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

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.

Appalachian Trail → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
Big Obsidian Flow Trail → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Forest Service
Bridal Veil Falls (Oregon) → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
Cherokee National Forest → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Forest Service
Collier Glacier → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Forest Service
Comanche National Grassland → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Forest Service
Convict Lake → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
Deschutes National Forest → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Forest Service
Desolation Wilderness (part) → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
subject surface form: Desolation Wilderness
Dog Mountain Trail → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
Eagle Creek Trail → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Forest Service
Eldorado National Forest → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Forest Service
Finger Lakes National Forest → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Forest Service
Gifford Pinchot National Forest → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Forest Service
Glacier Peak → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
Green Lakes Trail → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Forest Service
High Desert → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
subject surface form: High Desert (Oregon)
this entity surface form: U.S. Forest Service (some areas)
Hot Creek Geological Site → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
Lake Quinault → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
Lake Tahoe Basin → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Forest Service
Los Padres National Forest → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Forest Service
Lytle Creek area → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
Mendenhall Glacier → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: USDA Forest Service
Middle Sister → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
Modoc National Forest → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Forest Service
Mono Basin → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
Mount Jefferson → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
Mount San Gorgonio → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
Mount Whitney Trail → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
Multnomah Falls → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Forest Service
National Recreation Areas → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
subject surface form: National Recreation Area
Newberry Volcano → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Forest Service
Oneonta Falls → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
Paulina Peak → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Forest Service
Paulina Peak Trail → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Forest Service
Rainbow Trail → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
Round Island Lighthouse → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Forest Service
Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Forest Service
San Bernardino National Forest → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Forest Service
San Gabriel Mountains → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
San Mateo Mountains → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Forest Service
Sandia Mountains → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
subject surface form: Sandia Mountain Wilderness
this entity surface form: United States Forest Service
Santa Fe National Forest → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Forest Service
Shasta-Trinity National Forest → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Forest Service
Sierra National Forest → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Forest Service
Siuslaw National Forest (part) → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Forest Service
South Sister → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ