• 1895, Loggers
  Logging of big pines in future BWCA begins.

• 1897, Congress
  Passes "Organic Act" giving President power to modify executive orders regarding national forests. Regulates cutting practices.

• 1902, Comm. of U.S. General Land Office
  Withdraws 500,000 acres in future BWCA from availability for settlement. (659,700 more acres withdrawn in 1905-08)

• 1908, Congress
  Passes act authorizing Forest Service to manage National Forests.

• 1909, MN Game and Fish Commission
  Establishes 1.2 million acre "Superior Refuge" in same area.

• 1909, Secretary of Agriculture
  Petitions Roosevelt to have withdrawn area designated Superior National Forest (SNF).

• 1909, Executive
  Rossevelt designates withdrawn area the Superior National Forest. (It does not include all the current BWCA.)

• 1909, State
  Declares all minerals under lakes and streams State property.

• 1911, Congress
  Passes "Weeks" Act making possible land acquisition within designated areas.

• 1915, Congress
  Passses Act authorizing Forest Service (USFS) to grant temporary occupancy in National Forests of parcels of less than 80 acres in size for a maximum of 30 years.

• 1919, Public
  Influx of recreationalists into SNF begins to be significant.

• 1919, Forest Service
  Employs Carhart to prepare first plan for SNF usage.

 

Compiled by H.C. Johnson, M.L. Heinselman, E.M. Sitz.

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