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- Forests and Grasslands
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- Visit Us
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- Destinations
Your national forests and grasslands are 193 million acres...
- Maps
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- Recreation
We mange more than 160,000 miles of trails, and many of...
- Managing the Land
More than half of the nation's forests are on private land,...
- Fire Management
Supporting the Wildland Firefighting WorkforceUSDA is taking...
- International Cooperation
International cooperation is the most effective means for...
- Forests and Grasslands
Most public forest land is held by four Federal agencies (United States Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service) as well as numerous state, county, and municipal government organizations.
The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands covering 193 million acres (780,000 km 2) of land. [5]
Forest management focuses on managing vegetation, restoring ecosystems, reducing hazards, and maintaining forest health. The agency’s top priority is to maintain and improve the health, diversity, and productivity of the nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of current and future generations.
Twenty-five percent of U.S. forestland is primary forest—naturally regenerated forest of native species, with no indication of human activities and undisturbed ecological processes. The living biomass in U.S. forests stores 17 billion metric tons of carbon.
Established in 1905, the Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is the nation’s foremost federal forestry organization. The agency is a world leader in forest research, providing leadership in the sustainable management, conservation, use, and stewardship of natural and cultural resources on national forests and ...
The Forest Service works to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the nation's forests and grasslands.
