The
Colville National Forest is a U.S.
National
Forest located in northeastern Washington
state. It is bordered on the west by the
Okanogan National Forest
and the
Kaniksu National
Forest to the east.
The forest itself also contains Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife
Refuge
and the Lake Roosevelt National
Recreation Area.
The forest
encompasses a mountainous area consisting of the Kettle River and
Selkirk
mountain
ranges, and the upper reaches of the Columbia River. Wildlife include
grizzly and
black bears,
grey
wolves,
cougars,
bald eagles,
lynx, and the
last remaining herd of
caribou in the lower
48.
The forest has a total area of 954,413
acres
(1,491.3 sq mi, or 3,862.4 km²). A 1993 Forest Service study
estimated that the extent of
old growth
in the Forest was .
In descending order of forestland area it is
located in parts of Ferry
, Pend Oreille
, and Stevens
counties. The forest headquarters is located in
Colville,
Washington
. There are local ranger district offices located in
Kettle
Falls
, Metaline Falls
, Newport
, and Republic
.
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