National Forest · USFS · OR · Roosevelt connection
Ochoco National Forest
Alerts and conditions
Wildfire Second Flat Fire: 105,854 acres, 100% contained
A wildfire perimeter that overlaps this site is fully contained. Some areas may stay closed while crews finish work.
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 Ochoco National Forest (forest reserve). Roosevelt first protected land in this forest in 1905.
govinfo.gov · Roosevelt’s Public Lands
His proclamations and orders
- June 2, 1905: Proclamation 565, “Establishing the Maury Mountain Forest Reserve, Oregon.” Today’s site includes land from this document. Largely within the Ochoco.
Proclamation 565 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
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument NPS · 24 miles
- Crooked River National Grassland USFS · 48 miles
- Newberry National Volcanic Monument USFS · 66 miles
- Malheur National Forest USFS · 67 miles
- Deschutes National Forest USFS · 75 miles
- Mount Hood National Recreation Area USFS · 93 miles