Celebrating Great Outdoors Month on the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail.
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What does USFS stand for?
The U.S. Forest Service is a federal agency charged with managing and protecting public lands, especially forests and grasslands.
Who created the USFS?
On July 1, 1905, the Forest Service name came into being. Gifford Pinchot, as the first Chief of the agency, was intent on building a force of forest rangers who were trained in or had good knowledge of practical forestry.
What did the USFS do?
We manage public lands in the form of national forests and grasslands, provide technical and financial assistance to state, private, and tribal forestry agencies and make up the largest forestry research organization in the world.
What is the difference between the BLM and the USFS?
The United States Forest Service manages National Forest land. It's part of the Department of Agriculture. The Bureau of Land Management manages other federal lands under the Department of the Interior.
The United States Forest Service is an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands covering 193 million acres of land. Wikipedia
Forest Service locations
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