Nearest city Quincy, California Governing body U.S. Forest Service Address Quincy, CA 95971, USA Established 1907 | Area 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) Website Plumas National Forest Phone +1 530-283-2050 | |
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Management United States Forest Service Similar US Forest Service Ranger S, Bucks Lake Marina, Gold Lake Lodge, Sundew Campgro, Haskins Valley Inn at Bucks Profiles | ||
Tree hunting in the plumas national forest
Plumas National Forest is a 1,146,000-acre (4,638 km2) United States National Forest located in the Sierra Nevada, in northern California.
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Camping in plumas national forest
Geography
About 85% of Plumas National Forest lies in Plumas County, but smaller portions are found in eastern Butte, northern Sierra, southern Lassen, and northeastern Yuba counties. [1] The Plumas National Forest Supervisor's office is located in Quincy, California. There are local ranger district offices in Blairsden, Oroville, and Quincy.
History
Plumas was established as the Plumas Forest Reserve by the General Land Office on March 27, 1905. In 1906 the forest was transferred to the U.S. Forest Service, and on March 4, 1907 it became a National Forest. On July 1, 1908 a portion of Diamond Mountain National Forest was added. The Bucks Lake Wilderness was officially designated in 1984 as a part of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Ecology
A 2002 study by the Forest Service identified 127,000 acres (51,000 ha) of the forest as old growth. The most common old-growth forest types are:
mixed conifer forests of: