Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
| Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | |
|---|---|
|
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
|
|
The Nicolet National Forest in November
|
|
 |
|
| Location | Wisconsin, United States |
| Coordinates | 46°08′03″N 90°51′25″W / 46.13417°N 90.85693°WCoordinates: 46°08′03″N 90°51′25″W / 46.13417°N 90.85693°W |
| Area | 1,534,225 acres (6,208.79 km2) |
| Established | 1933 |
| Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
| Website | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest |
The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest (/ʃᵻˈwɑːmᵻɡən ˌnɪkəˈleɪ/; the q is silent) is a 1,530,647-acre (6,194.31 km2) U.S. National Forest in northern Wisconsin in the United States. Much of the old growth forest in this region was destroyed by logging in the early part of the 20th century. Some of the trees that grow there today were planted by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.
Legally two separate national forests—the Chequamegon National Forest and the Nicolet National Forest—the areas were established by presidential proclamations in 1933 and have been managed as one unit since 1993.
The Chequamegon National Forest comprises three units in the north-central part of the state totaling 865,825 acres (3,503.87 km2). In descending order of forestland area, it is located in parts of Bayfield, Ashland, Price, Sawyer, Taylor, and Vilas counties. Forest headquarters are in Park Falls. There are local ranger district offices in Glidden, Hayward, Medford, Park Falls, and Washburn.Moquah Barrens Research Natural Area is located with the Chequamegon. Lying within the Chequamegon are two officially designated wilderness areas of the National Wilderness Preservation System. They are the Porcupine Lake Wilderness and the Rainbow Lake Wilderness.
...
Wikipedia