graphs, exhibits, maps, lantern slides, radio scripts, and motion pictures — 

 may be secured from the Forest Service by schools, libraries, clubs, and other 

 interested institutions, organizations, and individuals. Lists are available 

 upon request. 



Forest Service Organization 



The national forests and purchase units cover about 1 78 million acres, of 

 which over 136 million acres are in the mountain regions of the West, 21 

 million acres in Alaska, and 21 million acres in the Middle West, South- 

 eastern States, and Puerto Rico. The protection, administration, and 

 development of this vast area constitute an enormous task. 



The administration of the national forests and all matters relating to 

 forestry which have been charged to the Department of Agriculture by 

 Congress are. under the direction of the Secretary of Agriculture, in the 

 hands of the Chief of the Forest Service, whose office is in Washington, D. C. 



In order to prevent delays in administration and to keep in closer 

 touch with problems as they arise in the field, the country has been divided 

 into 1 o national-forest regions, as follows : 



Region 1. Northern region (Montana, northeastern Washington, northern Idaho, 

 and northwestern South Dakota), Federal Building, Missoula, Mont. 



Region 2. Rocky Mountain region (Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota — except 

 the extreme northwest part — Nebraska, and Kansas), Post Office Building, Denver, 

 Colo. _ 



Region 3. Southwestern region (Arizona and New Mexico), Post Office Building, 

 Albuquerque, N. Mex. 



Region 4. Intermountain region (southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and western 

 Wyoming) , Forest Service Building, Ogden, Utah. 



Region 5. California region (California and southwestern Nevada), Appraisers 

 Building, Sansome and Washington Streets, San Francisco, Calif. 



Region 6. North Pacific region (Oregon and Washington — except northeastern 

 part), Post Office Building, Portland, Oreg. 



Region 7. Eastern region (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, 

 Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Mary- 

 land, Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky), Bankers Securities Building, Phila- 

 delphia, Pa. 



Region 8. Southern region (North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, 

 Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma), Glenn 

 Building, Atlanta, Ga. 



Region 9. North Central region (Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, 

 Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio), Madison Building, Milwaukee, Wis. 



Region 10. Alaska region (Alaska), Federal and Territorial Building, Juneau, 

 Alaska. 



Tropical Forestry Unit. (Puerto Rico), Box 577, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. 



High standards are maintained in the selection of all Forest Service per- 

 sonnel. The Service has approximately 8,500 regular employees, appointed 

 after passing civil-service examinations. Of these, more than 96 percent 

 are in various field positions. 



The national forests are grouped by regions, each of which is under the 

 direction of a regional forester. His staff generally consists of an associate 

 regional forester, assistant regional foresters, and experts in the various 

 aspects of Forest Service work, such as engineering, fire control, fiscal con- 

 trol, information and education, operation, personnel management, range 

 management, recreation and lands, State and private forestry, timber man- 

 agement, and wildlife management. 



Every national forest is in charge of a forest supervisor, who plans and 

 supervises the work under the direction of the regional forester. Where the 

 amount of business warrants it, the supervisor has staff assistants. Super- 

 visors and their assistants must be experienced in forest work, construction 



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