U.S. Forest Service

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federal agency government organization land management agency

The U.S. Forest Service is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for managing national forests and grasslands, overseeing recreation, conservation, and resource use on public lands.

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Observed surface forms (11)

Surface form	Occurrences
United States Forest Service	76
Pacific Northwest Region of the U.S. Forest Service	2
Division of Forestry	1
State and Private Forestry branch	1
U.S. Forest Service (some areas)	1
U.S. Forest Service Eastern Region	1
U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region	1
U.S. Forest Service Southern Region	1
U.S. Forest Service, Mount Hood National Forest	1
USDA Forest Service	1
USFS	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal agency ⓘ government organization ⓘ land management agency ⓘ
abbreviation	U.S. Forest Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: USFS
collaboratesWith	local governments ⓘ private landowners ⓘ state forestry agencies ⓘ tribal governments ⓘ
conducts	fire science research ⓘ forest and rangeland research ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
dateFounded	1905 ⓘ
employs	biologists ⓘ foresters ⓘ range conservationists ⓘ recreation managers ⓘ wildland firefighters ⓘ
firstChief	Gifford Pinchot ⓘ
founder	Gifford Pinchot ⓘ
hasDivision	Business Operations branch ⓘ U.S. National Forest ⓘ surface form: National Forest System branch Research and Development branch ⓘ U.S. Forest Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: State and Private Forestry branch
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
implements	Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act policies ⓘ National Environmental Policy Act ⓘ surface form: National Environmental Policy Act procedures National Forest Management Act policies ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
manages	public lands in national forests ⓘ public lands in national grasslands ⓘ some national monuments ⓘ some national recreation areas ⓘ
mission	to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the nation’s forests and grasslands ⓘ
oversees	U.S. National Forest ⓘ surface form: National Forest System national forests ⓘ national grasslands ⓘ
parentOrganization	United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
predecessor	U.S. Forest Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Division of Forestry
provides	recreational opportunities on public lands ⓘ
regulates	grazing on national forests and grasslands ⓘ special use permits on national forests ⓘ timber harvesting on national forests ⓘ
responsibleFor	management of national forests ⓘ management of national grasslands ⓘ range management ⓘ recreation management on national forests ⓘ timber resource management ⓘ watershed protection ⓘ wilderness management on national forests ⓘ wildland fire management on national forests and grasslands ⓘ wildlife habitat management ⓘ
website	https://www.fs.usda.gov/ ⓘ

Referenced by (150)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

U.S. Forest Service → abbreviation → U.S. Forest Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: USFS

Archaeological Resources Protection Act → administeredBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

National Historic Trail → administeredBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

National Trails System units → administeredBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

National Wild and Scenic Rivers System units → administeredBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

Tongass National Forest → administeredBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Forest Service

U.S. National Monument → administeredBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

Wilderness Act of 1964 → administeredBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

National Trails System Act → administeredThrough → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

Smokey Bear Education Trail → associatedWith → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory → collaboratesWith → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

Oregon Department of Forestry → cooperatesWith → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Forest Service

Office of Wildland Fire → coordinatesWith → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

OWF → coordinatesWith → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

subject surface form: Office of Wildland Fire

Gifford Pinchot → employer → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Forest Service

Title 16 of the United States Code → enforcedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit → foundedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Forest Service

Mount St. Helens → governedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Forest Service

Mount Whitney vicinity → governedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

San Isabel National Forest (part) → governedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Forest Service

Whitney Portal region → governedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Forest Service

Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest → governingBody → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Forest Service

Ansel Adams Wilderness → governingBody → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Forest Service

Cherokee National Forest → governingBody → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Forest Service Southern Region

Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area → governingBody → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Forest Service

Comanche National Grassland → governingBody → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

Finger Lakes National Forest → governingBody → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Forest Service Eastern Region

Golden Trout Wilderness (portion) → governingBody → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Forest Service

Inyo National Forest → governingBody → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

John Muir Trail → governingBody → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

John Muir Wilderness → governingBody → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

Lassen National Forest (surrounding lands) → governingBody → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Forest Service

Mendenhall Glacier → governingBody → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Forest Service

Misty Fjords National Monument (nearby) → governingBody → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

subject surface form: Misty Fjords National Monument

this entity surface form: United States Forest Service

Modoc National Forest → governingBody → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

Mount Hood National Forest (part) → governingBody → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Forest Service

Mount Olympus National Monument → governingBody → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Forest Service

PCT → governingBody → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

subject surface form: Pacific Crest Trail

Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness → governingBody → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Forest Service, Mount Hood National Forest

Tahoe National Forest → governingBody → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

U.S. Forest Service → hasDivision → U.S. Forest Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: State and Private Forestry branch

Willamette National Forest → hasGoverningBody → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region

Clackamas River → hasManagementAuthority → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

San Rafael Mountains → hasManagementAuthority → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

Upper Truckee River → hasManagementAuthority → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

Bass Lake → hasRecreationalManagement → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

California condor recovery program → involvesOrganization → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

Badger Creek Wilderness → isManagedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Forest Service

Quinault Rain Forest → isManagedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Forest Service

Apalachicola National Forest → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Forest Service