Otter National Forest

Otter National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in Montana on March 2, 1907 with 123,779 acres (500.92 km²). On July 1, 1908 the name was changed to Custer National Forest.^[1]

The forest today comprises the Ashland Ranger District of Custer National Forest, in Powder River County and Rosebud County.^[2]

See also

List of Forests in Montana

References

^ Davis, Richard C. (September 29, 2005). National Forests of the United StatesPDF (341 KB). The Forest History Society
^ "Ashland Ranger District". Custer National Forest. U.S. Forest Service. 2008-08-23. http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/custer/recreation/D4.shtml.

External links

Ashland Ranger District, Custer National Forest
Forest History Society
Forest History Society: Listing of the National Forests of the United States Text from Davis, Richard C., ed. Encyclopedia of American Forest and Conservation History. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company for the Forest History Society, 1983. Vol. II, pp. 743-788.