Chippewa National Forest is a National Forest located in northcentral Minnesota in the counties of Beltrami, Cass, and Itasca. The forest covers 1.6 Million acres (appx 15800 km²). Water is abundant, with over 1300 lakes, 923 miles (1485 km) of rivers and streams, and 400,000 acres (1619 km²) of wetlands. Created in 1908, it was initially known as the "Minnesota National Forest". The forest's name was changed in 1928 to honor the Chippewa Indians who first inhabited the forest. Approximatly 75 Percent of the forest's land is within the Leech Lake Indian Reservation. Aspen, birch, pines, balsam fir and maples blanket the uplands. This article is on national forests in the United States. ... Nationalatlas. ... Beltrami County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. ... Cass County is the name of several counties in the United States: Cass County, Illinois Cass County, Indiana Cass County, Iowa Cass County, Michigan Cass County, Minnesota Cass County, Missouri Cass County, Nebraska Cass County, North Dakota Cass County, Texas In addition, Bartow County, Georgia was formerly Cass County, Georgia... Itasca County is a county located in the state of Minnesota. ... A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other uses of Chippewa, see Chippewa (disambiguation). ... The Leech Lake Indian Reservation is located in the north-central Minnesota counties of Beltrami, Cass, Hubbard, and Itasca. ... Species Populus adenopoda Populus alba Populus grandidentata Populus sieboldii Populus tremula Populus tremuloides Aspens are trees of the willow family and comprise a section of the poplar genus Populus sect. ... Species Many species; see text and classification Birch is the name of any tree of the genus Betula, in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the beech/oak family, Fagaceae. ... This article deals with the tree; for the e-mail client see Pine email client Species About 115. ... Binomial name Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. ... See also Maple computer algebra system. ...

The Lost Forty

The forest contains an area known as the "Lost Forty"; this area (actually 144 acres) was accidentally mapped as a lake when the orginal maps of the region were laid out in 1882. As a result of this mapping error, the Lost Forty was never logged. This area has become some of the oldest forest in the state, with some trees over 350 years old. Less than two percent of Minnesota's forested land today is old growth, never logged forest. Old growth forest such as the Lost Forty is valuable for wildlife, including bald eagles, several species of hawks and woodpeckers, red squirrels, weasels and numerous other species. These unique qualities offer an abundance of outdoor recreational opportunities all year long. Inside the forest the Cut Foot Sioux trail runs along the North-South U.S Continental Divide. 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Old growth forest, sometimes called late seral forest or ancient forest is an area of forest that has attained great age and exhibits unique biological features. ... Binomial name Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a raptor that is indigenous to North America, and is the national symbol of the United States of America. ... The term hawk refers to birds of prey in any of three senses: Strictly, to mean any of the species in the genera Accipiter, Micronisus, Melierax, Urotriorchis, and Megatriorchis. ... Genera Many, see text. ... Binomial name Tamiasciurus hudsonicus , The American Red Squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, is a common North American pine squirrel. ... Alternate uses: Weasel (disambiguation) Species Mustela africana Mustela altaica Mustela erminea Mustela eversmannii Mustela felipei Mustela frenata Mustela kathiah Mustela lutreola Mustela lutreolina Mustela nigripes Mustela nivalis Mustela nudipes Mustela putorius Mustela sibirica Mustela strigidorsa Mustela vison Weasels are mammals in the genus Mustela of the Mustelidae family. ... Alternative meaning: Lakota, Côte dIvoire is a département of Côte dIvoire. ... The Continental Divide is the border between the red and green areas The Continental Divide or Great Divide is a ridge of mountains in North America, which separates the watershed area of streams and rivers that flow west into the Pacific Ocean from those that flow east into the Arctic...

See Also

• List of forests
• List of U.S. national forests
• List of Minnesota trees

The List of forests is a link page for any forest or woodland anywhere in the world. ... This is a list of all the National Forests and National Grasslands in the United States. ...

External Links

• History of the Forest
• The Chippewa National Forest Website
• Map of the forest
• National Forest Info
• Enjoy the Peaceful Pines of the "Lost Forty"

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