The John Henry Kirby State Forest is a 626-acre (2.5 km2) forest reserve located in Tyler County, Texas. Located just fourteen miles (21 km) south of Woodville and seventeen miles north of Kountze, it is used primarily for research by Texas A&M University.[1] It is open to the public for picnics and touring only. The 6.6 mile Longleaf Nature Trail is located within the state forest. Any revenue generated is donated to student-loan programs at Texas A&M. The land was donated to the state by the lumber baronJohn Henry Kirby in 1929.
In the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps planted trees, improved timber stands and constructed a residence, fire lookout tower, roads, fire breaks and bridges.[2]
john, henry, kirby, state, forest, acre, forest, reserve, located, tyler, county, texas, located, just, fourteen, miles, south, woodville, seventeen, miles, north, kountze, used, primarily, research, texas, university, open, public, picnics, touring, only, mil. The John Henry Kirby State Forest is a 626 acre 2 5 km2 forest reserve located in Tyler County Texas Located just fourteen miles 21 km south of Woodville and seventeen miles north of Kountze it is used primarily for research by Texas A amp M University 1 It is open to the public for picnics and touring only The 6 6 mile Longleaf Nature Trail is located within the state forest Any revenue generated is donated to student loan programs at Texas A amp M The land was donated to the state by the lumber baron John Henry Kirby in 1929 John Kirby State ForestJohn Kirby State ForestLocationTyler County Texas USANearest cityWoodville Kountze BeaumontCoordinates30 34 36 N 94 24 38 W 30 57667 N 94 41056 W 30 57667 94 41056Area626 acres 253 ha Established1929 In the 1930s the Civilian Conservation Corps planted trees improved timber stands and constructed a residence fire lookout tower roads fire breaks and bridges 2 See also editTexas Forest Trail List of Texas state forests List of botanical gardens and arboretums in the United StatesReferences edit TSHA Online Texas State Historical Association John Henry Kirby Memorial State Forest Texas A amp M Forest Service Retrieved January 13 2018 External links editTexas Forest Service website Texas State Forests John Henry Kirby Memorial State Forest nbsp This article related to a protected area in Texas is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Henry Kirby State Forest amp oldid 1112988401, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
