National Historic Lookout Register


Established in 1990, the National Historic Lookout Register is a program administered by the United States Forest Service, the Forest Fire Lookout Association, the, the National Forestry Association, state forestry departments and Department of Interior agencies to recognize historic fire lookout towers in the United States.

Background

The register is a cooperative effort between private non-profits, federal agencies and state forestry departments "to identify historic lookout towers that have played an important role in forest conservation."