The Six Rivers National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in the northwestern corner of

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. It was established on June 3, 1947 by U.S. President

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from portions of

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, Siskiyou and

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s. Its over one million acres (4,000 km²) of land contain a variety of ecosystems and of old growth forest. It lies in parts of four counties; in descending order of forestland area they are Del Norte, Humboldt,

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, and Siskiyou counties. The forest is named after the

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, Van Duzen,

, Mad, and Smith rivers, which pass through or near the forest's boundaries. The forest has 366 miles (589 km) of wild and scenic rivers, six distinct botanical areas, and public-use areas for camping, hiking, and fishing. The northernmost section of the forest is known as the Smith River National Recreation Area. Forest headquarters are located in

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. There are local ranger district offices in Bridgeville, Gasquet, Orleans, and Willow Creek.USFS Ranger Districts by State
/ref> Its old-growth forests include Coast Douglas-fir (''Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii''), Tanoak (''Notholithocarpus densiflorus''), Pacific madrone (''Arbutus menziesii''), and White Fir (''Abies concolor'').

Wilderness areas

There are five designated

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s in Six Rivers National Forest that are part of the

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. Two of them lie mostly in other National Forests or on

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land. *

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* North Fork Wilderness *

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(partly in Klamath NF) * Trinity Alps Wilderness (mostly in Trinity NF; partly in Shasta NF, Klamath NF, or on BLM land) *

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(mostly in Mendocino NF; partly in Trinity NF, or BLM land)

Important events

* The Patterson-Gimlin film, claimed to be a recording of a

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, was filmed in this national forest. * Klamath Mountains * Lyng v Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association, a 1988 US Supreme Court decision, concerned land in the forest claimed as sacred by several local Native American tribes * In 1947 Jose Garcia, father of a then present 5-year-old

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, slipped on a rock while fly fishing in the Trinity River and drowned. Jerry claimed to have witnessed this happen, though others familiar with the family assert that he did not.

References

External links

*
Official website
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