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 60 years, the Forest Service has been serving the Nation as a leading 

 natural resource conservation agency. 



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