The Umpqua National Forest Celebrates its Centennial
You are invited to a celebration that has been 100 years
in the making. The Umpqua National Forest is celebrating 100
years of caring for the land and serving people. As part of our
celebration, we developed this area of our forest web site to
include our history, as we know it, complete with historic photographs.
You can also find out about the celebrations we have planned
this year and take a fun Forest Ranger Exam from 1908. Enjoy
the site and join us for our centennial!
We
have reason to celebrate! Today, the cleanest water comes from
our forest. We protect resources and people from wildfires. Our
forest provides habitat for at least 18 fish species, 66 mammal
species, 236 bird species, and 27 reptile and amphibian species.
We manage 72,043 acres of wilderness, 54 developed campgrounds,
350 miles of all-season trails, and 1,150 miles of roads maintained
for car travel. We met our timber target last year and are on
track for meeting it again this year.
We're planning a long celebration
of our centennial that involves our communities, employees, volunteers,
retirees, business partners, and visitors. We hope you join us
for our centennial!
Clifford J. Dils
Forest Supervisor |