Region 5
 
 

Land & Resource Management

Calm water surface surrounded by trees and mountain foothills.

An important part of the Forest Service mission is "protecting and managing the national forests and grasslands so they best demonstrate the sustainable multiple-use management concept."

In other words, the Forest Service is charged with managing natural resources in a way that best serves the multiple needs of a growing nation.

Managing the natural resources of the Nation's forests and grasslands requires the complex integration of resource assessments, management actions, and cooperative partnerships.

"Caring for the Land and Serving People"

This section of our website includes information about forest planning, current projects, resource management, and available geospatial data.

Planning

Generally it is planning at a broad scale, either at the Regional, Forest, or Landscape (Watershed) level. Assessments identify existing condition, risks, opportunities, and desired future condition. The end product does not require a NEPA decision, but is information that feeds into Project analysis.

Projects

Projects are proposed actions that are analyzed through the NEPA process (EIS, EA, or CE) that involve analyzing different alternatives to the proposed action, requires public notice and comment, and result in a NEPA decision (ROD, DN, or DM) which is subject to an administrative appeals process, and ultimately is implemented on the ground.

Resource Management

The Forest Service is charged with managing natural resources in a way that best serves the multiple needs of a growing nation. The agency was established to ensure a renewable supply of timber and a steady source of clean water and minerals.

Geospatial Data

Selected GIS datasets for the Pacific Southwest Region are available for download from this area. The scale at which the Pacific Southwest's GIS data was developed depends upon the subject and type of data.

Related Information

Highlights

  • NEPA

    The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires federal agencies to consider the environmental impacts of proposed federal actions related to forest management. Depending on whether or not a proposed action could significantly affect the natural environment, either an Environmental Assessment (EA) or an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is prepared.
State Water Resources Control Board

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Scoping Meetings


Conservation Finance

Conservation Finance


Pacific Southwest Region Travel Management

Travel Analysis


Get involved: your forest's future is in your hands

Forest Plan Revision


Valuing Ecosystem Services.

Nature's Benefits

 


https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r5/landmanagement/