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	Okanogan- Wenatchee National Forests Headquarters 215 Melody Lane Wenatchee, WA 98801 (509) 664-9200 Voice (509) 664-9280 Fax (509) 664-9201 TTY Okanogan Valley Office 1240 South Second Avenue Okanogan, WA 98841 (509) 826-3275 Voice (509) 826-3789 Fax (509) 826-3765 TTY
	Tonasket Ranger District 1 West Winesap Tonasket, WA 98855 (509) 486-2186 Voice (509) 486-1318 Fax (509) 486-5144 TTY
	Methow Valley Ranger District 24 West Chewuch Winthrop, WA 98862 (509) 996-4000 Voice (509) 996-2208 Fax
	North Cascades Smokejumper Base 23 Intercity Airport Road Winthrop, WA 98862 (509) 997-9750 Voice (509) 997-2077 Fax

About the Okanogan National Forest

1897 - (February 22) Washington Forest Reserves proclaimed lands under the jurisdiction of the General Land Office, Department of Interior; Headquarters in Everett, then Tacoma.

1905 - Forest Reserves transferred to the Department of Agriculture; Forest Service formed from previous Bureau of Forestry

1907 - Forest Reserves renamed National Forests.

1908 - (July 1) Chelan National Forest proclaimed; headquarters in Chelan. Include land between Cascade crest and Okanogan River, and Canadian borders to the divide between the Chelan and Entiat Watersheds.

1910 - Entiat Photo: Visitor receiving information from the Harts Pass Guard Watershed added to Chelan National Forest.

1911 - Okanogan National Forest formed from Chelan National Forest land in Okanogan County; headquarters in Okanogan. Chelan National Forest now include only Chelan and Entiat Watersheds. Chelan National Forest districts are Entiat, Sawtooth (later the Chelan), and Lake Chelan (later the Stehekin). >>

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW:

As a part of the United States Department of Agriculture, the Forest Service manages. >>

HISTORY

The Okanogan National Forest owes its origin to the "Washington's Birthday Reserves" proclamation signed on February 22, 1897, by President Grover Cleveland. This proclamation created 13 forest reserves covering 21 million acres in the western states (Mark Deleon).>>

CONTRACTING:

Learn about the Colville, Okanogan, and Wenatchee National Forests' Zone Contracting Office with links to service and construction projects (solicitations). Request copies on-line. >>

USDA Forest Service - Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forests
Last Modified: Wednesday, 16 April 2008 at 12:41:25 EDT