,373,499 Flathead National Forest 1 2,414,374 236,414 2,650,788 Gallatin National Forest 1 1,849,715 279,319 2,129,034 Helena National Forest 1 982,355 192,778 1,175,133 Kaniksu National Forest* 1 1,479,211 254,261 1,733,472 Kootenai National Forest* 1 1,810,304 343,263 2,153,567 Lewis & Clark National Forest 1 1,871,860 129,811 2,001,671 Lolo National Forest 1 2,237,974 414,011 2,651,985 Nezperce National Forest 1 2,223,582 28,432 2,252,014 St. Joe National Forest 1 867,868 208,898 1,076,766 National Forest Totals 15 24,294,510 2,589,645 26,884,155 Purchase Unit Denbigh Purchase Unit 1 595 4 599 Souris Purchase Unit 1 105 0 105 Purchase Unit Totals 2 700 4 704 National Grassland Cedar River National Grassland 1 6,718 0 6,718 Grand River National Grassland 1 154,625 80 154,705 Little Missouri National Grassland 1 1,025,357 79 1,025,436 Sheyenne National Grassland 1 70,268 0 70,268 National Grassland Totals 4 1,256,968 159 1,257,127 Research and Experimental Area Denbigh Experimental Forest 1 40 0 40 Research and Experimental Area Totals 1 40 0 40 Refresh Date: 10/14/2017 Table 3 - Areas by Region * Unit is in two or more States ** Acres estimated pending final boundary determination + Special Area that is part of a proclaimed National Forest NFS Region Area Kind No. NFS Other Total Unit Name Units Acreage Acreage Acreage Other Area Aerial Fire Depot Other 1 112 0 112 Auto Repair Other 1 12 0 12 Missoula Eq. Cen. Other 1 34 0 34 Other Area Totals 3 158 0 158 Northern Region (01) Total 25 25,552,376 2,589,808 28,142,184 Rocky Mountain Region (02) National Forest Arapaho National Forest 1 720,458 52,458 772,916 Bighorn National Forest 1 1,105,311 7,566 1,112,877 Black Hills National Forest* 1 1,250,853 286,726 1,537,579 Grand Mesa National Forest 1 345,939 5,312 351,251 Gunnison National Forest 1 1,666,064 94,869 1,760,933 Medicine Bow National Forest 1 1,084,312 304,189 1,388,501 Nebraska National Forest 1 140,813 88,612 229,425 Pike National Forest 1 1,096,288 177,198 1,273,486 Rio Grande National Forest 1 1,838,010 99,409 1,937,419 Roosevelt National Forest 1 814,213 270,857 1,085,070 Routt National Forest 1 1,126,015 123,521 1,249,536 Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest 1 115,847 718 116,565 San Isabel National Forest 1 1,108,682 122,318 1,231,000 San Juan National Forest 1 1,864,837 229,269 2,094,106 Shoshone National Forest 1 2,439,093 30,155 2,469,248 Uncompahgre National Forest 1 953,050 88,166 1,041,216 White River National Forest 1 2,288,101 194,544 2,482,645 National Forest Totals 17 19,957,886 2,175,887 22,133,773 National Grassland Buffalo Gap National Grassland 1 586,884 72,034 658,918 Cimarron National Grassland 1 108,621 480 109,101 Comanche National Grassland 1 443,642 772 444,414 Fort Pierre National Grassland 1 115,770 93,196 208,966 Oglala National Grassland 1 94,545 121,397 215,942 Pawnee National Grassland 1 192,924 15,490 208,414 Thunder Basin National Grassland 1 552,951 73,285 626,236 National Grassland Totals 7 2,095,337 376,654 2,471,991 Rocky Mountain Region (02) Total 24 22,053,223 2,552,541 24,605,764 Refresh Date: 10/14/2017 Table 3 - Areas by Region * Unit is in two or more States ** Acres estimated pending final boundary determination + Special Area that is part of a proclaimed National Forest NFS Region Area Kind No. NFS Other Total Unit Name Units Acreage Acreage Acreage Southwestern Region (03) National Forest Apache National Forest* 1 1,805,365 64,338 1,869,703 Carson National Forest 1 1,390,834 100,719 1,491,553 Cibola National Forest 1 1,615,750 491,569 2,107,319 Coconino National Forest 1 1,844,100 165,347 2,009,447 Coronado National Forest* 1 1,718,930 66,003 1,784,933 Gila National Forest 1 2,659,072 83,117 2,742,189 Kaibab National Forest 1 1,543,534 57,470 1,601,004 Lincoln National Forest 1 1,095,470 166,425 1,261,895 Prescott National Forest 1 1,256,995 154,319 1,411,314 Santa Fe National Forest 1 1,544,748 135,718 1,680,466 Sitgreaves National Forest 1 820,843 66,157 887,000 Tonto National Forest 1 2,866,237 100,181 2,966,418 National Forest Totals 12 20,161,878 1,651,363 21,813,241 National Grassland Black Kettle National Grassland* 1 31,264 1,839 33,103 Kiowa National Grassland 1 137,120 7,005 144,125 McClellan Creek National Grassland 1 1,402 0 1,402 Rita Blanca National Grassland* 1 93,019 1,107 94,126 National Grassland Totals 4 262,805 9,951 272,756 Land Utilization Project Cuba-Rio Puerco Land Utilization Project 1 241 0 241 Land Utilization Project Totals 1 241 0 241 Other Area Baca Location No. 1 Other 1 979 0 979 Bruns Hospital Area Other 1 7 0 7 Carson Other 1 101,378 0 101,378 Continental Divide T.C. Other 1 64 0 64 Ft. Bayard Mil. Res. Other 1 1,512 719 2,231 Ramon Vigil Grant Other 1 8 0 8 U.S. Army Reserve T.C. Other 1 5 0 5 Other Area Totals 7 103,953 719 104,672 Southwestern Region (03) Total 24 20,528,877 1,662,033 22,190,910 Refresh Date: 10/14/2017 Table 3 - Areas by Region * Unit is in two or more States ** Acres estimated pending final boundary determination + Special Area that is part of a proclaimed National Forest NFS Region Area Kind No. NFS Other Total Unit Name Units Acreage Acreage Acreage Intermountain Region (04) National Forest Ashley National Forest* 1 1,378,458 22,802 1,401,260 Boise National Forest 1 2,648,310 303,165 2,951,475 Bridger National Forest 1 1,723,918 19,312 1,743,230 Cache National Forest* 1 700,602 517,403 1,218,005 Caribou National Forest* 1 985,715 98,733 1,084,448 Challis National Forest 1 2,454,255 25,231 2,479,486 Dixie National Forest 1 1,885,652 79,689 1,965,341 Fishlake National Forest 1 1,455,538 78,775 1,534,313 Humboldt National Forest 1 2,401,101 224,262 2,625,363 Manti-La Sal National Forest* 1 1,270,089 67,604 1,337,693 Payette National Forest 1 2,327,030 98,990 2,426,020 Salmon National Forest 1 1,773,747 23,094 1,796,841 Sawtooth National Forest* 1 1,803,043 89,707 1,892,750 Targhee National Forest* 1 1,639,373 52,140 1,691,513 Teton National Forest 1 1,659,463 27,462 1,686,925 Toiyabe National Forest* 1 3,892,043 345,988 4,238,031 Uinta National Forest 1 878,384 83,969 962,353 Wasatch National Forest* 1 914,282 164,569 1,078,851 National Forest Totals 18 31,791,003 2,322,895 34,113,898 National Grassland Curlew National Grassland 1 47,544 27,240 74,784 National Grassland Totals 1 47,544 27,240 74,784 Research and Experimental Area Desert Range Exp. Station Experimental Area 1 55,511 -1 55,510 Research and Experimental Area Totals 1 55,511 -1 55,510 Intermountain Region (04) Total 20 31,894,058 2,350,134 34,244,192 Refresh Date: 10/14/2017 Table 3 - Areas by Region * Unit is in two or more States ** Acres estimated pending final boundary determination + Special Area that is part of a proclaimed National Forest NFS Region Area Kind No. NFS Other Total Unit Name Units Acreage Acreage Acreage Pacific Southwest Region (05) National Forest Angeles National Forest 1 661,547 34,828 696,375 Cleveland National Forest 1 425,744 135,572 561,316 Eldorado National Forest* 1 700,153 193,554 893,707 Inyo National Forest* 1 1,957,515 110,927 2,068,442 Klamath National Forest* 1 1,672,448 202,688 1,875,136 Lassen National Forest 1 1,066,701 312,358 1,379,059 Los Padres National Forest 1 1,773,081 189,664 1,962,745 Mendocino National Forest 1 915,238 157,833 1,073,071 Modoc National Forest 1 1,680,348 349,910 2,030,258 Plumas National Forest 1 1,190,178 216,974 1,407,152 San Bernardino National Forest 1 682,691 136,109 818,800 Sequoia National Forest 1 1,139,209 46,704 1,185,913 Shasta National Forest 1 1,173,067 481,775 1,654,842 Sierra National Forest 1 1,311,134 102,409 1,413,543 Six Rivers National Forest 1 978,070 103,872 1,081,942 Stanislaus National Forest 1 899,600 192,444 1,092,044 Tahoe National Forest 1 879,779 346,344 1,226,123 Trinity National Forest 1 1,056,898 131,653 1,188,551 National Forest Totals 18 20,163,401 3,445,618 23,609,019 Purchase Unit Eldorado Purchase Unit 1 327 0 327 Guatay Mtn Purchase Unit 1 502 5 507 Northern Redwood Purchase Unit 1 1,208 454 1,662 Sur Sur Purchase Unit 1 1,827 700 2,527 Purchase Unit Totals 4 3,864 1,159 5,023 National Grassland Butte Valley National Grassland 1 19,489 0 19,489 National Grassland Totals 1 19,489 0 19,489 Research and Experimental Area Inst.
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