"Forester on the Street" is released
Release Date: May 26, 2016
VALLEJO, California—The U.S. Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region recently released educational videos entitled Forester on the Street. The first episode asks the public who manages the national forests and grasslands. The second episode inquires about the six threats to our national forests.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COzKw4Qmr9s
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDjpwX7r_Wo&feature=youtu.be
The mission of the U.S. Forest Service, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is to sustain the health, diversity and productivity of the nation's forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, and maintains the largest forestry research organization in the world. Public lands the Forest Service manages contribute more than $13 billion to the economy each year through visitor spending alone. Those same lands provide 20 percent of the nation's clean water supply, a value estimated at $7.2 billion per year. The agency has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 80 percent of the 850 million forested acres within the U.S., of which 100 million acres are urban forests where most Americans live.
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