Idaho Panhandle National Forest
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Idaho Panhandle National Forest | |
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IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area) | |
Location: | Idaho-Montana-Washington, USA |
Nearest city: | Spokane, WA |
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Area: | 2.5 million acres (10,117 km²) |
Established: | 1912 |
Governing body: | U.S. Forest Service |
Idaho Panhandle National Forest is located in the U.S. state of Idaho. Approximately 2 % of the forest extends into the states of Montana and Washington. The forest was combined in 2000 from three previous separate National Forests which continue to manage themselves somewhat separately through district offices. The Coeur d'Alene, St.Joe and Kaniksu National Forests merged to form a 2.5 million acre (10,117 km²) forest in northern Idaho, better known as the Idaho Panhandle. The northernmost portion of the forest shares a boundary with Canada.
[edit] External link
- U.S. Forest Service. Idaho Panhandle National Forest. Retrieved on 2006-07-08.