Sierra Forest Reserve

The Sierra Forest Reserve was a federal reserve in the Sierra Nevada, in eastern California. It was established on February 14, 1893, by President Benjamin Harrison with authorization from section 24 of the Forest Reserve Act of 1891. It was the largest reserve with over 4 million acres (16,000 km2), and was the second reserve established in California. The first was the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve.

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