Fruita National Forest

Fruita National Forest, located in Colorado, was established as the Fruita Forest Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service on February 24, 1906 with {{convert|7680|acre|km2}}. It became a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On July 1, 1908, Fruita National Forest was transferred to Uncompahgre National Forest and the name was discontinued.{{citation |title=National Forests of the United States |url=http://www.foresthistory.org/ASPNET/Places/National%20Forests%20of%20the%20U.S.pdf |date=September 29, 2005 |author=Davis, Richard C. |publisher=The Forest History Society |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028014355/http://www.foresthistory.org/ASPNET/Places/National%20Forests%20of%20the%20U.S.pdf |archivedate=2012-10-28 }} The tract was transferred to the Grand Mesa National Forest in 1924, where it is known as the Fruita Division.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/forest/colorado-nf/appa.htm|title=Administering the National Forests of Colorado: An Assessment of the Architectural and Cultural Significance of Historical Administrative Properties (Appendix A)}}