US Forest Service

Extracted Attributes

• Founded

  1905

• Parent Agency

  United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• Major Divisions

  Chief's Office, National Forest System, State and Private Forestry, Business Operations, Research and Development

• Total Land Managed

  193 million acres (780,000 square kilometers)

• National Forests Administered

  154

• National Grasslands Administered

  20

Timeline

• The first designated national forest, the Yellowstone Park Timber Land Reserve, is established in Wyoming by the General Land Office. (Source: Web Search (Utah State University LibGuides))

  1891-01-01

• The United States Forest Service is officially established. (Source: Web Search (Utah State University LibGuides))

  1905-01-01

• The USFS establishes its first regional offices, decentralizing management of regional lands. (Source: Web Search (Britannica))

  1907-01-01

• The agency organizes its first research station, the Coconino Experiment Station in Arizona. (Source: Web Search (Britannica))

  1908-01-01

• The Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act is passed, requiring the agency to equally consider recreation and conservation alongside timber and water uses. (Source: Web Search (Britannica))

  1960-01-01

• Forest Service staff hold the Ecosystem Services Champions Forum to begin a dialogue on the agency's strategic direction. (Source: Web Search (National Ecosystem Services Partnership))

  2012-06-01

• The National Ecosystem Services Strategy Team is chartered to collaboratively develop national strategy and policy around ecosystem services. (Source: Web Search (National Ecosystem Services Partnership))

  2013-01-01

United States Forest Service

The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture. It administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands covering 193 million acres (780,000 km2) of land. The major divisions of the agency are the Chief's Office, National Forest System, State and Private Forestry, Business Operations, as well as Research and Development. The agency manages about 25% of federal lands and is the sole major national land management agency not part of the U.S. Department of the Interior (which manages the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Land Management).

Web Search Results

• U.S. Forest Service (USFS) | History, Agency Structure, USDA, Conservation, & Facts | Britannica

  U.S. Forest Service (USFS), federal agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) charged with oversight, conservation, and stewardship of the nation’s grasslands and national forests. The agency operates with the mission of sustaining the health, diversity, and productivity of the nation’s forests and grasslands in the public trust. It manages some 193 million acres (78 million hectares) across 154 national forests and 20 grasslands in 43 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. In addition, the agency also helps private landowners, communities, forest industries, and tribal, state, and local governments to steward land. In total, the Forest Service helps manage about 900 million forested acres (364 million hectares) in the U.S. The USFS is the largest forestry [...] The USFS established its first regional offices in 1907, decentralizing management of regional lands, and allowing local offices to make decisions about the unique flora, fauna, and ecosystems within their jurisdictions. The following year, the agency organized its first research station, the Coconino Experiment Station (now Fort Valley Experimental Forest) in Arizona. Selected national forests and grasslands of the U.S. Boise National Forest Buffalo Gap National Grassland Little Missouri National Grassland Mount Hood National Forest Oglala National Grassland Ozark–Saint Francis National Forest Sequoia National Forest Sierra National Forest Tongass National Forest Wasatch-Cache National Forest [...] Following World War II, increased demands for housing materials prompted the USFS to prioritize of forest productivity, particularly with timber harvesting, at the expense of other land uses. The Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 required the agency to equally consider the uses of recreation and conservation alongside timber production and water uses, promoting balanced and sustainable management of forest resources. This approach gained momentum with the growing environmental movement in the United States and increased public interest in recreation. By the first quarter of the 21st century, timber sales levels had dropped to pre-1950 levels. Interview with a USFS wildlife biologist

• Approach of the U.S. Forest Service | National Ecosystem Services Partnership

  The ecosystem services approach within the USFS builds on decades of research by resource economists such as Michael Bowes and John Krutilla, who described and evaluated public benefits arising from multiple use management of federal forests.3 The Forest Service was established to protect and manage natural resources—specifically water and timber—because of their importance to national security and for the significant public benefits they provide.4 After World War II, the Forest Service emerged as a primary supplier of natural resource commodities, including timber and rangeland for grazing livestock.5 Socioeconomic changes, coupled with new legislation passed during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, broadened the range of agency activities and objectives beyond water and timber, including [...] Service employees to help them develop a strategy for incorporating ecosystem services into their planning process. In Region 5 (Pacific Southwest), the regional office convened an ecosystem service assessment team and commissioned members from individual national forest planning specialist teams. In another case (El Yunque), a Forest Service unit collaborated with USFS Research and Development to assess ecosystem services. This work involved substantial engagement with state agencies and research organizations. [...] In June 2012, Forest Service staff working on ecosystem services policy, programming, and research held the Ecosystem Services Champions Forum to begin a dialogue on the agency’s strategic direction. In January 2013,theNational Ecosystem Services Strategy Team was chartered by the USFS Associate Deputy Chiefs “to collaboratively develop national strategy and policy around ecosystem services and integrate it into Forest Service programs and operations.” This effort is the agency’s first to look across deputy areas and to comprehensively assess opportunities to incorporate ecosystem services approaches into USFS programs and activities. Opportunities fall into three categories: (1) analysis and decisionmaking, (2) measurement and reporting, and (3) investment in ecosystem services.

• This is Who We Are

  For more than 100 years, the Forest Service has brought people and communities together to answer the call of conservation. Grounded in world-class science and technology– and rooted in communities–the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service connects people to nature and to each other. As a Federal agency in service to the American people, the Forest Service cares for shared natural resources in ways that promote lasting economic, ecological, and social vitality. In doing this, the agency supports nature in sustaining life. [...] Page 14-15: A uniformed Forest Service employee talks to two visitors at an overlook. Credit: USDA Forest Service. Page 16: 1. A uniformed Forest Service employee in a yellow hardhat works with a trail volunteer. Credit: USDA Forest Service. 2. A uniformed employee leads a group of youth on a hike. Credit: USDA Forest Service. 3. Two uniformed Forest Service employees smile in the rain at the cutting of the 2018 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree on the Willamette National Forest. Credit: Kevin Beasley, USDA Forest Service. Page 18-19: An employee plants a small conifer tree in freshly dug soil. Credit: USDA Forest Service.

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• Forest Service Display - Forest Service History - LibGuides at Utah State University

  Skip to Main Content # Forest Service History: Forest Service Display Forest Service Display About the Government Information Department ## About the Forest Service The Forest Service is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and was established in 1905. It specializes in managing public lands including forests and grasslands. The service oversees 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands across the United States. The first designated national forest, the Yellowstone Park Timber Land Reserve was established in Wyoming in 1891 by the General Land Office. You can find forest service materials in the Government Information Collection under call number A 13. Our historic materials date to the founding of the forest service. [...] The National Forest Management Act governs the management and planning for all national forests. Explore management plans at this site maintained by the Forest Service. See PDF of management plan status on this page. Resources on the Histories of National Forests The Forest History Society is a non-profit society focused on archiving information related to U.S. national forests. Library Catalog The USU Library catalog includes records for government publications 1976-present with incomplete but expanding coverage of pre-1976 publications. Search by keyword, subject, and more. In advanced search, you can limit your search to government materials selecting locations that begin with "Merrill-Cazier Special Collections Government Information". Search Special Collections