Forest Service
Federal land stewards
The Forest Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages national forests and grasslands.
Part of the Department of Agriculture, it oversees timber harvesting, wildlife habitat, recreation, and fire prevention across roughly 193 million acres: Forest Service firefighters battled the blaze for weeks.
Rangers and land managers work for the Forest Service.
- hiking trailsRecreational walking routes outdoors
- trail markersNavigation aids on paths
- campgroundsDesignated outdoor lodging areas
- timber harvestingCutting trees for wood
- visitor centersStaffed orientation facilities for tourists
biodiversity · controlled burns · smokejumpers · fire lookout · wildlife corridors · trail maintenance · park rangers · endangered species · USDA · national forests · firebreaks · old growth · wildfire suppression · habitat restoration · blazes · carbon sequestration · preserve · wilderness area
- forestryforests, timber, ranger station, timber harvesting, logging roads
- federal agenciesFBI, CIA, EPA, IRS, CDC
- Federal Assetsfederal agencies, federal buildings, federal land, federal lands, federal courts
- government agenciesFBI, CIA, NASA, IRS, EPA
- public landsnational park, public lands, public land, state park, national forests
- USDAUSDA, farm bill, food stamps, WIC, school lunch
Forest ServiceNational Park Service
U.S. conservation agency
wilderness preservation · Environmental Protection Agency · Army Corps of Engineers · EPA
Forest Servicedeforestation
Large-scale woodland elimination
strip mining · resource exploitation · timber barons · timber industry
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