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1 USDA Forest Service

2 FS owns 8.5% of the total land area in United States

3 Organization of USFS Four main program components: National Forest System Forest Service Research & Development State and Private Forestry International Forestry

4 Organization of National Forest System Under Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture Chief of FS Regional Foresters (9) Forest Supervisors District Rangers & staff State & Private Forestry Research & Development International Programs

5 Organization of National Forest System Under Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture Chief of FS Regional Foresters (9) Forest Supervisors District Rangers & staff State & Private Forestry Research & Development International Programs

6 Research Stations (Regions) North Central Northeastern Pacific Southwest Rocky Mountain Pacific Northwest Southern

7 Northeastern Research Station

8 Organization of National Forest System Under Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture Chief of FS Regional Foresters (9) Forest Supervisors District Rangers & staff State & Private Forestry Research & Development International Programs

9 Promotes sustainable forest management internationally through: Disaster Assistance Support Program Technical Cooperation Program Policy Program

10 International Programs Asian Longhorned beetle Beetle exit holes

11 Organization of National Forest System Under Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture Chief of FS Regional Foresters (9) Forest Supervisors District Rangers & staff State & Private Forestry Research & Development International Programs

12 Forest Service Regions (9) Northern Rocky Mountain Southwestern Intermountain Pacific Southwest Pacific Northwest Southern Eastern Alaska

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14 State & Private Forestry Conservation Education Cooperative Forestry Fire and Aviation Management Forest Health Management

15 Organization of National Forest System Under Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture Chief of FS Regional Foresters (9) Forest Supervisors District Rangers & staff State & Private Forestry Research & Development International Programs

16 National Forest System National Forests National Grasslands National Wilderness Areas National Forest Roadless Areas

17 National Forests A large forest ecosystem used for recreation, timber, wildlife, range, and watershed purposes. Designated by Secretary of Agriculture. 155 NFs. Finger Lakes National Forest

18 National Grasslands A large grassland ecosystem used for recreation, range, wildlife, timber, and watershed purposes. Designated by Secretary of Agriculture. 20 NGs.

19 Little Missouri National Grassland, ND Prairie dogs Sharp-tailed grouse

20 Little Missouri National Grassland, ND Oil drilling Herding cattle

21 National Wilderness Areas Large, primitive areas preserved in their natural, untouched condition. Non-mechanical recreation permitted as long as wilderness character is not harmed. Designated by Congress. Pack trip on wilderness area in Shoshone NF

22 NF Roadless Areas Large, primitive areas located in NFs & NGs (85.5 million acres). While most RAs are roadless, some may have roads. Designated by Secretary of Agriculture or Chief of the Forest Service.

23 Evolution of the FS

24 Creation Act of 1891 Allowed the President to set aside forest reserve lands from the national public domain. Shoshone NF (original Yellowstone Timber Reserve)

25 Organic Administrative Act of 1897 Created the Division of Forests in the USDI for timber and water purposes. Gifford Pinchot, First FS Director

26 Transfer Act of 1905 Transferred the USDI Division of Forests to USDA. Created USDA Forest Service.

27 Weeks Act of 1911 Made it possible for the FS to purchase lands to protect navigable streams. Most of the forest reserve land in the east was purchased through this act. Nantahala River, Nantahala NF

28 Multiple-use Sustained- yield Act of 1960 Changed the purposes of the USFS to: Recreation Water Wildlife Timber Range Campground, Shoshone NF

29 Forest & Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 Mandated periodic assessment of forest and rangeland resources. Mandated long-range planning by the Forest Service.

30 National Forest Management Act of 1976 Required the USFS to create a management plan for each national forest. Made public input in the planning process mandatory.

31 Challenges for the USFS Increasing demand for recreation about 286 million recreational visits/year Federal budget problems Proposed 2004: $4.8 billion $96.5 million increase (uncontrollable costs) $24.4 million increase (other activities) $8.4 billion backlog in repairs & maintenance

32 Challenges for the USFS Necessity of increasing user fees Managing areas for multiple use Impacts of use on natural resources

33 CASE STUDY: Shoshone NF, Wyoming Rocky Mountain Region 2.5 million acres Annual budget $8.3 million

34 5 districts within the National Forest

35 Wildlife Management Culvert removal ON Squaw Creek to enable fish movement.

36 Wildlife Management Grizzly bear monitoring Visitor education about bears

37 Land Management Timber sales Fuel reduction harvests Grazing permits Prescribed burns

38 Fire Management & monitoring

39 Visitor Recreation Campground at Shoshone NF Trailer & tent camping permitted 164,000 visitor days spent camping (1997)

40 Visitor recreation Dispersed camping in 5 wilderness areas within Shoshone 1.4 million acres of wilderness Beartooth Mountains Wilderness Area

41 Visitor recreation Scenic driving on the Buffalo Bill Cody National Scenic Byway About 21,000 visitor days/year

42 Visitor Recreation Fishing platform

43 Visitor Recreation 1,388 miles of trails Popo Agie Wilderness Area

44 Visitor Recreation Pack trips

45 Visitor Recreation Many sites with the forest are on the National Register of Historic Places Wapiti Ranger Station

46 Many sites with the forest are on the National Register of Historic Places Mine shafts Visitor Recreation

47 Interpretation Limited to trailhead signs and several guidebooks

48 Cooperating with Local Business Owners Brooks Lake Lodge, Shoshone NF

49 Cooperating with Local Business Owners Sleeping Giant Ski Area, Shoshone NF

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