Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
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The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest is a United States National Forest located on both sides of the border between the states of Oregon and California. The formerly separate Rogue River and Siskiyou National Forests were administratively combined in 2004. Now, the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest ranges from the crest of the Cascade Range west into the Siskiyou Mountains, covering almost 1,800,000 acres (7,300 km²).[1] Forest headquarters are located in Medford, Oregon.
The National Forest is home to some stands of old growth, including Port Orford cedar and Douglas fir in the Copper Salmon area.[2]
Rogue River National Forest is located in parts of five counties in southern Oregon and northern California. In descending order of land area they are Jackson, Klamath, Douglas, Siskiyou, and Josephine counties, with Siskiyou County being the only one in California. It has a land area of 628,443 acres (981.9 sq mi, or 2,543.2 km²). There are local ranger district offices located in Ashland, Butte Falls, Grants Pass, Jacksonville, and Prospect.
Siskiyou National Forest is located in parts of four counties in southwestern Oregon and northwestern California. In descending order of land area they are Curry, Josephine, and Coos counties in Oregon and Del Norte County in California. It has a land area of 1,094,726 acres (1,710.5 sq mi, or 4,430.2 km²). [3] There are local ranger district offices located in Brookings, Cave Junction, Gold Beach, and Powers.
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[edit] World War II bombing
On September 9, 1942, an airplane dropped bombs on Mount Emily in the Siskiyou National Forest, turned around, and flew back over the Pacific Ocean. The bombs exploded and started a fire, which was put out by several forest service employees. Bomb fragments were said to have Japanese markings. Stewart Holbrook vividly described this event in his essay "First Bomb".[4] It was later confirmed that the plane was indeed Japanese, and the incident became known as the Lookout Air Raid. It was the first bombing of the continental United States by an enemy aircraft.
[edit] References
- ^ Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. United States Forest Service.
- ^ Copper Salmon Wilderness Campaign - Oregon Wild
- ^ Table 6 - NFS Acreage by State, Congressional District and County - United States Forest Service - September 30, 2007
- ^ "First Bomb" by Stewart Holbrook, The New Yorker, October 7, 1944
[edit] See also
- Rogue River
- United States Forest Service
- List of U.S. National Forests
- List of old growth forests
- Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness
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