National Forest · USFS · CA · Roosevelt connection
Plumas 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 Plumas National Forest (forest reserve). Roosevelt first protected land in this forest in 1905.
govinfo.gov · Roosevelt’s Public Lands
His proclamations and orders
- March 27, 1905: Proclamation 540, “Establishing the Plumas Forest Reserve, California.” Today’s site began with this document.
Proclamation 540 in Theodore Roosevelt’s Executive Orders and Proclamations - July 14, 1905: Proclamation 579, “Establishment of the Diamond Mountain Forest Reserve, California.” Today’s site includes land from this document.
Proclamation 579 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
- Tahoe National Forest USFS · 41 miles
- Lassen National Forest USFS · 47 miles
- Lassen Volcanic National Park NPS · 50 miles
- Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge FWS · 66 miles
- Anaho Island National Wildlife Refuge FWS · 69 miles
- Sutter National Wildlife Refuge FWS · 78 miles