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USDA Forest Service

USDA Forest Service. FS owns 8.5% of the total land area in United States. Organization of USFS. Four main program components: National Forest System Forest Service Research & Development State and Private Forestry International Forestry. Organization of National Forest System.

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USDA Forest Service

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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 Research & Development Regional Foresters (9) State & Private Forestry Forest Supervisors International Programs District Rangers & staff

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

  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 Research & Development Regional Foresters (9) State & Private Forestry Forest Supervisors International Programs District Rangers & staff

  9. International Programs • 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 Research & Development Regional Foresters (9) State & Private Forestry Forest Supervisors International Programs District Rangers & staff

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

  13. State & Private Forestry • Conservation Education • Cooperative Forestry • Fire and Aviation Management • Forest Health Management

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

  15. National Forest System • National Forests • National Grasslands • National Wilderness Areas • National Forest Roadless Areas

  16. 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

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

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

  19. Little Missouri National Grassland, ND Herding cattle Oil drilling

  20. 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

  21. 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.

  22. Evolution of the FS

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

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

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

  26. 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

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

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

  29. 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.

  30. 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

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

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

  33. 5 districts within the National Forest

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

  35. Wildlife Management • Grizzly bear monitoring • Visitor education about bears

  36. Land Management • Timber sales • Fuel reduction harvests • Grazing permits • Prescribed burns

  37. Fire Management & monitoring

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

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

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

  41. Visitor Recreation Fishing platform

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

  43. Visitor Recreation Pack trips

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

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

  46. Interpretation • Limited to trailhead signs and several guidebooks

  47. Cooperating with Local Business Owners Brooks Lake Lodge, Shoshone NF

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

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