National Forests of Wyoming
Miscellaneous Circular No. 82
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NATIONAL FORESTS OF WYOMING
Wyoming National Forests
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Forest | Area1 (acres net) |
Standing timber (all species) M ft. b. m. |
Grazing authorization
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Supervisor's headquarters |
Cattle and horses |
Sheep and goats |
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Ashley2 | 6,460 | 8,208 | 100 | ----- | Vernal, Utah. |
Bighorn | 1,121,632 | 1,359,687 | 31,125 | 113,800 | Sheridan, Wyo. |
Black Hills2 | 144,416 | 99,270 | 7,825 | 700 | Deadwood, S. Dak. |
Caribou2 | 6,315 | 2,780 | 100 | 1,200 | Montpelier, Idaho. |
Hayden2 | 328,124 | 601,635 | 7,400 | 95,000 | Encampment, Wyo. |
Medicine Bow | 550,911 | 4,133,866 | 12,000 | 51,500 | Laramie, Wyo. |
Shoshone | 1,583,986 | 2,284,300 | 11,300 | 90,800 | Cody, Wyo. |
Targhee2 | 345,570 | 516,044 | 3,500 | 15,900 | St. Anthony, Idaho. |
Teton | 1,880,812 | 2,699,500 | 16,350 | 20,000 | Jackson, Wyo. |
Washakie | 860,326 | 1,614,114 | 10,800 | 46,800 | Lander, Wyo. |
Wyoming | 1,667,549 | 1,276,654 | 34,100 | 245,000 | Kemmerer, Wyo. |
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Total | 8,500,101 | 14,596,058 |
134,600 | 680,700 |
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1Net area excludes privately-owned land
within boundaries which make up a portion of the gross ares.
2The figures in this table apply only to
the portion of the forest in Wyoming. The Ashley National Forest lies
chiefly in Utah; the Black Hills in South Dakota; the Caribou and
Targhee in Idaho; and the Hayden partly in Colorado.
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