National Forest · USFS · OR · Roosevelt connection
Malheur National Forest
Alerts and conditions
All clear. The managing agency, the National Weather Service and wildfire reporting show no current alerts.
History
The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.
The Roosevelt connection
Protected by T.R.
- : as President, Theodore Roosevelt set aside Malheur National Forest (forest reserve). Roosevelt first protected land in this forest in 1906.
govinfo.gov · Roosevelt’s Public Lands
His proclamations and orders
- March 15, 1906: Proclamation 618, “Setting Apart the Blue Mountains Forest Reserve, Oregon.” Today’s site includes land from this document.
Proclamation 618 in Theodore Roosevelt’s Executive Orders and Proclamations
What to see and do
Plan your visit
Check the USDA Forest Service for current hours, fees and access.
Whose lands these are
These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.
Pair it with
- Whitman National Forest USFS · 55 miles
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument NPS · 57 miles
- Ochoco National Forest USFS · 67 miles
- Malheur National Wildlife Refuge FWS · 71 miles
- McKay Creek National Wildlife Refuge FWS · 93 miles
- Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area BLM · 104 miles