Talk:Luquillo Experimental Forest

Merge with El Yunque National Forest?
The LEF seems to have the same boundaries as the El Yunque National Forest. Both names seem to be used though it's not quite clear to me whether there's an administrative difference between them. Here's what this report says:"When Puerto Rico became part of the United States territory in 1898, 5,018 hectares (ha) of forest land in the Luquillo Mountains were under the protection of the Spanish Crown. The Luquillo Forest Reserve was established by the United States in 1903 and renamed the Luquillo National Forest in 1907. The Division of Forestry managed the area between 1898 and 1905. The Forest Service has managed the area continuously since 1905, and the first supervisor of the national forest was appointed in 1917. The forest was renamed the Caribbean National Forest in 1935. In 2007, the name was changed again to the El Yunque National Forest to better reflect the cultural and historical attitudes of the Puerto Rican people. During the past century, the size of the forest under Forest Service ownership increased from the original 5,018 ha to 11,300 ha. In 1956, this forest area–with the same boundaries as today’s El Yunque National Forest–was also designated as the Luquillo Experimental Forest (LEF)."

Andrew D. (talk) 23:02, 3 April 2019 (UTC)
 * The Luquillo Experimental Forest occupies about one third of the El Yunque National Forest area. There is an administrative difference; one is managed by the Puerto Rican authorities for timber production and tourism while the other is administered by USDA and the US Forest Service for research. I have no objection to merging the two, but having spent some time writing the article, I would prefer to get the DYK through the system first. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:27, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm easy about the merger – just wanting to clarify the status of the place(s). The Lister study referred to the Luquillo Forest but there wasn't an article with that name so I linked to El Yunque National Forest instead, getting that name from the Washington Post.  I'm content to let the DYK proceed and we will see if that generates any more interest. Andrew D. (talk) 22:46, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
 * I don't think it should be merged. Administrative difference. The Eloquent Peasant (talk) 15:37, 15 July 2020 (UTC)