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Lincoln National Forest : ウィキペディア英語版 | Lincoln National Forest
The Lincoln National Forest is a protected national forest in the State of New Mexico in the southwestern United States. It was established in 1902 and covers .〔(Table 6 - NFS Acreage by State, Congressional District and County ) - United States Forest Service - September 30, 2007〕 It was named in honor of Abraham Lincoln, who was 16th president of the United States and is the birthplace of Smokey Bear, the living symbol of the campaign to prevent forest fires.〔(Lincoln National Forest, a New Mexico State Park near Alamogordo )〕 Forest headquarters are in Alamogordo, New Mexico. There are local ranger district offices in Carlsbad, Cloudcroft, and Ruidoso.〔(USFS Ranger Districts by State )〕 The Lincoln National Forest borders the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation and stretches across several New Mexico counties, including: * Chaves County * Eddy County * Lincoln County * Otero County It is also home to the National Solar Observatory at Sacramento Peak at the village of Sunspot. ==History== The Lincoln Forest Reserve was established by the General Land Office on July 26, 1902 with . On July 1, 1908 Gallinas National Forest was absorbed, and on July 1, 1917, Alamo National Forest as well. Alamo had previously consisted of Sacramento National Forest and Guadalupe National Forest, which still exist as the Sacramento and Guadalupe Districts of Lincoln.
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