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Table 6-3  
U.S. Forest Service National Wilderness Preservation System Acreage, in Idaho, the Region, and the U.S., Selected Years, 1975-1991 (in 1,000 Acres)

  Idaho Alaska Montana Nevada Oregon Utah Washington Wyoming U.S.

1975 1,205 - 1,796 65 842 - 1,085 1,987 11,514
1977 1,285 - 1,792 65 951 - 1,390 1,178 12,595
1979 1,490 - 3,088 65 1,212 30 1,501 2,193 15,300
1980 3,825 5,362 3,107 65 1,223 30 1,501 2,194 25,133
1983 3,825 5,453 3,107 65 1,214 30 1,501 2,193 25,228
1984 3,827 5,453 3,366 65 2,077 780 2,521 3,086 [1]32,089
1985 3,827 5,453 3,366 65 2,077 780 2,521 3,086 32,102
1986[2] 3,957 5,453 3,371 65 2,078 780 2,573 3,081 32,369
1987[2] 3,960 5,453 3,372 65 2,078 775 2,571 3,081 32,457
1988[2] 3,960 5,453 3,372 65 2,078 775 2,571 3,081 32,534
1989[2] 3,960 5,453 3,372 65 2,079 774 2,571 3,080 32,540
1990[2] 3,960 5,453 3,372 788 2,080 774 2,571 3,080 33,255
1991[2] 3,960 5,753 3,372 788 2,080 774 2,571 3,080 33,579

Source: U.S. Forest Service, Report of the Forest Service, various years.
Note: Acreages are estimated pending final map compilation; minor changes may occur from year to year. Years in which no changes have occurred have been omitted to avoid redundancy.
[1] Includes all acres added to the Wilderness Preservation System through the end of the 98th Congress.
[2] Includes all changes to the Wilderness Preservation System through the 100th Congress.

Compiled by: Richard C. Davis, data input assisted by: Robert Anton-Erik
Contact: Lily Wai

 

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