2007 UPDATE
This
is our update to you about the many activities we are involved
in and our progress implementing the revised Forest Plan.
(click
here for pdf version of the 2007 Superior National Forest
UPDATE)
HISTORY
People have been living within the
current boundaries of the Superior National Forest for more
than ten thousand years, since shortly after the glacier retreated
from the region.
MORE
NATURAL
RESOURCES OF THE FOREST
Three
million acres of land, water, rock, and trees cover
the Superior National Forest. This landscape is home
to a variety of plant, fish and wildlife species.
Wildlife
Water
Forest
Vegetation
NICHE STATEMENT
The
Superior National Forest is known locally, regionally, nationally,
and internationally for providing a variety of quality recreation
opportunities. The Superior is the eighth most visited
national forest in the nation.
The
Superior is renowned for its vast remote settings, as well
as the million-acre Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
POINTS OF PRIDE
Employees, Landscape, External Relations
and Accomplishments.
FOREST FACTS
Statistical data about the forest.
RULES AND
REGULATIONS
Forest Supervisor
Orders
ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW
The Forest is made up of the following
staff areas.
OPPORTUNITIES
Superior National Forest volunteering
opportunities: "Gain While You
Give".
Employment opportunities
with the USDA Forest Service.
Plant-A-Tree
Program
Urban
Connections
OTHER NEARBY OUTDOOR RECREATION AREAS
Chippewa
National Forest
Voyageurs
National Park
Isle
Royale National Park
Grand
Portage National Monument
Minnesota State Parks and Forests
Quetico Provincial Park
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