﻿FOREST 
  SERVICE 
  CREED 
  

  

  The 
  Forest 
  Service 
  of 
  the 
  U.S. 
  Department 
  of 
  Agriculture 
  is 
  

   dedicated 
  to 
  the 
  principle 
  of 
  multiple 
  use 
  management 
  of 
  the 
  

   Nation's 
  Forest 
  Resources 
  for 
  sustained 
  yields 
  of 
  wood, 
  water, 
  

   forage, 
  wildlife, 
  and 
  recreation. 
  Through 
  forestry 
  research, 
  co- 
  

   operation 
  with 
  the 
  States 
  and 
  private 
  owners, 
  and 
  management 
  

   of 
  the 
  National 
  Forests 
  and 
  National 
  Grasslands, 
  it 
  strives 
  — 
  as 
  

   directed 
  by 
  Congress 
  — 
  to 
  provide 
  increasingly 
  greater 
  service 
  

   to 
  a 
  growing 
  Nation. 
  

  

  