Get Lost in America's Enchanting Forests
They say a forest is a living thing — just like a human body. And like us, they undergo changes and exhibit moods. Basically, you could never get bored in a forest, because no forest ever stays the same. America does forests particularly well, and although millions flock to national parks every year, the national forests sometimes get lost in the fray.
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In 1891, President Benjamin Harrison signed the Forest Reserve Act of 1891 into law. The legislation came after years of exploitative logging, which had all but destroyed the nation’s swathes of forests. In 1905, those now-protected areas of land fell under the responsibility of the Bureau of Forestry, which eventually renamed them national forests.
The National Forest System, which operates under the US Forest Service, manages hundreds of millions of acres, which every American has the opportunity to enjoy. Here’s just a few of our favorites.
