Forest Service employees are caring for the land and serving people in five primary areas of activity:
We protect and manage natural resources on National Forest System lands.
We initiate and perform research in forestry, rangeland and watershed management, fish and wildlife conservation, social sciences, and forest resource utilization.
We provide community assistance and we cooperate with State and local government agencies, businesses, and private landowners to help protect and manage non-Federal forest and associated range and watershed lands.
We work in partnership with many public agencies and private sector entities to improve conditions in wildland/urban interfaces and rural areas, and to prevent and fight wildfires.
We contribute international assistance in formulating policy and coordinating U.S. support for the protection and sound management of forest resources throughout the world.
We operate 18 residential Civilian Conservation Corps Centers (better known as Job Cor
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