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The United States Forest Service is an agency of the Department of Agriculture that manages National Forest System lands for multiple use purposes and protection of the forest resources. The United States Forest Service is the steward of more than 8 percent of the country's landmass: 191 million acres in 156 national forests.The Service is the leading provider of outdoor recreation in the world and has a long history of involvement in resource based tourism. The Forest Service was created in 1905 from the existing forest reserve system which had been developed to combat abusive forest practices at the end of the nineteenth century. Smokey Bear, mascot of the US Forest Service is based on an actual black bear cub found in New Mexico, ironically after a forest fire.



USDA Forest Service Statement on Death of Law Enforcement Officer ..Full text of this featured news article.
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USDA Forest Service Will Host Public Events on Development of The New Planning Rule ..Find out more on this topic. Click here.
USDA Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell today announced a series of events to provide opportunities for public discussion on the development of a new Forest Service Land and Resource Management Planning Rule. For additional details, please follow the link contained in the title.
Forest Service and BLM Announces Grazing Fee ..Read full article by clicking here.
The Federal grazing fee for 2010 will be $1.35 per animal unit month (AUM) for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and $1.35 per head month (HM) for lands managed by the Forest Service. Use the link in the article title to view the entire news article.
Two Forest Service Scientists Honored for Contributions to Climate Change Research ..Additional information on this subject.
USDA Forest Service scientists Connie Millar of Albany, Calif., and Linda Joyce of Ft. Collins, Colo., are winners of this year’s Forest Service Deputy Chief’s Distinguished Science Award. Jump to this feature by clicking the title.