Table 2 -- Regional Areas
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No. of Gross NFS Other
Area Kind
Units Acreage
Acreage Acreage
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Northern Region (1)
National Forests 15 26,898,607 24,148,496 2,750,111
Purchase Units 2 707 703 4
National Grasslands 4 1,259,810 1,259,810 0
Land Utilization Projects 1 240 240 0
Research and Experimental Areas 1 40 40 0
Other Areas 3 157 157 0
Total
26 28,159,561 25,409,446
2,750,115
Rocky Mountain Region (2)
National Forests 17 22,212,718 19,998,043 2,214,675
National Grasslands 7 2,274,275 2,092,716 181,559
Research and Experimental Areas 1 144 144 0
Total
25 24,487,137 22,090,903
2,396,234
Southwestern Region (3)
National Forests 12 22,009,857 20,341,990 1,667,867
National Grasslands 4 271,288 262,141 9,147
Land Utilization Projects 1 240 240 0
Other Areas 7 103,724 103,132 592
Total
24 22,385,109 20,707,503
1,677,606
Intermountain Region (4)
National Forests 18 34,135,504 31,891,849 2,243,655
National Grasslands 1 75,248 47,750 27,498
Research and Experimental Areas 1 55,630 55,630 0
Total
20 34,266,382 31,995,229
2,271,153
Pacific Southwest Region (5)
National Forests 18 23,589,990 20,060,536 3,529,454
Purchase Units 4 147,689 3,996 143,693
National Grasslands 1 18,425 18,425 0
Research and Experimental Areas 3 4,784 4,784 0
Other Areas 19 6,112 6,112 0
Total
45 23,767,000 20,093,853
3,673,147
Pacific Northwest Region (6)
National Forests 21 27,190,084 24,549,024 2,641,060
Purchase Units 11 13,615 6,035 7,580
National Grasslands 1 173,629 112,347 61,282
Land Utilization Projects 2 1,354 1,354 0
Total
35 27,378,682 24,668,760
2,709,922
Southern Region (8)
National Forests 35 24,041,837 12,820,874 11,220,963
Purchase Units 18 1,187,951 196,972 990,979
National Grasslands 2 184,099 38,182 145,917
Land Utilization Projects 1 40 40 0
Research and Experimental Areas 8 228 228 0
Total
64 25,414,155 13,056,296
12,357,859
Eastern Region (9)
National Forests 17 21,038,324 11,856,026 9,182,298
Purchase Units 20 881,220 145,186 736,034
Land Utilization Projects 1 2 2 0
Research and Experimental Areas 6 12,328 4,045 8,283
Other Areas 5 24,873 20,809 4,064
Total
49 21,956,747 12,026,068
9,930,679
Alaska Region (10)
National Forests 2 24,355,135 21,998,614 2,356,521
Total 2 24,355,135 21,998,614 2,356,521