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.

South Sister Climber Trail → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

Spanish Peaks → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

Springer Mountain, Georgia → managedBy → U.S. Forest Service ⓘ

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