Forest Service 101

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Forest Service 101
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Wyoming National Forests

• Bridger-Teton National Forest
• Shoshone National Forest
• Big Horn National Forest
• Ashley National Forest
• Caribou-Targhee National Forest
• Medicine Bow Routt National Forest
• Black Hills National Forest
• Wasatch-Cache-Uintah National Forest
• Thunder Basin National Grassland

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For securing water flows and timber.
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Roads on National Forests
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Additional uses on the National ForestDriving
for Pleasure
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Your tools, and
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Our tools
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Forest Service Mission

• Sustain the health, diversity and productivity
  of the Nations forests and grasslands to meet
  the needs of present and future generations.
• Caring for the Land and Serving People

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Forest Service Organization and Decision Making

• US Department of Agriculture
• Washington Office (WO)
• Regional Office (RO)
• Supervisors Office (SO)
• District

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What is.

• Line
• Staff
• NEPA
• And all those other acronyms?

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Line Officers

• Examples Forest Supervisor, District Ranger
• Delegated authority
• NEPA decisions
• Implementation Accountability
• Budget Accountability
• Prioritization of projects
• Coordination with other agencies/governments

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Staff Officers

• Examples Wildlife biologists, Engineers,
  Archaeologists
• Interpretation of Law, Policy and Regulation
• Provide and seek advice and guidance on potential
  impacts and issues
• Provide documentation in the NEPA process.

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NEPA

• 1969 Act
• CEQ
• Public involvement
• Full disclosure
• FSM direct us in the implementation

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Priorities and Emphasis Areas

• The Four Threats (Bosworth)
• Loss of Open Space
• Invasive species
• Unmanaged Recreation
• Forest Health-Wildland Fire
• National Emphasis (Kimbell)
• Climate Change
• Water
• Kids in the Woods