July 12, 1932
The name of the California National Forest, in the State of California, is hereby changed from "California National Forest" to "Mendocino National Forest," in order to avoid the confusion growing out of the State and a national forest therein having the same name.
HERBERT HOOVER
The White House,
July 12, 1932.
Herbert Hoover, Executive Order 5885—Mendocino National Forest, California Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/361471