USDA Forest Service: Annual Performance Plan, FY 2000 and FY 2001

摘要

Since the passage of the Organic Act in 1897, the Forest Service continues toprovide leadership in the management, protection, and use of the Nation's forest, rangeland and aquatic ecosystems. Today's National Forest System encompasses over 192 million acres located in 44 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Through its research organization, the Forest Service remains a world leader in the discovery of solutions to natural resource related challenges in areas ranging from urban and tropical forestry to recreation management and forest product utilization. The State and Private Forestry organization works with State, local and tribal governments and private landowners to help maintain and improve the health and productivity of the Nation's urban and rural forests and related economies. While the Forest Service's involvement in the conservation and wise use of natural resources remains a constant, the environmental legislation of the last 30 years has significantly changed the way the agency operates. Recent policy decisions, such as the Natural Resource Agenda, reflect a renewed commitment to managing healthy ecosystems. Other legislation strengthens the Forest Service's ability to provide technical, financial, and economic assistance to State and private landowners and other countries.