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National Forests and Grasslands
U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture
National Forests & Grasslands
National forests comprise the second largest area of public lands: amost 200 million acres, the equivalent of California, Oregon, and Washington combined. There are 155 national forests in the nation, mostly in the West and in Alaska. The Forest Service was established in 1905 and, in addition to national forests, it also administers 20 national grasslands covering four million acres.National forests are administered under the concept of multiple use for sustained yield, which tries to balance such diverse activities as grazing, logging, mining, recreation, and watershed protection.
For additional information on National Forests and Grasslands, please visit the Forest Service's web site at www.fs.fed.us.
www.fs.fed.us
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