Forest Reserve Act of 1891

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The Forest Reserve Act of 1891 allowed the president to set aside forest reserves from the land in the public domain. It was passed by Benjamin Harrison. Harrison put 13 million acres (53,000 km²) of land into National forests; Cleveland put in 25 million acres and McKinley put in 7 million.

[edit] See also

• Land Revision Act of 1891
• National forests
• National Forest Management Act of 1976
• National Forest Service

[edit] References

• National Forest: Early History

[edit] External links

• USDA Forest Service
• National Park Service