Stands of western hemlock, true fir, Douglas-fir and cedar transition to lower-elevation forests of mixed conifers and hardwoods.

European Americans (white) settlers bought reservation lands, the tribes further fragmented in subsequent decades to become farmers and ranchers in the Umpqua Valley of Southern Oregon.

[4] The Umpqua National Forest was created by the United States Congress and approved by the 26th President, Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919, served 1901-1909), on July 2, 1907.

program set up by the New Deal to combat economic hardships and mass unemployment during the Great Depression of the 1930s in the presidential administration of 32nd President, Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945, served 1933-1945), was active in the Umpqua National Forest by building roads, bridges and recreation facilities in the 1930s.

Large mammals such as elk, deer, black bear, and cougar, as well as the smaller residents, squirrels, fox, raccoons, and bats are supported by the diverse forest habitats.

Coho and Chinook salmon and steelhead, rainbow, brown and cutthroat trout swim, feed and spawn in the rivers and streams of the forest.

Recreational activities allowed in the national forest include camping, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, hunting, mountain biking, rock climbing, and boating.

Located 80 miles (130 km) east of Roseburg, the Rogue-Umpqua Divide ranges in elevation from 3,200 to 6,878 feet (2,096 m) and separates the drainages of the Rogue and Umpqua rivers.