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National forests listed in this column in small text are constituent national forests managed by, but not included in the name of, the named national forest in normal text. To reach the figure of 154 national forests, count hyphenated names as two forests, with the exception of Manti–La Sal, which is the official name of one forest.
The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands covering 193 million acres (780,000 km 2) of land. [5]
There are 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands containing 193 million acres (297,000 mi 2 /769 000 km 2) of land. [10] These lands comprise 8.5 percent of the total land area of the United States, an area about the size of Texas. [1] About 87 percent of national forest land lies in the Western United States, mostly in mountain ranges.
They are owned collectively by the American people through the federal government and managed by the United States Forest Service, a division of the United States Department of Agriculture. The U.S. Forest Service is also a forestry research organization which provides financial assistance to state and local forestry industry. [ 15 ]
The act does not affect the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the States, the use or administration of the mineral resources of national forest lands, or the use or administration of Federal lands not within the national forests. National Environmental Policy Act (January 1, 1970) (P.L. 91–190; 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321–4347). This act requires ...
National forests of New York (state) (1 C, 1 P) National forests of North Carolina (4 C, 5 P) O. National forests of Ohio (1 P) National forests of Oklahoma (1 C, 1 P)
The National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management manage areas called national monuments. National Wilderness Areas are designated within other protected areas, managed by various agencies and sometimes wilderness areas span areas managed by multiple agencies.
National forests of the Rocky Mountains (30 C, 27 P) National forests of the U.S. Interior Highlands (3 C, 3 P) Pages in category "National forests of the United States"