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Calaveras Big Tree National Forest

Coordinates: 38°15′08″N 120°14′53″W / 38.2523°N 120.2481°W / 38.2523; -120.2481
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Calaveras Big Tree National Forest, in the Sierra Nevada, was established in California on May 11, 1954, with 390 acres (1.6 km2) to protect a grove of Giant Sequoias, although it had been authorized since February 18, 1909.[1]

Combined

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Calaveras Big Tree National Forest was the smallest unit in the United States National Forest system, and was administratively combined with the Stanislaus National Forest.

Transfer

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In 1990 it was proposed that the federal lands be transferred to the State of California to be included in the adjoining Calaveras Big Trees State Park.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Davis, Richard C. (September 29, 2005). "National Forests of the United States" (PDF). The Forest History Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 28, 2012.
  2. ^ Murray, Marshall D. (2008-08-20). "The smallest national forest - Calaveras Big Tree National Forest, California". American Forests, Jan.-Feb. 1990. American Forests.
  • 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. - from the Forest History Society website
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38°15′08″N 120°14′53″W / 38.2523°N 120.2481°W / 38.2523; -120.2481