| Chippewa National Forest | |
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| IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area) | |
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| Location | Minnesota, USA |
| Nearest city | Cass Lake, MN |
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| Area | 16,000,000 acres (2,500 mi² - 15,800 km²) |
| Established | 1908 |
| Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
Chippewa National Forest is a National Forest located in northcentral Minnesota, United States, in the counties of Beltrami, Cass, and Itasca. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Cass Lake is a city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States, within the reservation boundaries of the Leech Lake Band of the Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year "National forest" redirects here for the National Forest in England see National Forest England; for those in Brazil see List of Brazilian National Forests Central Minnesota is the name of the region consisting of the central portion of the state of Minnesota. Beltrami County is a County located in the northern part of the U Cass County is a County located in the US state of Minnesota Itasca County is a County located in the US state of Minnesota Forest headquarters are located in Cass Lake, Minnesota. Cass Lake is a city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States, within the reservation boundaries of the Leech Lake Band of the
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History and geography
The forest covers 1. 6 million acres (2,500 mi² - 15,800 km²). Water is abundant, with over 1,300 lakes (including Leech Lake), 923 miles (1,485 km) of rivers and streams, and 400,000 acres (1619 km²) of wetlands. Leech Lake is a Lake located in north central Minnesota, United States. A wetland is an area of Land consisting of Soil that is Saturated with Moisture, such as a Swamp, Marsh, or Bog [1] Created in 1908, it was initially known as the "Minnesota National Forest". Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The forest's name was changed in 1928 to honor the Chippewa Indians who first inhabited the forest. The Ojibwa or Chippewa (also Ojibwe, Ojibway, Chippeway) is the largest group of Native Americans - First Nations Approximately 75 percent of the forest's land is within the Leech Lake Indian Reservation. The Leech Lake Indian Reservation or Gaa-zagaskwaajimekaag in the Ojibwe language, is located in the north-central Minnesota counties of Beltrami
Fauna and Flora
Aspen, birch, pine, balsam fir and maple blanket the forest. Aspens are Trees of the willow family and comprise a section of the Poplar genus Populus sect Birch is the name of any Tree of the genus Betula ( Bé-tu-la) in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the This article is about the tree For other uses of the term "pine" see Pine (disambiguation. The Balsam Fir ( Abies balsamea) is a North American Fir, native to most of eastern and central Canada ( Newfoundland west to central Acer ( maple) is a Genus of Trees or Shrubs They are variously classified in a family of their own the Aceraceae, or Old growth forest such as the Lost Forty section of the CNF is valuable for wildlife, including bald eagle, several species of hawk and woodpecker, red squirrel, weasel and numerous other species. The Bald Eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a Bird of prey found in North America that is most recognizable as the national bird and The term hawk can be used in several ways In strict usage in Europe and Asia, to mean any of the Species in the Subfamily The woodpeckers, piculets and wrynecks are a family, Picidae, of Near-passerine Birds. The American Red Squirrel ( Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) is one of two species of tree squirrel currently classified in the genus Tamiasciurus and Weasels are Mammals in the genus Mustela of the Mustelidae family. In the 1960s the bald eagle population in the forest was only 12 nesting pairs [2]. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Since then the population has rebounded and the bald eagle population of the Chippewa National Forest is one of the highest density in the lower forty eight states at 150 nesting pairs. [3]
The Lost Forty
The forest contains an area known as the "Lost Forty"; this area (actually 144 acres) was accidentally mapped as part of Coddington lake when the original maps of the region were laid out in 1882. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common [4] As a result of this mapping error, the Lost Forty was never logged. This area has become some of the oldest forest in the state, with some trees over 350 years old. Less than two percent of Minnesota's forested land today is old growth, never logged forest. Ancient Woodland Old growth forest, (also termed primary forest, ancient forest, virgin forest, primeval forest, frontier These unique qualities offer an abundance of outdoor recreational opportunities all year long. Inside the forest the Cut Foot Sioux trail runs along the North-South U. Sioux (pronounced SUE are a Native American and First Nations people S Continental Divide. A continental divide is a line of elevated Terrain which forms a border between two watersheds such that Water falling on one side of the line eventually
See also
References
- ^ http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/chippewa/about/forest_facts/index.php Accessed 07/18/2006
- ^ http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/chippewa/recreation/wildlife_viewing/ Accessed 07/18/2006
- ^ http://www.conservationfund.org/?article=2775&back=true Accessed 07/18/2006
- ^ http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/chippewa/recreation/documents/lostforty.pdf Lost forty history and info Retrieved 07/18/2006
External links
This is a list of all the National Forests in the United States. The List of Minnesota Trees list all of the coniferous and broadleaf trees native to Minnesota
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