Does the Forest Service sell property? The Forest Service has very limited authority to sell National Forest System lands. Most authorities allowing the sale of lands have specific criteria or identify only a small number of properties for sale in a limited geographical area.
We accomplish this work and more through our annual budget as provided by Congress and with supplemental funding allocated for specific purposes, such as the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
The Forest Service has very limited authority to sell National Forest System lands. Most authorities allowing the sale of lands have specific criteria or identify only a small number of properties for sale in a limited geographical area.
Corporate, 20%. Federal Government, 31%. State, 9%. Local, 2%.
Land exchanges can be effective tools because the Forest Service has very limited authority to sell lands and limited funds for acquiring key tracts. Exchanges have become more costly and take multiple years to complete due to increased regulatory requirements in recent years.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)and the U.S.Forest Service (USFS) have similar missions. Both agencies are required to manage public lands ing to multiple use, sustained yield mandates. However, BLM manages much less forest land and much more rangeland than the US Forest Service.
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.