ABOUT THE FOREST SERVICE 
As our Nation grows, people expect and need more from their forests—more wood; more 
water, fish and wildlife; more recreation and natural beauty; more special forest products 
and forage. The Forest Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture helps to fulfill these 
expectations and needs through three major activities. 
@ Conducting forest and range research at over 75 locations ranging from Puerto Rico to 
Alaska to Hawaii. 
@ Participating with all State forestry agencies in cooperative programs to protect, 
improve, and wisely use our Country’s 395 million acres of State, local, and private 
forest lands. 
@ Managing and protecting the 187-million acre National Forest System. 
The Forest Service does this by encouraging use of the new knowledge that research 
scientists develop; by setting an example in managing, under sustained yield, the National 
Forests and Grasslands for multiple use purposes; and by cooperating with all States and 
with private citizens in their efforts to achieve better management, protection, and use of 
forest resources. 
For more than 70 years, the Forest Service has been serving the Nation as a leading | 
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