Current and Future Roles of the USFS from a State Perspective Bill Stewart CDF Fire and Resource Assessment Program (FRAP)

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Current and Future Roles of the USFS from a State Perspective Bill Stewart CDF Fire and Resource Assessment Program (FRAP)

Guiding management philosophies of USFS, Congress, and the Public  Organic Act  Weeks Act  Multiple Use  Public Use  “My backyard” syndrome  Forest and Range Sustainability

Three different roles of the USFS in California  National Forests  Research Organization  Financial support for state and private forestry

A Californian’s perspectives As forest, shrub, and woodland habitats As examples of land use zoning As timberlands As key watersheds As burnable landscapes As recreational lands As examples of sustainable forests

Type of Wildland Area (million acres) Pct USFS Forests % Shrubs % Woodlands 7.520% Desert 23.51% All Wildlands %

By Management Class 19% Reserve 67% Working 11% Irrigated 3% Urban

National Forests as part of a timber production system

Fire threat USFS is one of the many owners of flammable California

USFS role in reducing the negative impacts of large, damaging fires

Prescribed Burn in the Santa Ana Watershed

USFS as a neighbor to communities and metropolitan areas

USFS as the #1 provider of outdoor recreational opportunities Wildland OwnerAreaUse Days USFS 45% State Parks 3%24% National Parks 16%10% Regional Parks 1%9% BLM 34%7% DFG 1%5%

Intensity of recreational use on National Forests Location Area in Million acres Use days/ Acre Metro Forests34 Non-Metro Forests111 Wilderness60.4

Sustainable Forestry and the USFS As citizens: We are consumers of forest commodities and ecosystem services We oversee the stewards of the landscape We need to consider the multiple facets of forests– economic, environmental, and social

Potential analogs for the USFS in the 21 st Century One ownership, one uniform plan Managers of a balanced portfolio like a good retirement plan A big piece of a global approach to sustainable forestry