(Washington, DC) U.S. Representative John Boozman has introduced a resolution congratulating the Ozark National Forest on its 100th anniversary.
The Ozark National Forest became the first federally protected stand of hardwoods in the U.S. through a proclamation from President Theodore Roosevelt on March 6, 1908.
917,944 acres of land was set aside for the forest 100 years ago. Today it covers more than one million acres, most of which is in Northwest Arkansas.
"This great landscape is one of the reasons Arkansas is called the Natural State," Boozman said. "Arkansans are very fortunate to have had this great resource available to them for more than a century. It will continue to enrich the lives of all Americans for centuries to come."

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