U.S. Forest Service
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- Jun 2, 1905Grazing Rules Relaxed for Forest ReservesFederal authorities grant a one-year reprieve on new forest grazing restrictions, allowing stockmen to continue operations through the 1905 season.Kennewick, WA
- Dec 31, 1908The Kaniksu’s 1908 Fire Season: 40 Blazes, $3,569 Spent, and a Warning in the Young TimberFederal rangers and local crews kept the Kaniksu National Forest from another Alispel-scale conflagration, but the season still burned 700 acres and cost an estimated $15,000 in damaged reproduction.Cusick, WA
- Jan 20, 1910The Battle for the LeClerc Creek BasinSettlers face off against the U.S. Forest Service in a high-stakes legal fight over homestead patents and timber rights.Newport, WA
- Mar 17, 1910Kaniksu Forest Lands Opened to HomesteadersFederal land near Box Canyon and Sullivan Creek is restored to entry, fueling settlement and speculation.Sullivan Creek, Metaline Falls, WA