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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All labels observed (31)

Label	Occurrences
United States Forest Service	551
U.S. Forest Service canonical	403
Pacific Northwest Region of the U.S. Forest Service	2
U.S. Forest Service Eastern Region	2
Division of Forestry	1
State and Private Forestry branch	1
U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service	1
U.S. Forest Service (Inyo National Forest)	1
U.S. Forest Service (for adjacent lands)	1
U.S. Forest Service (for canyonlands portions)	1
U.S. Forest Service (for major upper and middle sections)	1
U.S. Forest Service (for surrounding lands)	1
U.S. Forest Service (segments)	1
U.S. Forest Service (some areas)	1
U.S. Forest Service (western approach and adjacent lands)	1
U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region	1
U.S. Forest Service Rio Grande National Forest Supervisor's Office	1
U.S. Forest Service Southern Region	1
U.S. Forest Service Southwestern Region	1
U.S. Forest Service, Los Padres National Forest	1
U.S. Forest Service, Mount Hood National Forest	1
US Forest Service and US Army Corps of Engineers	1
USDA Forest Service	1
USDA Forest Service Intermountain Region	1
USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region	1
USFS	1
USFS Region 6	1
United States Forest Service (for surrounding lands)	1
United States Forest Service (in core national forest areas)	1
United States Forest Service (land manager)	1
United States Forest Service regional system	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T72203 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: U.S. Forest Service
Context triple: [Pacific Crest Trail (nearby at Mount Whitney area), managedBy, U.S. Forest Service]

A. U.S. Bureau of Land Management
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior responsible for managing vast areas of public lands and natural resources across the United States.
B. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior responsible for conserving, protecting, and enhancing fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats.
C. Office of Wildland Fire
The Office of Wildland Fire is a U.S. federal office that coordinates and oversees national wildland fire management policy, budgeting, and programs across multiple land management agencies.
D. National Park Service
The National Park Service is a U.S. federal agency responsible for preserving and managing national parks, monuments, and other protected historic and natural sites across the country.
E. United States Department of the Interior
The United States Department of the Interior is a federal executive department responsible for managing the nation’s public lands, natural resources, and many programs related to conservation and Native American affairs.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: U.S. Forest Service
Target entity description: 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.

A. U.S. Bureau of Land Management
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior responsible for managing vast areas of public lands and natural resources across the United States.
B. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior responsible for conserving, protecting, and enhancing fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats.
C. Office of Wildland Fire
The Office of Wildland Fire is a U.S. federal office that coordinates and oversees national wildland fire management policy, budgeting, and programs across multiple land management agencies.
D. National Park Service
The National Park Service is a U.S. federal agency responsible for preserving and managing national parks, monuments, and other protected historic and natural sites across the country.
E. United States Department of the Interior
The United States Department of the Interior is a federal executive department responsible for managing the nation’s public lands, natural resources, and many programs related to conservation and Native American affairs.
F. None of above. chosen

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/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (985)

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

Franconia Brook Trail → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

Kancamagus Pass → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

Sabbaday Falls → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

Spruce Knob Lake Trail → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

Nantahala Gorge → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ