The Elliott State Forest was established northeast of Coos Bay in 1930 as Oregon's first state forest. The Hanis (Coos) and Quuiich (Lower Umpqua) people are the original people and stewards of the lands that we now refer to as the Elliott State Forest.

Elliott State Forest is a state forest in Coos and Douglas counties of the U.S. state of Oregon, between Coos Bay and Reedsport in the Oregon Coast Range. [2] The first state forest established in Oregon, it is named after the state's first state forester Francis Elliott. [3]

Beginning in 2019, Oregon State University (OSU) and the Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL) worked collaboratively to explore transforming the Elliott State Forest into a publicly owned state research forest.

The Elliott State Forest, located in western Oregon, is a unique natural treasure that showcases the diverse beauty and ecological significance of the region. Spanning over 82,000 acres, this forest is characterized by its towering old-growth trees, pristine waterways, and abundant wildlife.

2024年10月15日 · The State Land Board today approved the Elliott State Research Forest Management Plan, which establishes the forest as a nationally important center for forest science and management that also contributes multiple benefits to Oregon.

2025年1月10日 · PORTLAND, Ore. - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is releasing a draft environmental impact statement for a plan that balances forest research and management activities with the conservation of rare species and their habitat in the Elliott State Forest. This announcement opens a 45-day public...

The Elliott State Forest contains more than 41,000 acres of untouched mature native forest and some of the most productive and pristine streams for Coho and Chinook Salmon in the Coast Range. The forest provides a stronghold of critical habitat for federally threatened Marbled Murrelets and Northern Spotted Owls.

2017年5月9日 · The Elliott State Forest, the 82,500-acre Coast Range parcel the state nearly sold to a timber company, will stay in public ownership, bringing an end to Oregon's years-long flirtation with...

Our efforts have centered around protecting one of the Coast Range's last remaining gems—the Elliott State Forest. The forest contains roughly 90,000 acres of mixed-conifer temperate rain forest and is located on the southern Oregon coast.

The 93,000-acre Elliott State Forest, just northeast of Coos Bay, Oregon, is made up primarily of state-owned lands dedicated to Oregon’s Common School Fund under the authority of the State Land Board.