 The Forest was formally taken into trust for the Tribe by the U.S. government on September 30, 1998.The Coquille Forest comprises fourteen separate parcels of former BLM timberlands in eastern Coos County.Unlike other forests held in trust for and managed by federally recognized tribes, under the National Indian Forest Resources Management Act, the Coquille Forest has the additional requirement of meeting the "standards and guidelines" of adjacent federal forests, such as the Northwest Forest Plan.