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Green Mountain National Forest

National Forest in Vermont, US

Summary

National Forest in Vermont, US

Field	Value
name	Green Mountain National Forest
photo	Hapgood Pond - Flickr - USDAgov.jpg
photo_caption	Green Mountain National Forest in October 2011
map	USA#Vermont
relief	1
map_caption	Location in the United States##Location in Vermont
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	7
mapframe-wikidata	yes
location	Vermont, United States
nearest_city	Rutland
coordinates
area_acre	399151
area_ref	federal
421889 acre other
established	April 25, 1932
governing_body	U.S. Forest Service
website	Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests

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Green Mountain National Forest is a national forest located in Vermont, a temperate broadleaf and mixed forest typical of the New England/Acadian forests ecoregion. The forest supports a variety of wildlife, including beaver, moose, coyote, black bear, white-tailed deer, wild turkey, and ruffed grouse. The forest, being situated in Vermont's Green Mountains, has been referred to as the granite backbone of the state.

Established in 1932 due to uncontrolled overlogging, fire and flooding, the forest originally consisted of 102100 acre; however, only 1842 acre were federally owned, while the remaining 100,258 acre within the national forest boundary were not federally owned or administered. , the forest boundaries included 821040 acre, of which 399151 acre were federally owned and administered. GMNF is one of only two national forest areas in New England, the other area being the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire.

In descending order of land area, GMNF is located in parts of Bennington, Addison, Rutland, Windham, Windsor, and Washington counties.

The forest contains three nationally designated trails, including parts of the Appalachian Trail and the Long Trail, as well as the Robert Frost National Recreation Trail. The forest also includes three alpine ski areas, seven Nordic ski areas, and approximately 900 mi of multiple-use trails for hiking, cross country skiing, snowmobiling, horseback riding, and bicycling.

The forest benefited from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009. Forest revenue is generated by recreation fees (such as at Mount Snow, Stratton Mountain and Bromley Mountain ski areas) and timber sales. About 42 acres were set aside for forest regeneration in 2009. Planned expenditures include road construction, recreation and heritage, and wildlife management. Projects in the latter category include: land/water modification in support of ruffed grouse, wild turkeys, bear, trout, salmon, Bicknell's thrush, and the plant Jacob's ladder. The emerald ash borer is a threat to Vermont's trees.

Wilderness areas

There are eight officially designated wilderness areas in the Green Mountain National Forest (from north to south):

Approximate area	Created by	acres
Bristol Cliffs Wilderness	3750 acre	Eastern Wilderness Areas Act of 1975
Breadloaf Wilderness	24986 acre	Vermont Wilderness Act of 1984
Joseph Battell Wilderness	12336 acre	New England Wilderness Act of 2006
Big Branch Wilderness	6725 acre	Vermont Wilderness Act of 1984
Peru Peak Wilderness	7825 acre	Vermont Wilderness Act of 1984
Lye Brook Wilderness	18122 acre	Eastern Wilderness Areas Act of 1975
Glastenbury Wilderness	22400 acre	New England Wilderness Act of 2006
George D. Aiken Wilderness	4800 acre	Vermont Wilderness Act of 1984

Each of these wilderness areas is wholly located in Vermont and is managed by the United States Forest Service as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. As such, these areas are off-limits to all motorized and mechanical vehicles, including bicycles.

Recreation areas

There are two officially designated recreation areas in the Green Mountain National Forest (from north to south):

Approximate area	Created by	acres	ha
Moosalamoo National Recreation Area	15857 acre	New England Wilderness Act of 2006
White Rocks National Recreation Area	36400 acre	Vermont Wilderness Act of 1984

The latter includes both the Big Branch Wilderness and Peru Peak Wilderness within its boundaries.

References

(January 2012). "Land Areas of the National Forest System". U.S. Forest Service.
"The National Forests of the United States". ForestHistory.org.
(2007-04-25). "Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests". Outdoor.com.
"Staff".
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150122201215/http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/greenmountain/about-forest "About The Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests"] (archive). ''fs.usda.gov''. [[United States Department of Agriculture]], [[United States Forest Service. Forest Service]].

Wikipedia Source

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