National Forest · USFS · CA · Roosevelt connection
Modoc 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 Modoc National Forest (forest reserve). Roosevelt first protected land in this forest in 1904.
govinfo.gov · Roosevelt’s Public Lands
His proclamations and orders
- November 29, 1904: Proclamation 534, “Establishment of the Warner Mountains Forest Reserve, California.” Today’s site absorbed into it. With the Modoc reserve, the core of today's forest.
Proclamation 534 in Theodore Roosevelt’s Executive Orders and Proclamations - November 29, 1904: Proclamation 535, “Establishment of the Modoc Forest Reserve, California.” Today’s site began with this document. 288,218 acres gross at creation.
Proclamation 535 in Theodore Roosevelt’s Executive Orders and Proclamations - February 13, 1908: Proclamation 800, “Enlarging Modoc National Forest, California.” Today’s site includes land from this document.
Proclamation 800 in Theodore Roosevelt’s Executive Orders and Proclamations - February 25, 1909: Proclamation 853, “Enlarging Boundaries of Modoc National Forest, California.” Today’s site includes land from this document.
Proclamation 853 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
- Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge FWS · 20 miles
- Lava Beds National Monument NPS · 27 miles
- Tule Lake National Monument NPS · 27 miles
- Modoc National Wildlife Refuge FWS · 28 miles
- Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge FWS · 31 miles
- Sattitla Highlands National Monument USFS · 31 miles