The Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, is responsible for Federal leadership in forestry. 

 It carries out this role through four main activities: 



Protection and management of resources on 191 million acres of National Forest System lands 



Cooperation with State and local governments, forest industries, and private landowners to help 



protect and manage non-Federal forest and associated range and watershed lands 



Participation with other agencies in human resource and community assistance programs to 

 improve living conditions in rural areas 



Research on all aspects of forestry, rangeland management, and forest resources utilization. 



The Pacific Southwest Research Station 



"Represents the research branch of the Forest Service in California, Hawaii, American Samoa 



and the western Pacific. 



The policy of the United States Department of Agriculture Forest 

 Service prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, 

 national origin, age, religion, sex, or disability, familial status, or 

 political affiliation. Persons believing they have been 

 discriminated against in any Forest Service related activity 

 should write to: Chief, Forest Service, USDA, P.O. Box 96090, 

 Washington, DC 20090-6090. 



