Sabine National Forest

IUCN Category VI - Protected Area with Sustainable Use of Natural Resources

The entrance to the National Forest

The Sabine National Forest is a U.S. National Forest, which is located in the east of the state of Texas, close to the border with Louisiana, and covers an area of ​​more than 1608 square kilometers. It is located in five counties: Sabine County, Shelby County, San Augustine County, Newton County and Jasper County.

The nearest places to the west are the Texas cities Hemphill, San Augustine and Shelbyville, in the east the towns Many, Zwolle and Converse in Louisiana.

The forest is managed together with the three National Forest Angelina National Forest, Davy Crockett National Forest and Sam Houston National Forest and the two grassland areas Caddo National Grassland and Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland. The forest was established on 13 October 1936.

History

The biodiversity and natural spatial design of today's National Forest was partly already over 10,000 years ago. The first inhabitants were nomadic hunters. When the first Europeans explored the country in the late 16th century, they met dependent on agriculture residents who had large villages, and whose life was marked by religious and social rituals and guidelines. Attempts by the Spaniards in the 17th and 18th century, located in the East Texas ' settle failed regularly clashes with natives. At the beginning of the 19th century by the former over two dozen Indian tribes only one still existed.

In the late 19th century lumber producers discovered the site for himself and used the old and extensive tree stocks for their productions. A foundation was created by the imminent expansion of the rail network to reduce the timber resources of the area widely. As large parts of these profitable resources were exhausted, went on the contractor. Today can be found in the National Forest still traces of the old railway line.

In 1934 were created in Texas laws to protect already decimated natural stocks from now before further use. From 1935, large areas, which today also the Sabine National Forest and other forests are managed in parallel, acquired and protected. In addition to fire and erosion control also stocks were saved and planted new trees. To date, an extensive secondary forest has developed.

Leisure

The National Forest offers a variety of recreational opportunities. These include camping, fishing, horseback riding and rock climbing. Moreover, there is a 45- kilometer network of hiking trails. A more than 260 -square-mile wildlife area is open to hunting. About 120 square kilometers are protected as a total reserve of any human intervention.

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