Protecting and conserving forests, the Georgia Forestry Commission prevents and suppresses wildfires, provides rural fire department assistance, assists landowners and communities with forest management, and grows and sells quality tree seedlings for planting.
Determine spacing of seedlings. Most pine plantations are established with 600 to 700 seedlings per acre.
The Forest Service motto, “Caring for the Land and Serving People,” captures the spirit of our mission, which we accomplish through five main activities: Protection and management of natural resources on lands we manage. Research on all aspects of forestry, rangeland management, and forest resource utilization.
The Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5), based in Vallejo, California, covers two states (California and Hawaii), eighteen National Forests and one Management Unit. Each region is headed by a regional forester who reports directly to the Chief.
U.S. Forest Service (USFS) The United States Forest Service (Forest Service) is a federal agency under the U.S. Department of Agriculture that manages 193 million acres of land, roughly the size of Texas.
In response to the span of control concept, Chief Cliff and his staff decided that Region 7 would be eliminated and its forests divided among Regions 8 and 9.
The Forest Service is authorized under several laws to collaborate and work with partners to carry out projects. The three major pathways for receiving federal funding to help carry out projects are: 1) grants and cooperative agreements, 2) partnership agreements, and 3) contracts.
The FS is an agency within the Department of Agriculture, but it receives discretionary appropriations through the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.
United States Department of Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service / Parent organization