Santiam State Forest
| Santiam State Forest | |
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North Cascade District
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| Type | Public, state |
| Location | Clackamas, Linn, and Marion counties in Oregon, United States |
| Coordinates | 44°42′59″N 122°25′04″W / 44.71651°N 122.41786°WCoordinates: 44°42′59″N 122°25′04″W / 44.71651°N 122.41786°W |
| Area | 47,871 acres (193.73 km2) |
| Operated by | Oregon Department of Forestry |
Santiam State Forest is one of six state forests managed by the Oregon Department of Forestry. The forest is located approximately 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Salem, Oregon, and includes 47,871 acres (193.73 km2) on the western slope of the Cascade Mountains in three Oregon counties: Clackamas, Linn, and Marion. It is bounded on the east by the Willamette National Forest and Mount Hood National Forest. Silver Falls State Park is located west of the forest. The rest of the land surrounding the forest belongs to the Bureau of Land Management or is privately owned. The forest is managed as part of the Department of Forestry's North Cascade District. It is the largest single block of state owned forest land in the Cascades.
Oregon state forests consist of two types of land, Oregon Board of Forestry lands and Common School Forest Lands. These lands were acquired from two sources, are controlled by two different state entities and each has a distinct legal mandate that guides its management .
Board of Forestry lands were acquired either through direct purchase or through ownership transfer from Oregon counties in exchange for a portion of the land’s timber revenue. The Department of Forestry manages these forest lands under the direction of the Board of Forestry. By law, these lands are managed to achieve a healthy, productive, and sustainable forest ecosystems that provides the people of Oregon a full range of economic, social, and environmental benefits. The majority of the forest revenue is distributed to Oregon counties and local taxing districts. In the Santiam State Forest, 46,827 acres (189.50 km2) i.e. about 98 percent of the land belongs to the Board of Forestry.
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