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{{Organization
|OrganizationName=Forest Service
|OrganizationType=Executive Departments (Sub-organization)
|Mission=To sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the nation's forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. It manages public lands for multiple uses, including conservation, recreation, timber, and wildlife habitat, while also ensuring the protection of these resources.
|ParentOrganization=Department of Agriculture
|TopOrganization=Department of Agriculture
|CreationLegislation=Organic Administration Act of 1897; Transfer Act of 1905
|Employees=30000
|Budget=Approximately $8.4 billion (fiscal year 2024)
|OrganizationExecutive=Chief
|Services=National forest management; wildfire management; recreation opportunities; conservation and restoration projects; research and education
|HeadquartersLocation=38.88784, -77.02999
|HeadquartersAddress=1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250
|Website=https://www.fs.usda.gov
}}
{{Short description|Agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture}}
{{Short description|Agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture}}
{{About|a division of the [[United States Department of Agriculture]]|agriculture extensions in general|Agricultural extension}}
{{About|a division of the [[United States Department of Agriculture]]|Foreign Service|Foreign Service}}{{Infobox government agency
{{Redirect|USFS|the figure skating organization|U.S. Figure Skating|the other U.S. Government branch|United States Foreign Service}}
{{use mdy dates|date=July 2021}}
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{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name    = United States Forest Service
| agency_name    = United States Forest Service
| seal            = ForestServiceLogoOfficial.svg
| seal            = ForestServiceLogoOfficial.svg
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{{Main|History of the United States Forest Service}}
{{Main|History of the United States Forest Service}}


The concept of national forests was born from [[Theodore Roosevelt]]'s conservation group, [[Boone and Crockett Club]], due to concerns regarding [[Yellowstone National Park]] beginning as early as 1875.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sheldon|first1=William G.|title=History of the Boone and Crockett Club Pg 64-80|url=http://scholarworks.umt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?filename=1&article=1000&context=sheldon&type=additional|website=Scholar Works, University of Montana|publisher=Boone and Crockett Club|access-date=1 February 2017|ref=Pg. 65-82}}</ref> In 1876, Congress formed the office of Special Agent in the Department of Agriculture to assess the quality and conditions of forests in the United States. [[Franklin B. Hough]] was appointed the head of the office. In 1881, the office was expanded into the newly formed '''Division of Forestry'''. The [[Forest Reserve Act of 1891]] authorized withdrawing land from the public domain as forest reserves managed by the [[United States Department of the Interior|Department of the Interior]]. In 1901, the Division of Forestry was renamed the '''Bureau of Forestry'''.
The concept of national forests was born from Theodore Roosevelt's conservation group, [[Boone and Crockett Club]], due to concerns regarding [[Yellowstone National Park]] beginning as early as 1875.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sheldon|first1=William G.|title=History of the Boone and Crockett Club Pg 64-80|url=http://scholarworks.umt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?filename=1&article=1000&context=sheldon&type=additional|website=Scholar Works, University of Montana|publisher=Boone and Crockett Club|access-date=1 February 2017|ref=Pg. 65-82}}</ref> In 1876, Congress formed the office of Special Agent in the Department of Agriculture to assess the quality and conditions of forests in the United States. [[Franklin B. Hough]] was appointed the head of the office. In 1881, the office was expanded into the newly formed '''Division of Forestry'''. The [[Forest Reserve Act of 1891]] authorized withdrawing land from the public domain as forest reserves managed by the [[United States Department of the Interior|Department of the Interior]]. In 1901, the Division of Forestry was renamed the '''Bureau of Forestry'''.


The [[Transfer Act of 1905]] transferred the management of forest reserves from the [[United States General Land Office]] of the Interior Department to the Bureau of Forestry, henceforth known as the '''United States Forest Service'''. [[Gifford Pinchot]] was the first [[United States Chief Foresters|United States Chief Forester]] in the [[Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt]].<ref>{{cite web |title="Our History" |url= https://www.fs.usda.gov/learn/our-history|website=USDA |date= October 2, 2015|access-date= 31 March 2023 }}</ref>
The [[Transfer Act of 1905]] transferred the management of forest reserves from the [[United States General Land Office]] of the Interior Department to the Bureau of Forestry, henceforth known as the '''United States Forest Service'''. [[Gifford Pinchot]] was the first [[United States Chief Foresters|United States Chief Forester]] in the [[Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt]].<ref>{{cite web |title="Our History" |url= https://www.fs.usda.gov/learn/our-history|website=USDA |date= October 2, 2015|access-date= 31 March 2023 }}</ref>
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