Sabine National Forest
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| Sabine National Forest | |
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| IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area) | |
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| Location | Texas, USA |
| Nearest city | Hemphill, TX |
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| Area | 160,656 acres (650 km²) |
| Established | 1935 |
| Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
Sabine National Forest is located in East Texas near the Texas-Louisiana border. The forest is administered together with the other three United States National Forests and two National Grasslands located entirely in Texas, from common offices in Lufkin, Texas. The units include Angelina, Davy Crockett, Sabine, and Sam Houston National Forests, plus Caddo National Grassland and Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland. There are local ranger district offices located in Hemphill.
The forest covers a total of 160,609 acres in five counties - Sabine (95,410 acres), Shelby (59,037 acres), San Augustine (4,317 acres), Newton (1,781 acres), and Jasper (64 acres).
[edit] External links
- Sabine National Forest USDA Forest Service - National Forests & Grasslands in Texas
- Sabine National Forest from the Handbook of Texas Online
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