Wallowa–Whitman National Forest covers about 2.3 million acres in northeastern Oregon and small parts of Idaho, formed in 1954 from the earlier Wallowa and Whitman forests. Named for the Wallowa band of the Nez Perce and for Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, it spans the Wallowa and Elkhorn Mountains, Hells Canyon, and major river headwaters. Its diverse habitats support wide-ranging wildlife and include large wilderness and old-growth areas. The region has deep Indigenous roots, including long Nez Perce presence and the Joseph Band’s summer home in Wallowa Valley, alongside later settlement, the 1887 murder of 34 Chinese miners, and continuing partnerships with tribes today.