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The United States Forest Service Recreation Residence Program is a residential recreation program of the United States Forest Service. [6] The program was established in 1915 to provide summer homes and seasonal recreation cabins to permit holders. The cabins are privately owned and are situated in specially designated tracts; occupants must ...
The Wilderness Society is an American non-profit land conservation organization that is dedicated to protecting natural areas and federal public lands in the United States. They advocate for the designation of federal wilderness areas and other protective designations, such as for national monuments. They support balanced uses of public lands ...
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] The major divisions of the agency are the Chief's Office, National Forest System, State and Private Forestry, Business ...
November 15, 2024 at 4:28 PM. The U.S. Forest Service on Friday released a long-awaited proposal to update the landmark Northwest Forest Plan, but many groups said they were unsure of its future ...
Private landowner assistance program (PLAP) is a class of government assistance program available throughout the U.S. for landowners interested in maintaining, developing, improving and protecting wildlife on their property. Each state provides various programs that assist landowners in agriculture, forestry and conserving wildlife habitat.
23 April 2009. The Elk Lake Guard Station is a United States Forest Service cabin located in the Deschutes National Forest southwest of Bend, Oregon. The guard station was built in 1929 on the north shore of Elk Lake. It was used as a home base for Forest Service personnel who protected forest resources, maintained facilities, and aided summer ...
Wildland–urban interface. The wildland–urban interface (WUI) is a zone of transition between wilderness (unoccupied land) and land developed by human activity – an area where a built environment meets or intermingles with a natural environment. Human settlements in the WUI are at a greater risk of catastrophic wildfire.
Within the United States, the USDA Forest Service has provided resources [98] to inform foresters and community members about the importance of these assessments and the benefits to conducting them. Urban forestry planning and management methods are key to creating and maintaining an urban forest that produces sustainable benefits for the ...